Report on primary aluminum sector industrial base assessment

the reliance of the United States on imports or scrap for aluminum production, including reliance on foreign adversaries or other foreign sources that are at risk of supply chain disruption;

the current alumina and primary aluminum production capacity in the United States and a near- and long-term assessment of the robustness of such capacity;

the status and risks facing advanced aluminum fabrication facilities that are an essential part of the defense industrial base;

insights and findings from the Aluminum Wargame executed by the Defense Logistics Agency under the Defense Logistics Agency Industrial Base Campaign of Learning series;

an assessment of the need for large-scale aluminum extrusion capabilities in the United States to support current and projected national defense requirements;

an assessment of workforce, permitting, infrastructure, and energy considerations associated with sustaining or expanding large-scale aluminum extrusion capabilities in the United States;

opportunities for increased secondary aluminum production in the United States to increase domestic defense-grade aluminum production; and

policy, acquisition, or investment options the Secretary of Defense is undertaking or considering to mitigate identified risks or gaps in domestic aluminum extrusion capacity, including potential public-private partnerships or other industrial base support mechanisms, as appropriate.