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PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

management attention from the military departments and the Defense Agencies because the Office of the Secretary of Defense has not exercised strong leadership in defense industrial base management. (8) Procurement policies, regulations, and practices of the Department of Defense do not sufficiently encourage— (A) investment in advanced manufacturing technology and modernization of manufacturing facilities and equipment; (B) the entry of efficient commercial producers into the defense procurement market; and (C) continued participation of efficient producers in defense procurement competitions. (b) AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10.—(1) Chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) by redesignating sections 2501 and 2502 as sections 2506 and 2507, respectively; and (B) by striking out the chapter heading and the table of sections and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"CHAPTER 148—DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE "Coo

"2501. "2502. "2503. "2504. "2505. "2506.

Centralized guidance, analysis, and planning. Policies relating to defense industrial base. Defense industrial base office. Defense memoranda of understanding. Offset policy; notification. Limitation on use of funds: procurement of goods which are other than American goods. "2507. Miscellaneous procurement limitations.

'*§ 2501. Centralized guidance, analysis, and planning "The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, shall— "(1) provide overall policy guidance and direction to the military departments and the Defense Agencies on matters relating to the maintenance, expansion, and readiness of the defense industrial base of the United States; "(2) analyze the capabQities of the defense industrial base of the United States to fulfill the requirements of national defense strat^iy in time of peace and the expanded requirements of national defense s t r a t ^ y in time of war or national emergency; "(3) develop clear standards for assessing military mobilization requirements and the manner in which those requirements will be met; "(4) develop and direct the implementation of plans, programs, and policies that promote the ability of the defense industrial base of the United States to fulfill the requirements of the Department of Defense; and "(5) identify and plan for the procurement of items of supply that— "(A) are suitable substitutes for military standard items of supply, or suitable substitutes for subsystems or components of military standard items of supply, that are anticipated to be unavailable from existing sources in quantities that are sufficient to meet planned requirements in time of war or national emergency; and

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