PUBLIC LAW 103-160--NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1789 to demonstrate a comparable long-term financial commitment to the product or process development involved; and "(B) any other criteria the Secretary may consider necessary to ensure an appropriate equity mix among the participants.", (g) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO EXISTING PROJECTS. — In lo use 2511 the case of a project funded under section 2511, 2512, 2513, 2523, '^"^ or 2524 of title 10, United States Code, using funds appropriated for a fiscal year beginning before October 1, 1993, the amendments made by this section shall not alter the financial commitment requirements in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act for the non-Federal Government participants in the project. SEC. 1316. ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION OF REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCES. Section 2513(h) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (7); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraphs: "(5) The potential for the regional technology alliance to increase industrial competitiveness. "(6) The potential for the regional technology alliance to meet the needs of small- and medium-sized defense-dependent compcuiies across multiple activity areas including—
- (A) outreach;
"(B) manufacturing education and training; "(C) technology development; " (D) technology deployment; and "(E) business counseling.". SEC. 1317. CONDITIONS ON FUNDING OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY REINVESTMENT PROJECTS. (a) BENEFITS TO UNITED STATES ECONOMY.— In providing for the establishment or financial support of partnerships or other cooperative arrangements under chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, using funds made available under section 1311(a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the principal economic benefits of such partnerships and other arrangements accrue to the economy of the United States. (b) USE OF CoMPETmvE SELECTION PROCEDURES. —Funds made available under subsection (a) of section 1311 for programs of the type described in subsection (b) of such section shall only be provided to projects selected using competitive procedures pursuant to a solicitation incorporating cost-sharing requirements for the non-Federal (government participants in the projects. (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 2511(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ", except that" and all that follows through "applies".
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