§2502. National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council

(a) Establishment.-There is a National Defense Technology and Industrial Base Council.

(b) Composition.-The Council is composed of the following members:

(1) The Secretary of Defense, who shall serve as chairman.

(2) The Secretary of Energy.

(3) The Secretary of Commerce.

(4) The Secretary of Labor.

(5) Such other officials as may be determined by the President.

(c) Responsibilities.-The Council shall have the following responsibilities:

(1) To ensure effective cooperation among departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and to provide advice and recommendations to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor, concerning-

(A) the capabilities of the national technology and industrial base to meet the national security objectives set forth in section 2501(a) of this title;

(B) programs for achieving, during a period of reduction in defense expenditures, the defense reinvestment, diversification, and conversion objectives set forth in section 2501(b) of this title; and

(C) changes in acquisition policy that strengthen the national technology and industrial base.

(2) To provide overall policy guidance to ensure effective implementation by agencies of the Federal Government of defense reinvestment and conversion activities during a period of reduction in defense expenditures.

(3) To prepare the periodic assessment and the periodic plan required by sections 2505 and 2506 of this title, respectively.

(d) Alternative Performance of Responsibilities.-Notwithstanding subsection (c), the President may assign the responsibilities of the Council to another interagency organization of the executive branch that includes among its members the officials specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b).

(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLII, §4212(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2664 ; amended Pub. L. 103–160, div. A, title XIII, §1312(b), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1786 ; Pub. L. 103–337, div. A, title X, §1070(a)(12), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 2856 .)

Prior Provisions

A prior section 2502, added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title VIII, §821(b)(1)(B), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 2015 , related to defense industrial base policies, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–484, §4202(a).

Another prior section 2502 was renumbered section 2534 of this title.

Amendments

1994-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–337 substituted "executive" for "Executive".

1993-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–160 added subsec. (d).