Sec. 248. Establishing biobased product merit guidance
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Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall develop and make publicly available guidance for private entities on how such entities can effectively demonstrate, validate, and verify that a biobased product of such entity provides capabilities meeting the requirements of the Department of Defense. In developing the guidance required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall conduct an analysis of current military specifications for suitable product categories and make such analysis publicly available for use by private entities, such as in industry or academia.
Such analysis shall include: Assessment of all current military specifications and identification of those that may— have existing biobased products that meet such specifications; could be met with biobased products with some modification; or have no military specification where a new one may be required. Assessment of current validation and verification processes related to military specifications to determine if modifications to such processes are needed to consider biobased product alternatives.
Review of existing acquisition policy and practices related to procurement of materials meeting military specifications to determine if any changes to such processes are recommended to accommodate biobased products. In this section, the term biobased product means a product manufactured, produced, or developed through the application of living organisms to alter living or non-living materials.