§4841. Manufacturing Technology Program
(a)
(b)
(1) to provide centralized guidance and direction (including goals, milestones, and priorities) to the military departments and the Defense Agencies on all matters relating to manufacturing technology;
(2) to direct the development and implementation of Department of Defense plans, programs, projects, activities, and policies that promote the development and application of advanced technologies to manufacturing processes, tools, and equipment;
(3) to improve the manufacturing quality, productivity, technology, and practices of businesses and workers providing goods and services to the Department of Defense;
(4) to focus Department of Defense support for the development and application of advanced manufacturing technologies and processes for use to meet manufacturing requirements that are essential to the national defense, as well as for repair and remanufacturing in support of the operations of systems commands, depots, air logistics centers, and shipyards;
(5) to disseminate information concerning improved manufacturing improvement concepts, including information on such matters as best manufacturing practices, product data exchange specifications, computer-aided acquisition and logistics support, and rapid acquisition of manufactured parts;
(6) to sustain and enhance the skills and capabilities of the manufacturing work force;
(7) to promote high-performance work systems (with development and dissemination of production technologies that build upon the skills and capabilities of the work force), high levels of worker education and training; and
(8) to ensure appropriate coordination between the manufacturing technology programs and industrial preparedness programs of the Department of Defense and similar programs undertaken by other departments and agencies of the Federal Government or by the private sector.
(c)
(2) In the establishment and review of requirements for an advanced manufacturing technology or process, the Secretary shall ensure the participation of those prospective technology users that are expected to be the users of that technology or process.
(3) The Secretary shall ensure that each project under the program for the development of an advanced manufacturing technology or process includes an implementation plan for the transition of that technology or process to the prospective technology users that will be the users of that technology or process.
(4) In the periodic review of a project under the program, the Secretary shall ensure participation by those prospective technology users that are the expected users for the technology or process being developed under the project.
(5) In order to promote increased dissemination and use of manufacturing technology throughout the national defense technology and industrial base, the Secretary shall seek, to the maximum extent practicable, the participation of manufacturers of manufacturing equipment in the projects under the program.
(6) In this subsection, the term "prospective technology users" means the following officials and elements of the Department of Defense:
(A) Program and project managers for defense weapon systems.
(B) Systems commands.
(C) Depots.
(D) Air logistics centers.
(E) Shipyards.
(d)
(2) Under the competitive procedures used, the factors to be considered in the evaluation of each proposed grant, contract, cooperative agreement, or other transaction for a project under the program shall include the extent to which that proposed transaction provides for the proposed recipient to share in the cost of the project. For a project for which the Government receives an offer from only one offeror, the contracting officer shall negotiate the ratio of contract recipient cost to Government cost that represents the best value to the Government.
(e)
(A) The overall manufacturing technology goals, milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the program.
(B) The objectives of, and funding for, the program for each military department and each Defense Agency that shall participate in the program during the period of the plan.
(2) The Secretary shall include in the plan mechanisms for assessing the effectiveness of the program under the plan.
(3) The Secretary shall update the plan not less frequently than once every four years.
(4) Each plan, and each update to the plan, shall cover a period of five fiscal years.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
Section 4008 of this title, referred to in subsec. (d)(1), probably should be a reference to section 4024 of this title. Section 4008 was originally enacted by transferring section 2374 of this title to that section by
Prior Provisions
A prior section 4841 was renumbered section 7841 of this title.
Amendments
2021-
Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (d)(1).
Subsecs. (e), (f).
2019-Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (e)(4)(D).
Subsec. (e)(5).
2014-Subsec. (e)(5).
Subsec. (f)(3).
2013-Subsec. (e)(5).
2009-Subsecs. (e), (f).
2008-Subsec. (e).
2003-Subsec. (e).
2002-Subsec. (e)(1).
"(A) the overall manufacturing technology goals, milestones, priorities, and investment strategy for the program; and
"(B) for each of the five fiscal years covered by the plan, the objectives of, and funding for the program by, each military department and each Defense Agency participating in the program."
Subsec. (e)(2).
"(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of the program, including a description of all completed projects and status of implementation.
"(B) An assessment of the extent to which the costs of projects are being shared by the following:
"(i) Commercial enterprises in the private sector.
"(ii) Department of Defense program offices, including weapon system program offices.
"(iii) Departments and agencies of the Federal Government outside the Department of Defense.
"(iv) Institutions of higher education.
"(v) Other institutions not operated for profit.
"(vi) Other sources."
Subsec. (e)(3).
2001-Subsec. (a).
2000-
1999-Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b)(4).
Subsec. (c)(2) to (6).
Subsec. (d).
Subsec. (e)(2)(A).
Subsec. (e)(2)(C).
1998-Subsec. (d)(1).
Subsec. (d)(2).
Subsec. (d)(3).
Subsec. (d)(4).
Subsec. (e)(2).
1997-Subsec. (c)(2).
Subsec. (e).
1996-
Subsec. (a).
Subsec. (b).
Subsec. (c).
Subsec. (d)(2)(C).
Subsec. (d)(3), (4).
1994-
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2021 Amendment
Amendment by
Consortium on Use of Additive Manufacturing for Defense Capability Development
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) Representation from one or more science and technology reinvention laboratories (as designated under section 4121 of title 10, United States Code) from each of the military departments, which may include-
"(A) from the Department of the Army-
"(i) the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Army Research Laboratory;
"(ii) the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Aviation and Missile Center;
"(iii) the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Armaments Center;
"(iv) the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Ground Vehicle Systems Center;
"(v) the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Soldier Center;
"(vi) the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center;
"(vii) the Combat Capabilities Development Command, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Center; and [sic]
"(viii) the Space and Missile Defense Command, Technical Center;
"(ix) the Engineer Research and Development Center;
"(x) the Medical Research and Development Command; and
"(xi) the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences;
"(B) from the Department of the Navy-
"(i) the Naval Research Laboratory;
"(ii) the Office of Naval Research;
"(iii) the Naval Air Systems Command Warfare Centers;
"(iv) the Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers;
"(v) the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center;
"(vi) the Naval Medical Research Center; and
"(vii) the Naval Information Warfare Centers, Atlantic and Pacific; and
"(C) from the Department of the Air Force-
"(i) the Air Force Research Laboratory; and
"(ii) the Joint Warfighting Analysis Center.
"(2) Representation from one or more maintenance, logistics, or sustainment organizations from each of the military departments.
"(3) One or more organizations from private sector industry.
"(4) One or more institutions of higher education or other research institutions.
"(c)
"(1) facilitate the use of additive manufacturing-
"(A) to significantly reduce logistic footprints, material costs, and delivery lead-times; and
"(B) to extended [sic] logistical supply chain dependencies that often challenge weapon system readiness for forward deployed warfighters;
"(2) develop standards and a certification process for the use of additive manufacturing in safety-critical applications, including additive material and part certification requirements for additive manufactured items intended for use in military vehicles;
"(3) evaluate, adapt, or apply the standards developed in the commercial sector, or new process approaches for additive manufacturing that may be of use to the Department of Defense;
"(4) as directed by an organization of the Department of Defense included in the Consortium, conduct reverse engineering (including testing and certification) for critical parts which may have limited sources of supply;
"(5) use data standards, common repositories, and information security to track, store, and secure technical data relating to additive manufacturing and ensure the interoperability of such data; and
"(6) conduct comparative cost analyses for new and emerging additive manufacturing approaches, including assessments of life-cycle costs for tooling, training, and intellectual property needed to sustain such approaches."
Support for Research and Development of Bioindustrial Manufacturing Processes
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) providing funding to one or more existing facilities or the establishment of new facilities-
"(A) to support the research and development of bioindustrial manufacturing processes; or
"(B) to otherwise expand the bioindustrial manufacturing capabilities of such facilities;
"(2) the establishment of dedicated facilities within one or more bioindustrial manufacturing facilities to serve as regional hubs for the research, development, and the scaling of bioindustrial manufacturing processes and products to higher levels of production; or
"(3) designating a bioindustrial manufacturing facility to serve as the lead entity responsible for integrating a network of pilot and intermediate scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities.
"(c)
"(1) research on the use of bioindustrial manufacturing to create materials such as polymers, coatings, resins, commodity chemicals, pharmaceutical biologics and associated precursor materials, and other materials with fragile supply chains;
"(2) demonstration projects to evaluate bioindustrial manufacturing processes and technologies;
"(3) activities to scale bioindustrial manufacuring [sic] processes and products to higher levels of production;
"(4) strategic planning for infrastructure and equipment investments for bioindustrial manufacturing of defense-related materials;
"(5) analyses of bioindustrial manufactured products and validation of the application of biological material used as input to new and existing processes to aid in future investment strategies and the security of critical supply chains;
"(6) the selection, construction, and operation of pilot and intermediate scale bioindustrial manufacturing facilities;
"(7) development and management of a network of facilities to scale production of bioindustrial products;
"(8) activities to address workforce needs in bioindustrial manufacturing;
"(9) establishing an interoperable, secure, digital infrastructure for collaborative data exchange across entities in the bioindustrial manufacturing community, including government agencies, industry, and academia;
"(10) developing and implementing digital tools, process security and assurance capabilities, cybersecurity protocols, and best practices for data storage, sharing and analysis; and
"(11) such other activities as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
"(d)
"(1) how the facilities may complement each other or increase production levels by functioning together as a network;
"(2) how to geographically distribute support to such facilities-
"(A) to maximize access to biological material needed as an input to bioindustrial manufacturing processes;
"(B) to leverage available industrial and academic expertise, including workforce and human capital;
"(C) to leverage relevant domestic infrastructure required to secure supply chains for chemicals and other materials;
"(D) to leverage access to venture capital and private sector finance expertise and funding instruments; and
"(E) to complement the capabilities of similar facilities; and
"(3) how the activities supported under this section can be coordinated with relevant activities of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
"(e)
"(1)
"(A) an assessment of capacity scaling needs to determine if, and what type of, additional bioindustrial manufacturing facilities may be needed to meet the needs of the Department of Defense;
"(B) a description of types, relative sizes, and locations of the facilities the Secretary intends to establish or support under this section;
"(C) a general description of the focus of each facility, including the types of bioindustrial manufacturing equipment, if any, that are expected to be procured for each such facility;
"(D) a general description of how the facilities will work as a network to maximize the diversity of bioindustrial products available to be produced by the network;
"(E) an explanation of how the network will support the establishment and maintenance of the bioindustrial manufacturing industrial base; and
"(F) an explanation of how the Secretary intends to ensure that bioindustrial manufacturing activities conducted under this section are modernized digitally, including through-
"(i) the use of data automation to represent processes and products as models and simulations; and
"(ii) the implementation of measures to address cybersecurity and process assurance concerns.
"(2)
"(f)
Administration of Manufacturing Innovation Institutes Funded by the Department of Defense
"(a)
"(1) to encourage covered institutes to leverage existing workforce development programs across the Federal Government and State governments in order to build successful workforce development programs;
"(2) to develop metrics to evaluate the workforce development performed by the covered institutes, including metrics on job quality, career pathways, wages and benefits, and efforts to support veterans, and progress in aligning workforce skillsets with the current and long-term needs of the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base;
"(3) to allow metrics to vary between covered institutes and be updated and evaluated continuously in order to more accurately evaluate covered institutes with different goals and missions;
"(4) to encourage covered institutes to consider developing technologies that were previously funded by Federal Government investment for early-stage research and development and expand cross-government coordination and collaboration to achieve this goal;
"(5) to provide an opportunity for increased Department of Defense input and oversight from senior-level military and civilian personnel on future technology roadmaps produced by covered institutes;
"(6) to reduce the barriers to collaboration between and among multiple covered institutes;
"(7) to use contracting vehicles that can increase flexibility, reduce barriers for contracting with subject-matter experts and small and medium enterprises, enhance partnerships between covered institutes, and reduce the time to award contracts at covered institutes; and
"(8) to overcome barriers to the adoption of manufacturing processes and technologies developed by the covered institutes by the defense and commercial industrial base, particularly small and medium enterprises, by engaging with public and private sector partnerships and appropriate government programs and activities, including the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership.
"(b)
"(1) the Manufacturing Technology Program established under section 2521 of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4841, 4842];
"(2) the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program established under section 2196 of such title [now 10 U.S.C. 4843];
"(3) the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program established under section 846 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (
"(4) manufacturing initiatives of the Secretary of Commerce, the head of the National Office of the Manufacturing USA Network, the Secretary of Energy, and such other government and private sector organizations as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate; and
"(5) such other activities as the Secretary considers appropriate.
"(c)
Advanced Manufacturing Activities
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) support efforts to implement advanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities;
"(2) identify improvements to sustainment methods for component parts and other logistics needs;
"(3) identify and implement appropriate information security protections to ensure security of advanced manufacturing;
"(4) aid in the procurement of advanced manufacturing equipment and support services;
"(5) enhance partnerships between the defense industrial base and Department of Defense laboratories, academic institutions, and industry; and
"(6) to the degree practicable, include an educational or training component to build an advanced manufacturing workforce.
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) development and implementation of advanced manufacturing techniques and capabilities;
"(B) appropriate sharing of information in the adaptation of advanced manufacturing, including technical data rights;
"(C) implementation of appropriate information security protections into advanced manufacturing tools and techniques; and
"(D) support of necessary workforce development.
"(d)
"(1) Section 2196 of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4843], relating to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Program.
"(2) Section 2368 of such title [now 10 U.S.C. 4124], relating to centers for science, technology, and engineering partnership.
"(3) Section 2374a of such title [now 10 U.S.C. 4025], relating to prizes for advanced technology achievements.
"(4) Section 2474 of such title, relating to centers of industrial and technical excellence.
"(5) Section 2521 of such title [now 10 U.S.C. 4841, 4842], relating to the Manufacturing Technology Program.
"(6) Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) and section 6305 of title 31, United States Code, relating to cooperative research and development agreements.
"(7) Such other authorities as the Under Secretaries considers appropriate."
Limitation on Use of Funds for Defense-Wide Manufacturing Science and Technology Program
"(1) A component of the Department of Defense has requested and evaluated-
"(A) competitive proposals, for each project under the program that is not a project covered by subparagraph (B); and
"(B) proposals from as many sources as is practicable under the circumstances, for a project under the program if the disclosure of the needs of the Department of Defense with respect to that project would compromise the national security.
"(2) Each project under the program is carried out-
"(A) in accordance with the statutory requirements of the Manufacturing Technology Program established by section 2521 of title 10, United States Code [now 10 U.S.C. 4841, 4842]; and
"(B) in compliance with all requirements of any directive that applies to manufacturing technology.
"(3) An implementation plan has been developed."
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Initial Development and Submission of Plan
"(1)
"(2)
High-Performance Defense Manufacturing Technology Research and Development
"SEC. 241. PILOT PROGRAM FOR IDENTIFICATION AND TRANSITION OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES.
"(a)
"(b)
"(c)
"SEC. 242. TRANSITION OF TRANSFORMATIONAL MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO DEFENSE MANUFACTURING BASE.
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) The Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program.
"(2) The identification of incentives for industry to incorporate and utilize such manufacturing processes and technologies.
"SEC. 243. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES.
"(a)
"(1) identify an area of technology where the development of an industry-prepared roadmap for new manufacturing and technology processes applicable to defense manufacturing requirements would be beneficial to the Department of Defense; and
"(2) establish a task force, and act in cooperation, with the private sector to map the strategy for the development of manufacturing processes and technologies needed to support technology development in the area identified under paragraph (1).
"(b)
"SEC. 244. REPORT.
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) a comprehensive description of the actions undertaken under this subtitle during fiscal year 2006;
"(2) an assessment of effectiveness of such actions in enhancing research and development on manufacturing technologies and processes, and the implementation of such within the defense manufacturing base; and
"(3) such recommendations as the Under Secretary considers appropriate for additional actions to be undertaken in order to increase the effectiveness of the actions undertaken under this subtitle in enhancing manufacturing activities within the defense manufacturing base.
"SEC. 245. DEFINITIONS.
"In this subtitle:
"(1)
"(2)
"(3)
Participation in Manufacturing Extension Program
Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: