Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/2521
Timestamp: 2019-04-19 02:40:19+00:00

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The Secretary of Defense shall establish a Manufacturing Technology Program to further the national security objectives of section 2501(a) of this title through the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes that will reduce the acquisition and supportability costs of defense weapon systems and reduce manufacturing and repair cycle times across the life cycles of such systems. The Secretary shall use the joint planning process of the directors of the Department of Defense laboratories in establishing the program. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall administer the program.
to ensure appropriate coordination between the manufacturing technology programs and industrial preparedness programs of the Department of Defense and similar programs undertaken by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government or by the private sector.
The Secretary may carry out projects under the program through the Secretaries of the military departments and the heads of the Defense Agencies.
In the establishment and review of requirements for an advanced manufacturing technology or process, the Secretary shall ensure the participation of those prospective technology users that are expected to be the users of that technology or process.
The Secretary shall ensure that each project under the program for the development of an advanced manufacturing technology or process includes an implementation plan for the transition of that technology or process to the prospective technology users that will be the users of that technology or process.
In the periodic review of a project under the program, the Secretary shall ensure participation by those prospective technology users that are the expected users for the technology or process being developed under the project.
In order to promote increased dissemination and use of manufacturing technology throughout the national defense technology and industrial base, the Secretary shall seek, to the maximum extent practicable, the participation of manufacturers of manufacturing equipment in the projects under the program.
Program and project managers for defense weapon systems.
In accordance with the policy stated in section 2374 of this title, competitive procedures shall be used for awarding all grants and entering into all contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions under the program.
Under the competitive procedures used, the factors to be considered in the evaluation of each proposed grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction for a project under the program shall include the extent to which that proposed transaction provides for the proposed recipient to share in the cost of the project. For a project for which the Government receives an offer from only one offeror, the contracting officer shall negotiate the ratio of contract recipient cost to Government cost that represents the best value to the Government.
There is in the Department of Defense the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel.
The Chair of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel shall be the head of the Panel. The Chair shall be appointed, on a rotating basis, from among the appropriate personnel of the military departments and Defense Agencies with manufacturing technology programs.
The Panel shall be composed of at least one individual from among appropriate personnel of each military department and Defense Agency with manufacturing technology programs. The Panel may include as ex-officio members such individuals from other government organizations, academia, and industry as the Chair considers appropriate.
To identify and integrate requirements for the program.
To conduct joint planning for the program.
To develop joint strategies for the program.
Conduct comprehensive reviews and assessments of defense-related manufacturing issues being addressed by the manufacturing technology programs and related activities of the Department of Defense.
Execute strategic planning to identify joint planning opportunities for increased cooperation in the development and implementation of technological products and the leveraging of funding for such purposes with the private sector and other government agencies.
Ensure the integration and coordination of requirements and programs under the program with the Office of the Secretary of Defense and other national-level initiatives, including the establishment of information exchange processes with other government agencies, private industry, academia, and professional associations.
Conduct such other functions as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall specify.
The Panel shall report to and receive direction from one or more individuals designated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for purposes of this paragraph on manufacturing technology issues of multi-service concern and application.
The administrative expenses of the Panel shall be borne by each military department and Defense Agency with manufacturing technology programs in such manner as the Panel shall provide.
The overall manufacturing technology goals, milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the program.
The objectives of, and funding for, the program for each military department and each Defense Agency that shall participate in the program during the period of the plan.
The Secretary shall include in the plan mechanisms for assessing the effectiveness of the program under the plan.
The Secretary shall update the plan not less frequently than once every four years.
Each plan, and each update to the plan, shall cover a period of five fiscal years.
A prior section 2521, added Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLII, § 4231(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2686, related to National Defense Manufacturing Technology Program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title X, § 1081(f), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 454.
Another prior section 2521, added Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VIII, § 821(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1426, defined terms for purposes of former chapter 150 of this title, prior to repeal and restatement in section 2491 [now 2500] of this title by Pub. L. 102–484, §§ 4202(a), 4203(a).
Another prior section 2521 was renumbered section 2540 of this title and subsequently repealed.
2014—Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 113–291, § 212(a), substituted “one or more individuals designated by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics for purposes of this paragraph” for “the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering”.
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 113–291, § 212(b), substituted “not less frequently than once every four years” for “on a biennial basis”.
2013—Subsec. (e)(5). Pub. L. 112–239 substituted “Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering” for “Director of Defense Research and Engineering”.
2009—Subsecs. (e), (f). Pub. L. 111–84 added subsec. (e) and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
2008—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 110–181 added subsec. (e).
2003—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 108–136 struck out heading and text of subsec. (e) which related to preparation and maintenance of a five-year plan for the Manufacturing Technology Program by the Secretary of Defense.
“(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program, including a description of all completed projects and status of implementation.
“(i) Commercial enterprises in the private sector.
“(ii) Department of Defense program offices, including weapon system program offices.
“(iii) Departments and agencies of the Federal Government outside the Department of Defense.
“(iv) Institutions of higher education.
“(v) Other institutions not operated for profit.
Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 107–314, § 213(b), substituted “biennially” for “annually” and “for each even-numbered fiscal year” for “for a fiscal year”.
2001—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology”.
2000—Pub. L. 106–398 renumbered section 2525 of this title as this section.
1999—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 106–65, § 216(a), in first sentence, inserted “through the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes that will reduce the acquisition and supportability costs of defense weapon systems and reduce manufacturing and repair cycle times across the life cycles of such systems” after “title”.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 106–65, § 216(b), amended par. (4) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (4) read as follows: “to promote dual-use manufacturing processes;”.
Subsec. (c)(2) to (6). Pub. L. 106–65, § 216(c), added pars. (2) to (4), redesignated former par. (2) as (5), and added par. (6).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 106–65, § 216(d), struck out “(A)” before “In accordance with” in par. (1), redesignated par. (1)(B) as par. (2), substituted “Under the competitive procedures used, the factors to be considered in the evaluation of each proposed grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction for a project under the program shall include the extent to which that proposed transaction provides for the proposed recipient to share in the cost of the project.” for “For each grant awarded and each contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction entered into on a cost-share basis under the program, the ratio of contract recipient cost to Government cost shall be determined by competitive procedures.”, and struck out former pars. (2) and (3) which required grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions to be awarded or entered into on a cost-sharing basis unless the Secretary of Defense made certain determinations and specified as a goal that at least 25 percent of the funds available for the program for each fiscal year be used for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other transactions on a cost-share basis under which the ratio of recipient cost to Government cost was two to one.
Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 106–65, § 216(e)(1), inserted “, including a description of all completed projects and status of implementation” before period at end.
Subsec. (e)(2)(C). Pub. L. 106–65, § 216(e)(2), added subpar. (C).
1998—Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 105–261, § 213(a), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), substituted “In accordance with the policy stated in section 2374 of this title, competitive” for “Competitive”, and added subpar. (B).
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 105–261, § 213(b), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), redesignated former subpars. (A) to (C) as cls. (i) to (iii), respectively, and added subpars. (B) and (C).
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–85, § 211(b), added subsec. (e).
1996—Pub. L. 104–106, § 276(a)(1), amended section catchline, as amended by Pub. L. 104–106, §§ 1503(a)(28), 1506, by striking out “Science and” after “Manufacturing”.
Pub. L. 104–106, § 1503(a)(28), substituted “Science and Technology Program” for “science and technology program” in section catchline.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–106, § 276(a)(3), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 104–106, § 276(a)(4)(A), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (d)(3), (4). Pub. L. 104–106, § 276(a)(4)(B), added pars. (3) and (4).
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall jointly, in coordination with Secretaries of the military departments, establish at least one activity per military service to demonstrate advanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities at depot-level activities or military arsenal facilities of the military departments.
to the degree practicable, include an educational or training component to build an advanced manufacturing workforce.
The Under Secretaries may enter into a cooperative agreement and use public-private and public-public partnerships to facilitate development of advanced manufacturing techniques in support of the defense industrial base.
support of necessary workforce development.
Section 2196 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program.
Section 2368 of such title, relating to centers for science, technology, and engineering partnership.
Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes for advanced technology achievements.
Section 2474 of such title, relating to centers of industrial and technical excellence.
Section 2521 of such title, relating to the Manufacturing Technology Program.
Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, relating to cooperative research and development agreements.
proposals from as many sources as is practicable under the circumstances, for a project under the program if the disclosure of the needs of the Department of Defense with respect to that project would compromise the national security.
in compliance with all requirements of any directive that applies to manufacturing technology.
The Secretary of Defense shall develop the strategic plan required by subsection (e) [now (f)] of section 2521 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), so that the plan goes into effect at the beginning of fiscal year 2009.
“SEC. 241. PILOT PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSITION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall conduct a pilot program under the authority of section 2521 of title 10, United States Code, to identify and transition advanced manufacturing processes and technologies the utilization of which would achieve significant productivity and efficiency gains in the defense manufacturing base.
In carrying out subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall take into consideration the defense priorities established in the most current Joint Warfighting Science and Technology plan, as required under section 270 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Public Law 104–201; 10 U.S.C. 2501 note).
In identifying manufacturing processes and technologies for transition to the defense manufacturing base under the pilot program, the Under Secretary shall select the most promising transformational technologies and manufacturing processes, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel, and other such entities as may be appropriate, including the Director of the Small Business Innovation Research Program.
“SEC. 242. TRANSITION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO DEFENSE MANUFACTURING BASE.
The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall undertake the development of prototypes and test beds to validate the manufacturing processes and technologies selected for transition under the pilot program under section 241.
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.
The identification of incentives for industry to incorporate and utilize such manufacturing processes and technologies.
“SEC. 243. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES.
establish a task force, and act in cooperation, with the private sector to map the strategy for the development of manufacturing processes and technologies needed to support technology development in the area identified under paragraph (1).
The Under Secretary shall commence any roadmapping identified pursuant to subsection (a)(1) not later than January 2007.
Not later than December 31, 2007, the Under Secretary of the Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics shall submit to the congressional defense committees [Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives] a report on the actions undertaken by the Under Secretary under this subtitle during fiscal year 2006.
such recommendations as the Under Secretary considers appropriate for additional actions to be undertaken in order to increase the effectiveness of the actions undertaken under this subtitle in enhancing manufacturing activities within the defense manufacturing base.
The term ‘defense manufacturing base’ includes any supplier of the Department of Defense, including a supplier of raw materials.
The term ‘Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program’ means the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program of the Department of Commerce.
Pub. L. 108–136, div. A, title VIII, § 823, Nov. 24, 2003, 117 Stat. 1547, which required the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register information on Government contracting for purposes of assisting machine tool companies in the United States and users of machine tools, was repealed by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 812(b)(56), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1850.
Pub. L. 107–248, title VIII, § 8063, Oct. 23, 2002, 116 Stat. 1550.
Pub. L. 107–117, div. A, title VIII, § 8068, Jan. 10, 2002, 115 Stat. 2262.
Pub. L. 106–259, title VIII, § 8067, Aug. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 689.
Pub. L. 106–79, title VIII, § 8070, Oct. 25, 1999, 113 Stat. 1245.
Pub. L. 105–262, title VIII, § 8070, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2312.
Pub. L. 105–56, title VIII, § 8076, Oct. 8, 1997, 111 Stat. 1236.
Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(b) [title VIII, § 8085], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–71, 3009–105.
Pub. L. 104–61, title VIII, § 8064, Dec. 1, 1995, 109 Stat. 664.
Pub. L. 103–335, title VIII, § 8071, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2635.
Pub. L. 103–139, title VIII, § 8083A, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1459.
Pub. L. 102–396, title IX, § 9112, Oct. 6, 1992, 106 Stat. 1929.

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