Ill STAT. 1694 PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 "(2) The term also does not include the procurement of parts for safety modifications. However, the term does include the installation of parts for that purpose.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT. — Section 2469 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out "or repair" and inserting in lieu thereof "and repair". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—(1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 2461 the following new item: "2460. Definition of depot-level maintenance and repair.". (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of such title are amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 146 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new item: "146. Contracting for Performance of Civilian Commercial or Industrial Type Functions 2460". SEC. 356. CORE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: " § 2464. Core logistics capabilities "(a) NECESSITY FOR CORE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES.— (1) It is essential for the national defense that the Department of Defense maintain a core logistics capability that is Government-owned and Government-operated (including Government personnel and Government-owned and Government-operated equipment and facilities) to ensure a ready and controlled source of technical competence and resources necessary to ensure effective and timely response to a mobilization, national defense contingency situations, and other emergency requirements. "(2) The Secretary of Defense shall identify the core logistics capabilities described in paragraph (1) and the workload required to maintain those capabilities. "(3) The core logistics capabilities identified under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall include those capabilities that are necessary to maintain and repair the weapon systems and other military equipment (including mission-essential weapon systems or materiel not later than four years after achieving initial operational capability, but excluding systems and equipment under special access programs, nuclear aircraft carriers, and commercial items described in paragraph (5)) that are identified by the Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as necessary to enable the armed forces to fulfill the strategic and contingency plans prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under section 153(a) of this title. "(4) The Secretary of Defense shall require the performance of core logistics workloads necessary to maintain the core logistics capabilities identified under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) at Government-owned, Government-operated facilities of the Department of Defense (including Government-owned, Government-operated facilities of a military department) and shall assign such facilities sufficient workload to ensure cost efficiency and technical competence in peacetime while preserving the surge capacity and reconstitution
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