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 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 106 STAT. 2663 pursuant to section 104 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 404a); "(B) the policy guidance of the Secretary of Defense ' provided pursuant to section 113(g) of this title; and Congress by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 221 of this title. "(2) Sustaining production, maintenance, repair, and logistics for military operations of various durations and intensity. "(3) Maintaining advanced research and development activities to provide the armed forces with systems capable of ensuring technological superiority over potential adversaries. "(4) Reconstituting within a reasonable period the capability to develop and produce supplies and equipment, including technologically advanced systems, in sufficient quantities to prepare fully for a war, national emergency, or mobilization of the armed forces before the commencement of that war, national emergency, or mobilization. "(b) POLICY OBJECTIVES RELATING TO DEFENSE REINVESTMENT, DIVERSIFICATION, AND CONVERSION. — It is the policy of Congress that, during a period of reduction in defense expenditures, the United States further the national security objectives set forth in subsection (a) through programs of reinvestment, diversification, and conversion of defense resources that— "(1) promote economic growth in high-wage, high-technology industries and preserve the industrial and technical skill base; "(2) promote economic growth through further reduction of the Federal budget deficit and thereby free up capital for private investment and job creation in the civilian sector; "(3) bolster the national technology base, including support and exploitation of critical technologies with both military and civilian application; "(4) support retraining of separated military, defense civilian, and defense industrial personnel for jobs in activities important to national economic growth and security; "(5) assist those activities being undertaken at the State and local levels to support defense economic reinvestment, conversion, adjustment, and diversification activities; and "(6) assist small businesses adversely affected by reductions in defense expenditures. "(c) CIVIL-MILITARY INTEGRATION POLICY.— It is the policy of Congress that the United States attain the national technology and industrial base objectives set forth in subsection (a) through acquisition policy reforms that have the following objectives: "(1) Relying, to the mciximum extent practicable, upon the commercial national technology and industrial base that is required to meet the national security needs of the United States. "(2) Reducing the reliance of the Department of Defense on technology and industrial base sectors that are economically dependent on Department of Defense business. "(3) Reducing Federal Government barriers to the use of commercial products, processes, and standards.".
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