S.Amdt. 4152

SA 4152. Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Grassley, and Mrs.
Ernst) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
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) Report on Use of Organic Industrial Base and Private
Sector to Manufacture Certain Items.--
(1) In general.--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) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1)
shall include, for each item listed, a list of potential
alternative manufacturing sources from the organic industrial
base and private sector that could be developed to establish
competition for those items.
(c) Use of Organic Industrial Base to Address Diminishing
Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages.--
(1) Report on improving guidance and practices.--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) Report on identification of army arsenal critical
capabilities and minimum workloads.--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 includes--
(A) a standardized method for identifying the critical
capabilities and minimum workloads of the Army arsenals; and
(B) a progress update on implementation of the United
States Army Organic Industrial Base Strategic Plan 2012-2022.
(d) Assessment to Determine Labor Rate Flexibility.--Not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a labor rate
assessment for all Working Capital Fund entities to determine
whether to utilize a flexible labor rate within the Working
Capital Fund's high and low labor rate budget amounts and
change the period of time that rates are set from annual to
bi-annual or quarterly. The assessment shall include
recommendations based upon data received from the assessment,
including incorporating more flexibility into the Working
Capital Fund's labor rates.
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