# 119-s-4894: FUSE Act

119-s-4894, FUSE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-07-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4894
- Congress: 119
- Title: FUSE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-16

## Summary

**This bill would create a Department of Defense pilot to test the safety and qualification of printable energetic feedstocks for controlled additive manufacturing and to measure effects on handling, logistics, and munitions modernization.** - Military services and acquisition teams would get comparative safety and logistics data to see if printable feedstocks improve handling, consistency, and supply resilience. - Defense contractors and manufacturers could join limited demonstrations at approved facilities and help produce qualification data packages and safety criteria. - Standards developers and testers would work on new test methods, metrology, digital quality controls, and qualification pathways to support certifications and waivers. - Facility operators and security officials must meet explosive safety siting, storage, and handling rules and add counter-diversion, inventory, chain-of-custody, and cybersecurity controls for digital manufacturing files. - The Secretary must report to congressional defense committees within 180 days of starting and annually, and the pilot is limited to a 5 year duration.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Defense pilot for printable energetic safety: benefit, low. This bill would require the Secretary of Defense to run a pilot testing printable energetic feedstocks. The Under Secretary for Research and Engineering would carry out the pilot with ammunition program and service acquisition leaders. Activities would include characterizing feedstocks, making qual…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
- 119-s-5369: Restoring Electoral Fairness and Opposition Rights through Mandates for Accountability Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-4894 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4894)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-2975: PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2975)
- [119-s-5369: Restoring Electoral Fairness and Opposition Rights through Mandates for Account…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5369)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4894 (as of 2026-07-16).