106 STAT. 2662 PUBLIC LAW 102-484—OCT. 23, 1992 or is a company or other business of a parent company that is incorporated in a country the government of which— (i) encourages the participation of firms so owned or controlled in research and development consortia to which the government of that countiy provides funding directly or provides funding indirectly through international organizations or agreements; and "(ii) affords adequate and effective protection for the intellectual property rights of companies incorporated in the Unitea States. Such term includes a consortium of such companies or other business entities, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce. " (10) The term 'manufacturing technology* means techniques and processes designed to improve manufacturing quality, productivity, and practices, including quality control, shop floor management, inventory management, and worker training, as well as manufacturing equipment and software. "(11) The term 'manufacturing extension program' means a public or private, nonprofit program for the improvement of the quality, productivity, and performance of United Statesbased small manufacturing firms m the United States.
- (12) The term "United States-based small manufacturing
firm' means a company or other business entity that, as determined by the Secretary of Commerce— "(A) engages in manufacturing;
- (B) has less than 500 employees; and
"(C) is an eligible firm.". 10 USC 2491 (b) TRANSITION PROVISION. — Until the first national technology note. Qj^^ industrial base assessment is submitted to Congress by the Secretonr of Defense pursuant to section 2506(e) of title 10, United States (Jode, as added by section 4216, the term "defense critical technolo^ for the purposes of chapter 148 of such title, as added by section 4202, shall have the meaning given such term in section 2521 of title 10, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. Subtitle B—Defense Policies and Planning Concerning National Technology and Industrial Base, Reinvestment, and Conversion SEC. 4211. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE POLICY CONCERNING NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE, REINVESTMENT, AND CONVERSION. Subchapter II of chapter 148, as established by section 4202, is amended by inserting after the teble of sections the following: '*§2501. Congressional defense policy concerning national technology and indusmal oase, reinvestment, and conversion "(a) DEFENSE POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.— It is the policy of Congress that the national technology and industrial base be capable of meeting the following national security objectives: "(1) Suppljdn^ and equipping the force structure of the armed forces that is necessary to achieve— "(A) the objectives set forth in the national security strategy report submitted to Congress by the President
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