Sec. 216. Advanced manufacturing activities
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The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall jointly, in coordination with Secretaries of the military departments, establish not less than three activities to demonstrate advanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities at depot-level activities or military arsenal facilities of the military departments. The activities established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall— support efforts to implement advanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities; identify improvements to sustainment methods for component parts and other logistics needs; identify and implement appropriate information security protections to ensure security of advanced manufacturing; aid in the procurement of advanced manufacturing equipment and support services; and enhance partnerships between the defense industrial base and Department of Defense laboratories, academic institutions, and industry. The Under Secretaries may enter into a cooperative agreement and use public-private and public-public partnerships to facilitate development of advanced manufacturing techniques in support of the defense industrial base. A cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph
(1)and a partnership used under such paragraph shall facilitate— development and implementation of advanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities; appropriate sharing of information in the adaptation of advanced manufacturing, including technical data rights; and implementation of appropriate information security protections into advanced manufacturing tools and techniques. In carrying out this section, the Under Secretaries may use the following authorities: Section 2196 of title 10, United States Code, relating to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program. Section 2368 of such title, relating to centers for science, technology, and engineering partnership. Section 2374a of such title, relating to prizes for advanced technology achievements. Section 2474 of such title, relating to centers of industrial and technical excellence. Section 2521 of such title, relating to the Manufacturing Technology Program. Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3710a ) and section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, relating to cooperative research and development agreements. Such other authorities as the Under Secretaries considers appropriate.
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