Sec. 854. Requirement for industry days and requests for information to be open to allied defense contractors
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Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each service acquisition executive shall implement a requirement that industry days and requests for information regarding acquisition programs and research and development efforts of the Department of Defense shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be open to defense contractors of the national technology and industrial base, including when such contractors are acting as subcontractors in partnership with a United States contractor, provided such access is granted only if the Secretary of Defense or the relevant Secretary concerned determines that there is reciprocal access for United States companies to equivalent information related to contracting opportunities in the associated country that is part of the national technology and industrial base.
In this section: The term national technology and industrial base has the meaning given the term in section 2500 of title 10, United States Code. The terms Secretary concerned and service acquisition executive have the meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.