of minimum and optimal production and stocks of key, critical weapons systems and associated munitions production and maintenance capacity indexed against operational planning for major war in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. (D) The current, standing capacity of the United States defense industrial base to produce weapons systems, ammunition, and other necessary supplies and maintenance necessary for different major war contingency scenarios, including sub-tier contracting, with a view to identifying supply chain bottlenecks, obstacles to competition, and requirements for the conversion of civilian commercial facilities to defense production in a national emergency. (E) The policies and programs of the Federal Government that affect domestic industrial capacity that is or can be used for defense production. (F) The burden imposed on different sectors within the defense industrial base as a result of regulations issued by— (i) the Department of Energy