A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to establish a pilot program to evaluate the safety, quality, and qualification pathways of printable energetic feedstocks for controlled additive manufacturing applications.

This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to set up a pilot program, run by the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, to study the safety, quality, and approval pathways of printable explosive and propellant materials (energetic feedstocks) used in 3D printing (additive manufacturing). The program would compare the safety of these materials with traditional methods of making and handling explosives, and could include testing, limited demonstrations, and developing standards. Activities would have to take place at facilities that meet explosive safety rules and include safeguards against theft or misuse. The Secretary would report to the congressional defense committees within 180 days and yearly after that, and the program would end within two years of the bill becoming law.

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• John Cornyn Republican sponsor
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