WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 -- The DEMAND Act, originally introduced by Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, on August 20, 2026, has been analyzed by the Congressional Research Service. This legislation aims to direct the Secretary of Defense to incorporate projected demand for foreign military sales into the planning processes of the U.S. defense industrial base. The bill seeks to ensure that the Department of Defense's industrial base assessments, munitions production plans, and maintenance strategies for ma  more