REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

SEC. 114. REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS FROM SOURCES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. (a) Report.—Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the procurement, by the Army from sources outside of the United States, of energetic materials that are otherwise available from Federal Government-owned production facilities. (b) Elements.—The report required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A list of all energetic materials that are in production at a Federal Government-owned production facility but that are nonetheless procured by the Army from a source outside of the United States. (2) The authorities and production capacity the Army has available to ensure it procures energetic materials, to the maximum extent practicable, from domestic sources to meet the national security needs of the United States. (3) An evaluation of the factors that the Army considers when procuring energetic materials from a source outside of the United States, including the production capacity for such materials at Federal Government-owned production facilities, the cost of materials, and the timelines associated with the production of end items. (c) Definitions.—In this section: (1) The term “end item” has the meaning given that term in section 4863(m) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term “energetic materials” means critical chemicals and formulations that— (A) release large amounts of stored chemical energy; and (B) are capable of being used as explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, and reactive materials that create lethal effects in warheads in kinetic weapons components and systems.