Sec. 803. Authority for life-of-type buys to prevent materiel shortages associated with diminishing manufacturing sources and obsolescence
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Chapter 141 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before section 2389 the following new section: Notwithstanding section 1502 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense may authorize the use of life-of-type buys to prevent weapon systems materiel shortages associated with diminishing manufacturing sources and obsolescence in such quantities that do not exceed the quantity reasonably expected to be required by the Department of Defense before a replacement item is identified.
The Secretary shall issue guidance, as necessary, to ensure appropriate use of the authorization in this section. The guidance, at a minimum, shall require the Department— to establish that either the original manufacturer and all alternative sources intend to stop production on repair parts that are used on Government weapon systems, or all commercial sources are expected to stop production on commercial items that use older technology and are expected to become obsolete; to perform an analysis of alternatives before buying spares for more than two years; and to require approval of the Secretary (without redelegation) if the procurement is to cover requirements for a period exceeding seven years.
In this section, the term life-of-type buy means a one-time procurement for the total future requirement of an item that the Secretary determines is no longer expected to be produced. . The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 2389 the following new item: 2388. Life-of-type buys. .