(including transfer of funds).

SEC. 8153. (including transfer of funds). (a) In addition to amounts made available elsewhere in this Act, $500,000,000, of which not less than $150,000,000 shall be available only for the qualification and testing of second source providers, is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and may be transferred to the procurement accounts of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Department of Defense and the “Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide” account, only for the following purposes— (1) investment in modernization, expansion, or facilitization of the solid rocket motor industrial base, including capital equipment, tooling, and facility upgrades; (2) workforce development, training, and retention; (3) supplier base expansion and qualification, including second- and third-tier vendors and non-traditional manufacturers; (4) process improvements, automation, and digital manufacturing; and (5) risk reduction and surge capacity initiatives necessary to ensure reliable, affordable, and timely production of solid rocket motors and related energetics: (b) Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the congressional defense committees on planned activities under this section, including an explanation of how competition considerations and industry input were incorporated into acquisition and execution decisions: Provided, That none of the funds provided under this section may be obligated or expended until 30 days after the Secretary of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees a detailed execution plan for the use of such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to any transfer of funds, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further, That upon transfer, the funds shall be merged with and available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further,That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back and merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided under this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.