Requirement to assign conventional names to critical munitions

(a) Responsibility Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps, and the Chief of Space Operations shall each— (1) identify critical munitions under primary management responsibility of the respective military service; (2) in place of any designation consisting solely of an acronym or alphanumeric code, assign to each such munition— (A) a conventional name in the English language that is memorable and suitable for clear operational communication and training; and (B) not limited in understanding to specialized personnel of the Armed Forces; and (3) implement the use of the assigned name in all official documentation, public communications, and relevant material of the Department of Defense related to that munition. (b) Coordination (1) In general The officials specified in subsection (a) shall coordinate with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Director of the Missile Defense Agency to ensure that names assigned under subsection (a) are consistent across joint programs and do not conflict with existing nomenclature for allied or foreign systems. (2) Resolution of dispute In cases in which primary management under paragraph (1) with respect to a particular munition is unclear, the Deputy Secretary of Defense shall resolve any disputes regarding primary management responsibility. (c) Implementation deadline Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, each official specified in subsection (a) shall complete full implementation of the names assigned under such subsection, including any necessary updates to logistics systems, labeling, and training curricula. (d) Report to congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for two years, each official specified in subsection (a) shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing— (1) a list of all munitions reviewed and the conventional name assigned to each; (2) a brief rationale for each name selected; (3) an assessment of any costs associated with implementation; and (4) a description of the process used to incorporate operational feedback from end users in the naming decisions. (e) Critical munitions defined In this section, the term critical munitions includes munitions designated on the critical munitions list of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.