10 U.S.C. § 4813: National defense program for…

Summary

Creates a program in the Department of Defense to study the national technology and industrial base. The Secretary of Defense must run the program through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. Those Under Secretaries must consult with the Secretaries of Energy, Commerce, and Labor. The program must gather timely, reliable information; start studies and analyses; and give technical help to the Secretary of Defense for the periodic assessments required by section 4816, to the Defense Acquisition University and its parts, and to other federal agencies as directed by the Council. It must share unclassified findings through the National Technical Information Service so they can be used inside government and by the private sector.

Title 10, §4813

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(a)Establishment.—

The Secretary of Defense shall establish a program for analysis of the national technology and industrial base.

(b)Supervision of Program.—

The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the program through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. In carrying out the program, the Under Secretaries shall consult with the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor.

(c)Functions.—

The functions of the program shall include, with respect to the national technology and industrial base, the following:

(1)The assembly of timely and authoritative information.

(2)Initiation of studies and analyses.

(3)Provision of technical support and assistance to—

(A)the Secretary of Defense for the preparation of the periodic assessments required by section 4816 of this title;

(B)the defense acquisition university structure and its elements; and

(C)other departments and agencies of the Federal Government in accordance with guidance established by the Council.

(4)Dissemination, through the National Technical Information Service of the Department of Commerce, of unclassified information and assessments for further dissemination within the Federal Government and to the private sector.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1867(b), renumbered section 2503 of this title as this section. Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 116–283, § 1867(d)(2), substituted “section 4816” for “section 2505”. 2019—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–92 substituted “the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment” for “the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” and “the Under Secretaries shall” for “the Under Secretary shall”. 2001—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–107 substituted “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics” for “Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition”. 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–201, § 829(b)(1), substituted “The Secretary of Defense” for “(1) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council,” and struck out pars. (2) to (4) which read as follows: “(2) As determined by the Secretary of Defense, the program shall be administered by one of the following: “(A) An existing federally funded research and development center. “(B) A consortium of existing federally funded research and development centers and other nonprofit entities. “(C) A private sector entity (other than a federally funded research and development center). “(D) The National Defense University. “(3) A contract may be awarded under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (2) only through the use of competitive procedures. “(4) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that there is appropriate coordination between the program and the Critical Technologies Institute.” Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 104–201, § 829(b)(2), substituted “the Secretary of Defense for” for “the National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council in” and struck out “and the periodic plans required by section 2506 of this title” after “section 2505 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2021 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 116–283 effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, see section 1801(d) of Pub. L. 116–283, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.

§4813 National Defense Program for Analysis of the Technology and Industrial Base