[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6312. Mr. MORAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PRODUCTION OF 155MM ARTILLERY AMMUNITION.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) production of 155mm artillery ammunition at a minimum 
     rate of at least 100,000 rounds per month should be a 
     national priority;
       (2) the production rate described in paragraph (1) should 
     be sustained or increased over the next five years in order 
     to--
       (A) fully meet all Army and Marine Corps annual training 
     requirements;
       (B) fully restore stocks that were diverted to Ukraine;
       (C) rebuild war reserve inventories for both the Army and 
     the Marine Corps to fully meet Secretary of Defense planning 
     guidance and associated inventory and war reserve levels;
       (D) modernize the stockpile with the best performing 
     weapons; and
       (E) regain world leadership through foreign military sales 
     of United States ammunition that not only generates United 
     States jobs but also ensures wartime interoperability with 
     our allies; and
       (3) the Department of Army should be commended for its 
     aggressive and comprehensive leadership and response to 155mm 
     artillery production issues since 2022.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act or appropriated by section 20004 of the Act entitled 
     ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II 
     of H. Con. Res. 14'', approved July 4, 2025 (Public Law 119-
     21; 139 Stat. 115) (commonly known as the ``One Big Beautiful 
     Bill Act'') shall be used to--
       (1) sustain or increase the monthly production rate of 
     155mm artillery ammunition with the goal of achieving the 
     Army's 100,000-round monthly minimum goal as quickly as 
     possible; and
       (2) maintain or increase the monthly production rate in 
     each ongoing 155mm artillery production contract that was in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60) 
     annually until Secretary of Defense planning guidance and 
     associated inventory and war reserve objectives for 155mm 
     artillery ammunition are achieved.
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