A bill to require a solid rocket motor industrial base strategy.

S 5556 requires the Department of Defense to develop and submit a strategy by March 1, 2025, to ensure the U.S. industrial base can meet current and future needs for solid rocket motors used in defense programs. The strategy must assess emerging technologies, prioritize government funding for specific types of facilities (including government and private energetic materials sites), and coordinate with military branches and agencies. It also mandates a separate review by a research center to evaluate the capacity, supply chain, and potential shortfalls of the solid rocket motor industrial base, with a report to Congress by September 2025. The bill directly affects defense contractors and facilities producing solid rocket motors for military programs.