Sec. 1711. PILOT PROGRAM ON STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL AND INNOVATION BASE
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## SEC. 1711 PILOT PROGRAM ON STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL AND INNOVATION BASE **[**[10 U.S.C. 2505 note](/us/usc/t10/s2505)**]** ###
(a)Pilot Program Required The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of increasing the capability of the defense industrial base and the defense innovation base to support— ####
(1)development, prototyping, and manufacturing production needs to meet military requirements; and ####
(2)development, prototyping, and manufacturing of emerging defense and commercial technologies. ###
(b)Authorities The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under the following: ####
(1)Chapters 137 and 139 and sections 2371, 2371b, and 2373 of title 10, United States Code. ####
(2)Section 230 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note). ####
(3)Such other legal authorities as the Secretary considers applicable to carrying out the pilot program. ###
(c)Activities Activities under the pilot program may include the following: ####
(1)Use of contracts, grants, or other transaction authorities to support development, prototyping, and manufacturing capabilities in small- and medium-sized manufacturers. ####
(2)Purchases of goods or equipment for testing and certification purposes. ####
(3)Incentives, including purchase commitments and cost sharing with nongovernmental sources, for the private sector to develop capabilities in areas of national security interest. ####
(4)Issuing loans or providing loan guarantees to small- and medium-sized companies to support manufacturing and production capabilities in areas of national security interest. ####
(5)Giving awards to third party entities to support investments in small- and medium-sized companies working in areas of national security interest, including debt and equity investments that would benefit missions of the Department of Defense. ####
(6)Such other activities as the Secretary determines necessary. ###
(d)Termination The pilot program shall terminate on December 31, 2026. ###
(e)Briefing Required No later than January 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services in the Senate and the House of Representatives on the results of the pilot program.
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PILOT PROGRAM ON STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL AND INNOVATION BASE
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