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10 U.S.C. § 7553 — Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative
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**(a) Authority for Initiative.—** The Secretary may carry out a program to be known as the “Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative”.
**(b) Purposes.—** The purposes of the ARMS Initiative are as follows:
(1) To encourage commercial firms, to the maximum extent practicable, to use eligible facilities for commercial purposes.
(2) To increase the opportunities for small businesses (including socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and new small businesses) to use eligible facilities for those purposes.
(3) To maintain in the United States a work force having the skills necessary to meet industrial emergency planned requirements for national security purposes.
(4) To demonstrate innovative business practices, to support Department of Defense acquisition reform, and to serve as both a model and a laboratory for future defense conversion initiatives of the Department of Defense.
(5) To the maximum extent practicable, to allow the operation of eligible facilities to be rapidly responsive to the forces of free market competition.
(6) To reduce or eliminate the cost of Government ownership of eligible facilities, including the costs of operations and maintenance, the costs of environmental remediation, and other costs.
(7) To reduce the cost of products of the Department of Defense produced at eligible facilities.
(8) To leverage private investment at eligible facilities through long-term facility use contracts, property management contracts, leases, or other agreements that support and advance the policies and purposes of this chapter, for the following activities:
(A) Recapitalization of plant and equipment.
(B) Environmental remediation.
(C) Promotion of commercial business ventures.
(D) Other activities approved
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**(a) Authority for Initiative.—** The Secretary may carry out a program to be known as the “Armament Retooling and Manufacturing Support Initiative”.
**(b) Purposes.—** The purposes of the ARMS Initiative are as follows:
(1) To encourage commercial firms, to the maximum extent practicable, to use eligible facilities for commercial purposes.
(2) To increase the opportunities for small businesses (including socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and new small businesses) to use eligible facilities for those purposes.
(3) To maintain in the United States a work force having the skills necessary to meet industrial emergency planned requirements for national security purposes.
(4) To demonstrate innovative business practices, to support Department of Defense acquisition reform, and to serve as both a model and a laboratory for future defense conversion initiatives of the Department of Defense.
(5) To the maximum extent practicable, to allow the operation of eligible facilities to be rapidly responsive to the forces of free market competition.
(6) To reduce or eliminate the cost of Government ownership of eligible facilities, including the costs of operations and maintenance, the costs of environmental remediation, and other costs.
(7) To reduce the cost of products of the Department of Defense produced at eligible facilities.
(8) To leverage private investment at eligible facilities through long-term facility use contracts, property management contracts, leases, or other agreements that support and advance the policies and purposes of this chapter, for the following activities:
(A) Recapitalization of plant and equipment.
(B) Environmental remediation.
(C) Promotion of commercial business ventures.
(D) Other activities approved by the Secretary.
(9) To foster cooperation between the Department of the Army, property managers, commercial interests, and State and local agencies in the implementation of sustainable development strategies and investment in eligible facilities made available for purposes of the ARMS Initiative.
(10) To reduce or eliminate the cost of asset disposal that would be incurred if property at an eligible facility was declared excess to the needs of the Department of the Army.
**(c) Availability of Facilities.—** The Secretary may make any eligible facility available for the purposes of the ARMS Initiative.
**(d) Consideration for Leases.—** [Section 1302 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section1302&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not apply to uses of property or facilities in accordance with the ARMS Initiative.
**(e) Program Support.—**
(1) Funds appropriated for purposes of the ARMS Initiative may be used for administrative support and management.
(2) A full annual accounting of such expenses for each fiscal year shall be provided to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives not later than March 30 of the following fiscal year.
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Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the leasing of buildings and property of the Federal Government shall be for a money consideration only. The lease may not include any provision for the alteration, repair, or improvement of the buildings or property as a part of the consideration for the rent to be paid for the use and occupation of the buildings or property. Money derived from the rent shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
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**(a)** The rate of basic pay to which an employee is entitled is governed by regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management in conformity with this subchapter and chapter 51 of this title when—
(1) he is transferred from a position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch to which this subchapter does not apply;
(2) he is transferred from a position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch to which this subchapter applies to another such position;
(3) he is demoted to a position in a lower grade;
(4) he is reinstated, reappointed, or reemployed in a position to which this subchapter applies following service in any position in the legislative, judicial, or executive branch;
(5) his type of appointment is changed;
(6) his employment status is otherwise changed; or
(7) his position is changed from one grade to another grade.
For the purpose of this subsection, an individual employed by the Appalachian Regional Commission under [section 14306(a)(2) of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section14306/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), who was a Federal employee immediately prior to such employment by a commission and within 6 months after separation from such employment is employed in a position to which this subchapter applies, shall be treated as if transferred from a position in the executive branch to which this subchapter does not apply.
**(b)** An employee who is promoted or transferred to a position in a higher grade is entitled to basic pay at the lowest rate of the higher grade which exceeds his existing rate of basic pay by not less than two step-increases of the grade from which he is promoted or transferred. If, in the case of an employee so promoted or transferred who is receiving basic
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**(a) Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “defense acquisition system” means—
(1) the workforce engaged in carrying out the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense;
(2) the management structure responsible for directing and overseeing the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense; and
(3) the statutory, regulatory, and policy framework that guides the acquisition of property and services for the Department of Defense.
**(b) Element of the Defense Acquisition System.—** In this part, the term “element of the defense acquisition system” means an organization that—
(1) employs members of the acquisition workforce;
(2) carries out acquisition functions; and
(3) focuses primarily on acquisition.
**(c) Acquisition.—** In this part, the term “acquisition” has the meaning provided in [section 131 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section131&num=0&edition=prelim).
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 7553
2006—Par. (2). Pub. L. 109–163, § 323(a), inserted ‘‘, or a
Government-owned, contractor-operated depot for the
storage, maintenance, renovation, or demilitarization
of ammunition,’’ after ‘‘manufacturing facility’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2018 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019,
with provision for the coordination of amendments and
special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800
of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section
3001 of this title.
GUIDANCE REGARDING USE OF ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL
BASE
Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title III, § 323, Dec. 12, 2017, 131
Stat. 1353, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 12, 2017], the
Secretary of the Army shall establish clear and pre-
scriptive guidance on the process for conducting make-
or-buy analyses for Army requirements, including the
use of the organic industrial base.’’
INCLUSION OF CERTAIN INDUSTRIAL PLANTS IN THE AR-
MAMENT
RETOOLING
AND
MANUFACTURING
SUPPORT
INITIATIVE
Pub. L. 114–328, div. A, title III, § 323, Dec. 23, 2016, 130
Stat. 2076, as amended by Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title
VIII, § 809(b)(8), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1841, provided
that: ‘‘During the five-year period beginning on the
date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2016], the
Secretary of Defense may treat a Government-owned,
contractor-operated industrial plant of the Department
of Defense as an eligible facility under section 7551(2) of
title 10, United States Code.’’
CONSIDERATION OF ARMY ARSENALS’ CAPABILITIES TO
FULFILL MANUFACTURING REQUIREMENTS
Pub. L. 113–66, div. A, title III, § 323, Dec. 26, 2013, 127
Stat. 733, provided that:
‘‘(a) CONSIDERA
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