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 PUBLIC LAW 102-558 —OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 4201 assistance for the construction, expansion, or improvement of any industrial facility, and in the production of goods and services, under this or any other Act, each department and agency of the executive branch should apply, under the coordination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, when practicable and consistent with existing law and the desirability for msdntaining a sound economy, the principle of the geographic dispersal of such facilities in the interest of nationgQ defense, except that nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the use of existing industrial facilities; "(4) to ensure the adequacy of productive capacity and supply, executive agencies and departments responsible for defense acquisition should continuously assess the capability of the domestic defense industrial base to satisfy peacetime requirements as well as increased mobilization production requirements, specifically evaluating the availability of adequate production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel; "(5) every effort should be made to foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research and development and for acquisition of materials, components, and equipment; and "(6) plans and programs to carry out this section shall be undertaken with due consideration for promoting efficiency and competition.". PART B—AMENDMENTS TO TITLE I OF THE DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT SEC. 111. STRENGTHENING OF DOMESTIC CAPABILITY AND ASSIST- ANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. Title I of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2071, et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections: "SEC. 107. STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC CAPABILITY. 50 USC app. 2077 "(a) IN GENERAL. —Utilizing the authority of title III of this Act or any other provision of law, the President may provide appropriate incentives to develop, maintain, modernize, and expand the productive capacities of domestic sources for critical components, critical technology items, and industrial resources essential for the execution of the national security strategy of the United States. "(b) CRITICAL COMPONENTS AND CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ITEMS.— "(1) IDENTIFICATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the President. Secretary of Defense, shall identify critical components and critical technology items for each item on the Critical Items List of the Commanders-in-Chief of the Unified and Specified Commands and other items within the inventory of weapon systems and defense equipment. "(B) DEFINITION.— Any component identified as critical by a National Security Assessment conducted pursuant to section 113(i) of title 10, United States Code, or by a Presidential determination as a result of a petition filed under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 shall be designated as a critical component for purposes

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