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 105 STAT. 1438 PUBLIC LAW 102-190~DEC. 5, 1991 procedures to ensure that the program is fully coordinated with related manufacturing programs of the Department of Commerce.". (h) DEFINITIONS.— Section 2511 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: "(2) The term 'manufacturing extension program' means a public or private, nonprofit program for the improvement of the quality, productivity, and performance of United States-based small manufacturing firms in the United States. "(3) The term 'United States-based small manufacturing firm* means a company or other business entity that, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce— "(A) engages in manufacturing; "(B) has less than 500 employees; "(C) conducts a significant level of its research, development, engineering, and manufacturing activities in the United States; and "(D) is a company or other business entity the majority ownership or control of which is by United States citizens or is a company or other business entity of a parent company that is incorporated in a country the government of which— "(i) encourages the participation of firms so owned or controlled in research and development consortia to which the government of that country provides funding directly or provides funding indirectly through international organizations; and "(ii) affords adequate and effective protection for the intellectual property rights of companies incorporated in the United States.". (c) FUNDING. —Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 201, $50,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 2517(b) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)(4)). SEC. 825. DEFENSE MANUFACTURING EDUCATION. (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS. —(1) Chapter 111 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out section 2196 and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "§ 2196. Manufacturing engineering education: grant program "(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM. — (1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program under which the Secretary makes grants to support— "(A) the enhancement of existing programs in manufacturing engineering education; or "(B) the establishment of new programs in manufacturing engineering education that meet such requirements. "(2) Grants under this section may be made to institutions of higher education or to consortia of such institutions. (3) The Secretary shall establish the program in consultation with the Secretary of Education, the Director of the National Science Foundation, and the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. " (b) NEW PROGRAMS IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING EDU- CATION.— A program in manufacturing engineering education to be established at an institution of higher education may be considered

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