§ 2152. Definitions

     For purposes of this Act [sections 2061 to 2171 of this Appendix], the following definitions shall apply:

(1) Critical component

     The term "critical component" includes such components, subsystems, systems, and related special tooling and test equipment essential to the production, repair, maintenance, or operation of weapon systems or other items of military equipment identified by the Secretary of Defense as being essential to the execution of the national security strategy of the United States. Components identified as critical by a National Security Assessment conducted pursuant to section 113(i) of title 10, United States Code, or by a Presidential determination as a result of a petition filed under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 [19 U.S.C. 1862] shall be designated as critical components for purposes of this Act [sections 2061 to 2171 of this Appendix], unless the President determines that the designation is unwarranted.

(2) Critical industry for national security

     The term "critical industry for national security" means any industry (or industry sector) identified pursuant to section 2503(6) ¹ of title 10, United States Code, and such other industries or industry sectors as may be designated by the President as essential to provide industrial resources required for the execution of the national security strategy of the United States.

¹ See References in Text note below.

(3) Critical technology

     The term "critical technology" includes any technology that is included in 1 or more of the plans submitted pursuant to section 6681 ¹ of title 42, United States Code, or section 2508 ¹ of title 10, United States Code (unless subsequently deleted), or such other emerging or dual use technology as may be designated by the President.

(4) Critical technology item

     The term "critical technology item" means materials directly employing, derived from, or utilizing a critical technology.

(5) Defense contractor

     The term "defense contractor" means any person who enters into a contract with the United States—

     (A) to furnish materials, industrial resources, or a critical technology for the national defense; or

     (B) to perform services for the national defense.

(6) Domestic defense industrial base

     The term "domestic defense industrial base" means domestic sources which are providing, or which would be reasonably expected to provide, materials or services to meet national defense requirements during peacetime, graduated mobilization, national emergency, or war.

(7) Domestic source

     The term "domestic source" means a business concern—

     (A) that performs in the United States or Canada substantially all of the research and development, engineering, manufacturing, and production activities required of such business concern under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or a critical technology item; and

     (B) that procures from business concerns described in subparagraph (A) substantially all of any components and assemblies required under a contract with the United States relating to a critical component or critical technology item.

(8) Essential weapon system

     The term "essential weapon system" means a major weapon system and other items of military equipment identified by the Secretary of Defense as being essential to the execution of the national security strategy of the United States.

(9) Facilities

     The term "facilities" includes all types of buildings, structures, or other improvements to real property (but excluding farms, churches or other places of worship, and private dwelling houses), and services relating to the use of any such building, structure, or other improvement.

(10) Foreign source

     The term "foreign source" means a business entity other than a "domestic source".

(11) Industrial resources

     The term "industrial resources" means materials, services, processes, or manufacturing equipment (including the processes, technologies, and ancillary services for the use of such equipment) needed to establish or maintain an efficient and modern national defense industrial capacity.

(12) Materials

     The term "materials" includes—

     (A) any raw materials (including minerals, metals, and advanced processed materials), commodities, articles, components (including critical components), products, and items of supply; and

     (B) any technical information or services ancillary to the use of any such materials, commodities, articles, components, products, or items.

(13) National defense

     The term "national defense" means programs for military and energy production or construction, military assistance to any foreign nation, stockpiling, space, and any directly related activity. Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [42 U.S.C. 5195 et seq.].

(14) Person

     The term "person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or any other organized group of persons, or legal successor or representative thereof, or any State or local government or agency thereof.

(15) Services

     The term "services" includes any effort that is needed for or incidental to—

     (A) the development, production, processing, distribution, delivery, or use of an industrial resource or a critical technology item; or

     (B) the construction of facilities.

(16) Small business concern

     The term "small business concern" means a business concern that meets the requirements of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act [15 U.S.C. 632(a)] and the regulations promulgated pursuant to that section, and includes such business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or by women.

(17) Small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals

     The term "small business concern owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals" has the same meaning as in section 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act [15 U.S.C. 637(d)(3)(C)].

(Sept. 8, 1950, ch. 932, title VII, § 702, 64 Stat. 815; June 30, 1953, ch. 171, § 8, 67 Stat. 130; Pub. L. 91–379, title I, § 102, Aug. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 796; Pub. L. 102–558, title I, § 132, Oct. 28, 1992, 106 Stat. 4210; Pub. L. 103–337, div. C, title XXXIV, § 3411(b), Oct. 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 3110.)

References in Text

     Section 2503 of title 10, referred to in par. (2), was repealed and a new section 2503 relating to analysis of the technology and industrial base was enacted by Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLII, §§ 4202(a), 4213(a), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2659, 2665.

     Section 6681 of title 42, referred to in par. (3), was omitted from the Code.

     Section 2508 of title 10, referred to in par. (3), was renumbered section 2522 of title 10 by Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title VIII, § 821(b)(1), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1431, and was repealed and a new section relating to defense advanced manufacturing technology partnerships was enacted and renumbered section 2522 by Pub. L. 102–484, div. D, title XLII, §§ 4202(a), 4232(a), (b), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2659, 2687, and was subsequently repealed.

     The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, referred to in par. (13), is Pub. L. 93–288, May 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 143, as amended. The Act was renamed the "Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act" by Pub. L. 106–390, title III, § 301, Oct. 30, 2000, 1114 Stat. 1572. Title VI of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV–B (§ 5195 et seq.) of chapter 68 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5121 of Title 42 and Tables.

     1994—Par. (13). Pub. L. 103–337 inserted at end "Such term includes emergency preparedness activities conducted pursuant to title VI of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act."

     1992—Pub. L. 102–558 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions defining terms "person", "materials", "facilities", "national defense", "wages, salaries, and other compensation", and "defense contractor".

     1970—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91–379, § 102(1), inserted reference to space in definition of national defense.

     Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 91–379, § 102(2), added subsec. (f).

     1953—Subsec. (d). Act June 30, 1953, amended subsec. (d) generally which, among other changes, inserted references to construction, military assistance to foreign nations and stockpiling, and struck out specific reference to "operations or activities in connection with the Mutual Defense Assistance Act of 1949, as amended".

     Amendment by Pub. L. 102–558 deemed to have become effective Mar. 1, 1992, see section 304 of Pub. L. 102–558, set out as a note under section 2062 of this Appendix.

     Termination of section, see section 2166(a) of this Appendix.