August 20, 2026
Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Messmer, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To direct the Secretary of Defense to include projected demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Defense Export Modeling Alignment for National Defense Act of 2026
or the DEMAND Act of 2026
.
Sec. 2. Department of Defense integration of demand for foreign military sales into industrial base planning
(a) In general
The Secretary of Defense shall include projected demand for foreign military sales, including any foreign military sales that are in progress, in—
(1)
Any industrial base assessments conducted by the Secretary.
(2)
Munitions production planning documents.
(3)
Sustainment planning for major defense acquisition programs (as defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code).
(4)
Decisions of the Secretary regarding production rate increases and capacity expansion of defense articles (as defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403)).
(b) Objectives
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall seek to achieve the following objectives with respect to the defense industrial base:
(1)
Expand production capacity.
(2)
Stabilize critical suppliers and of the defense industrial base.
(3)
Incentivize capital investment in critical production lines.