[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3197-S3198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4153. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, and Mrs. 
Ernst) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the

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bill S. 2943, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 899C. ARMY ARSENAL REVITALIZATION.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Legacy items.--The term ``legacy items'' means 
     manufactured items that are no longer produced by the private 
     sector but continue to be used for Department of Defense 
     weapons systems, excluding information technology and 
     information systems (as those terms are defined in section 
     11101 of title 40, United States Code).
       (2) Organic industrial base.--The term ``organic industrial 
     base'' means United States military facilities that advance a 
     vital national security interest by producing necessary 
     materials, munitions, and hardware, including arsenals and 
     depots.
       (b) Use of Arsenals to Manufacture Certain Items.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics 
     Agency shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     report listing all legacy items used by the Department of 
     Defense with a contract value equal to or greater than 
     $5,000,000.
       (2) Legacy item production requirement.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall use Army arsenals for the production of all 
     legacy items identified in the report submitted under 
     paragraph (1).
       (c) Use of Organic Industrial Base to Address Diminishing 
     Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages.--
       (1) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report detailing 
     plans to update and improve its guidance and practices on 
     Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages 
     (DMSMS), including through the use of the organic industrial 
     base as a resource in the implementation of a DMSMS 
     management plan.
       (2) Guidance regarding use of organic industrial base.--The 
     Secretary of the Army shall maintain the arsenals with 
     sufficient workloads to ensure affordability and technical 
     competence in all critical capability areas by establishing, 
     not later than March 30, 2017, clear, step-by-step, 
     prescriptive guidance on the process for conducting make-or-
     buy analyses, including the use of the organic industrial 
     base.
       (3) Identification of army arsenal critical capabilities 
     and minimum workloads.--
       (A) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report that--
       (i) includes a standardized, consistent method to use for 
     identifying the critical capabilities and minimum workloads 
     of the Army arsenals;
       (ii) provides analysis on the critical capabilities and 
     minimum workloads for each of the manufacturing arsenals; and
       (iii) identifies fundamental elements, such as steps, 
     milestones, timeframes, and resources for implementing the 
     United States Army Organic Industrial Base Strategic Plan 
     2012-2022.
       (B) Guidance.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     issue guidance to implement the process for identifying the 
     critical capabilities of the Army's manufacturing arsenals 
     and the method for determining the minimum workload needed to 
     sustain these capabilities.
       (d) Authority to Adjust Labor Rates to Reflect Work 
     Production.--
       (1) Pilot program.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a three-year pilot program for the purpose of 
     permitting Army arsenals to adjust their labor rates 
     periodically throughout the year based upon changes in 
     workload and other factors.
       (2) Annual report.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report that assesses--
       (A) each Army arsenal's changes in labor rates throughout 
     the previous year;
       (B) the ability of each arsenal to meet the costs of their 
     working capital funds; and
       (C) the effect on arsenal workloads of labor rate changes.
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