1. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations requiring consideration of the national technology and industrial base, in accordance with the strategy required by section 2501 of this title, in the development and implementation of acquisition plans for each major defense acquisition program.
2. (b) Acquisition Policy and Guidance.— The Secretary of Defense shall develop and promulgate acquisition policy and guidance to the service acquisition executives, the heads of the appropriate Defense Agencies and Department of Defense Field Activities, and relevant program managers. Such policy and guidance shall be germane to the use of the research and development, manufacturing, and production capabilities identified pursuant to chapter 148 of this title and the technologies, companies, laboratories, and factories in specific Department of Defense research and development, international cooperative research, procurement, and sustainment activities.

(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLII, § 4216(b)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2669; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(17), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVI, § 1603(c), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2063; Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title VIII, § 846(b)(1), title XVIII, § 1847(b)(2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 3768, 4253.)

Amendment of Section

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1801(d), 1847(b)(2)(A), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4151, 4253, provided that, effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, this section is amended by transferring the text of this section to section 4211 of this title, inserting at the end of subsection (c), and designating as paragraph (3). See 2021 Amendment note below.

Repeal of Section

Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, §§ 1801(d), 1881(a), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4151, 4293, provided that, effective Jan. 1, 2022, with additional provisions for delayed implementation and applicability of existing law, this section is repealed.

Amendments

2021—Pub. L. 116–283, § 1847(b)(2)(A), transferred the text of this section to the end of subsec. (c) of section 4211 of this title and redesignated it as par. (3).

Pub. L. 116–283, § 846(b)(1)(A), amended section catchline generally. Prior to amendment, section catchline read as follows: “Technology and industrial base plans”.

Subsecs. (a), (b). Pub. L. 116–283, § 846(b)(1)(B), (C), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

2013—Pub. L. 112–239 inserted “, in accordance with the strategy required by section 2501 of this title,” after “base”.

2006—Pub. L. 109–364 substituted “industrial base plans” for “Industrial Base Plans” in section catchline.

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal 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.

Effective Date of 2021 Amendment

Amendment by section 1847(b)(2)(A) of 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.