Sec. 871. Greater Integration of the National Technical Industrial Base
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Not later than January 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan to reduce the barriers to the seamless integration between the persons and organizations that comprise the National Technical Industrial Base (as defined in section 2500 of title 10, United States Code). The plan shall include at a minimum the following elements: A description of the various components of the National Technical Industrial Base, including government entities, universities, non-profit research entities, non-traditional and commercial item contractors, and private contractors that conduct commercial and military research, produce commercial items that could be used by the Department of Defense, and produce defense unique articles controlled under the United States Munitions List.
Identification of the barriers to the seamless integration of the transfer of knowledge, goods, and services among the persons and organizations of the National Technical Industrial Base. Identification of current authorities that could contribute to further integration of the persons and organizations of the National Technical Industrial Base, and a plan to maximize the use of those authorities. Identification of changes in export control rules, procedures, and laws that would enhance the civil-military integration policy objectives set forth in section 2501(b) of title 10, United States Code, for the National Technical Industrial Base to increase the access of the Armed Forces to commercial products, services, and research and create incentives necessary for non-traditional and commercial item contractors, universities, and non-profit research entities to modify commercial products or services to meet Department of Defense requirements.
Recommendations for increasing integration of the industrial base that supplies defense articles to the Armed Forces and enhancing allied interoperability of forces through changes to the text or the implementation of— the International Trafficking in Arms Regulations exemption for Canada contained in section 126.5 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Sydney September 5, 2007; the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Washington and London June 21 and 26, 2007; and any other agreements among the countries comprising the National Technical Industrial Base.
Section 2500
(1)of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting , the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Australia, after United States . The Secretary of Defense shall report on the progress of implementing the plan in subsection
(a)in the report required under section 2504 of title 10, United States Code.