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42 U.S.C. § 18981 — Promoting domestic production of technologies developed under Manufacturing USA Program
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**(a) Department of Commerce policies to promote domestic production of technologies developed under Manufacturing USA Network**
(1) **Policies**
(A) *In general* — Each agency head (as such term is defined in [section 278s(a) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278s/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) and the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, establish policies to promote the domestic production of technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA Network.
(B) *Elements* — The policies established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
(i) Measures to partner domestic developers of goods, services, or technologies by Manufacturing USA Network activities with domestic manufacturers and sources of financing.
(ii) Measures to develop and provide incentives to promote transfer of intellectual property and goods, services, or technologies developed by Manufacturing USA Network activities to domestic manufacturers.
(iii) Measures to assist with supplier scouting and other supply chain development, including the use of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under [section 278k of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278k&num=0&edition=prelim) to carry out such measures.
(iv) A process to review and approve or deny membership in a Manufacturing USA institute by foreign-owned entities, especially from countries of concern, including the People’s Republic of China.
(v) Measures to prioritize Federal procurement of goods, services, or technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA Network activities from domestic sources, as appropriate.
(C) *Processes for waivers* — The policies established u
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**(a) Department of Commerce policies to promote domestic production of technologies developed under Manufacturing USA Network**
(1) **Policies**
(A) *In general* — Each agency head (as such term is defined in [section 278s(a) of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278s/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) and the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, establish policies to promote the domestic production of technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA Network.
(B) *Elements* — The policies established under subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
(i) Measures to partner domestic developers of goods, services, or technologies by Manufacturing USA Network activities with domestic manufacturers and sources of financing.
(ii) Measures to develop and provide incentives to promote transfer of intellectual property and goods, services, or technologies developed by Manufacturing USA Network activities to domestic manufacturers.
(iii) Measures to assist with supplier scouting and other supply chain development, including the use of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership under [section 278k of title 15](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section278k&num=0&edition=prelim) to carry out such measures.
(iv) A process to review and approve or deny membership in a Manufacturing USA institute by foreign-owned entities, especially from countries of concern, including the People’s Republic of China.
(v) Measures to prioritize Federal procurement of goods, services, or technologies developed by the Manufacturing USA Network activities from domestic sources, as appropriate.
(C) *Processes for waivers* — The policies established under this paragraph shall include processes to permit waivers, on a case by case basis, for policies that promote domestic production based on cost, availability, severity of technical and mission requirements, emergency requirements, operational needs, other legal or international treaty obligations, or other factors determined important to the success of the Manufacturing USA Program.
(2) **Prohibition**
(A) *In general* — A company of the People’s Republic of China may not participate in the Manufacturing USA Program without a waiver, as described in paragraph (1)(C).
(B) *Company defined* — In this paragraph, the term “company” has the meaning given such term in section 847(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; [10 U.S.C. 4819](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section4819&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
**(b) to (d) Omitted**
**(e) Advice from the United States Manufacturing Council** The Secretary shall seek advice from the United States Manufacturing Council of the International Trade Administration of the Department of Commerce on matters concerning investment in and support of the manufacturing workforce within the Manufacturing USA Program.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Appropriate committees of congress** — The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
(2) **Area career and technical education school** — The term “area career and technical education school” has the meaning given the term in [section 2302 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(3) **Center** — The term “Center” means a manufacturing extension center that—
(A) is created under subsection (b); and
(B) is affiliated with an eligible entity that applies for and is awarded financial support under subsection (e).
(4) **Community college** — The term “community college” means an institution of higher education (as defined under [section 1001(a) of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001/a&num=0&edition=prelim)) at which the highest degree that is predominately awarded to students is an associate’s degree.
(5) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means a United States-based nonprofit institution, an institution of higher education, or a State, United States territory, local, or tribal government or a consortium thereof.
(6) **Historically Black college and university** — The term “historically Black college and university” has the meaning given the term “part B institution” in [section 1061 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1061&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **11 So in original. Two pars. (7) have been enacted. Institution of higher education** — The term “ins
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agency head** — The term “agency head” means the head of any Executive agency (as defined in [section 105 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section105&num=0&edition=prelim)), other than the Department of Defense.
(2) **Regional innovation initiative** — The term “regional innovation initiative” has the meaning given such term in [section 3722(f)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section3722/f/1&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Establishment of Manufacturing USA Program**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall establish within the Institute a program to be known as the “Manufacturing United States of America Program” or the “Manufacturing USA Program” (referred to in this section as the “Program”).
(2) **Purposes of Program** — The purposes of the Program are—
(A) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the United States;
(B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology;
(C) to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities;
(D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that enable these technologies;
(E) to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce;
(F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing challenges;
(G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a sta
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**(a) Digitization and Modernization.—** The Secretary of Defense shall streamline and digitize the Department of Defense approach for identifying and mitigating risks to the defense industrial base.
**(b) Objective.—** The objective of subsection (a) shall be to employ digital tools, technologies, and approaches to ensure the accessibility of relevant defense industrial base data to key decision-makers in the Department.
**(c) Analytical Framework.—**
(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with the Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency and the heads of other elements of the Department of Defense as appropriate, shall develop an analytical framework for risk mitigation across the acquisition process in implementing subsections (a) and (b).
(2) The analytical framework required under paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:
(A) Characterization and monitoring of supply chain risks, such as those identified through the supply chain risk management process of the Department and by the Federal Acquisition Security Council, and including—
(i) material sources and fragility, including the extent to which sources, items, materials, and articles are mined, produced, or manufactured within or outside the United States;
(ii) telecommunications services or equipment;
(iii) counterfeit parts;
(iv) cybersecurity of contractors;
(v) video surveillance services or equipment;
(vi) vendor vetting in contingency or operational environments;
(vii) other electronic or information technology products and services; and
(viii) other risk areas as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense.
(B) Characterization and monitoring of risks posed by contractor b
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 4819
1 See References in Text note below.
381 through 385 and chapter 389’’ for ‘‘of this chapter’’
and ‘‘under such chapters’’ for ‘‘under this chapter’’.
2006—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–163 substituted ‘‘sub-
section (a)’’ for ‘‘section (a)’’.
1993—Pub. L. 103–160 inserted headings in subsecs. (a)
to (f).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2021 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 117–81 applicable as if in-
cluded in the enactment of title XVIII of Pub. L. 116–283
as enacted, see section 1701(a)(2) of Pub. L. 117–81, set
out in a note preceding section 3001 of this title and
note below.
Amendment 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.
§ 4819. Modernization of acquisition processes to
ensure integrity of industrial base
(a) DIGITIZATION
AND
MODERNIZATION.—The
Secretary of Defense shall streamline and
digitize the Department of Defense approach for
identifying and mitigating risks to the defense
industrial base.
(b) OBJECTIVE.—The objective of subsection (a)
shall be to employ digital tools, technologies,
and approaches to ensure the accessibility of
relevant defense industrial base data to key de-
cision-makers in the Department.
(c) ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK.—(1) The Under
Secretary
of
Defense
for
Acquisition
and
Sustainment, in coordination with the Director
of the Defense Counterintelligence and Security
Agency and the heads of other elements of the
Department of Defense as appropriate, shall de-
velop an analytical framework for risk mitiga-
tion across the acquisition process in imple-
menting sub
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 18981
Manufacturing
USA
institutes,
including
through the development of preferences in selec-
tion criteria for proposals to create new Manu-
facturing USA institutes or renew existing Man-
ufacturing USA institutes that include one or
more covered entities.
(b) Covered entities
For purposes of this subsection, a covered en-
tity is—
(1) an historically Black college and univer-
sity;
(2) a Tribal College or University;
(3) a minority-serving institution;
(4) a minority business enterprise (as such
term is defined in section 1400.2 of title 15,
Code of Federal Regulations, or successor reg-
ulation); or
(5) a rural-serving institution of higher edu-
cation (as such term is defined in section 1161q
of title 20).
(Pub. L. 117–167, div. B, title II, § 10262, Aug. 9,
2022, 136 Stat. 1504.)
§ 18972. Promoting domestic production of tech-
nologies
developed
under
Manufacturing
USA Program
(a) Department of Commerce policies to promote
domestic production of technologies devel-
oped under Manufacturing USA Network
(1) Policies
(A) In general
Each agency head (as such term is defined
in section 278s(a) of title 15) and the Sec-
retary of Defense shall, in consultation with
the Secretary of Commerce, establish poli-
cies to promote the domestic production of
technologies developed by the Manufac-
turing USA Network.
(B) Elements
The policies established under subpara-
graph (A) shall include the following:
(i) Measures to partner domestic devel-
opers of goods, services, or technologies by
Manufacturing USA Network activities
with domestic manufacturers and sources
of financing.
(ii) Measures to develop and provide in-
centives to promote transfer of intellec-
tual property and goods, service
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