Pub. L. 93-155, tit. VIII, sec. 809

Sec. 809. The National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 (62 Stat. 1225; 50 U.S.C. 451) is amended to read as follows: “That this Act may he cited as the ‘Defense Industrial Reserve Act’. “congressional declaration of purpose and policy “Sec. 2. In enacting this Act, it is the intent of Congress (1) to provide a comprehensive and continuous program for the future safety and for the defense of the United States by providing adequate measures whereby an essential nucleus of Government-owned industrial plants and an industrial reserve of machine tools and other industrial manufacturing equipment may be assured for immediate use to supply the needs of the Armed Forces in time of national emergency or in anticipation thereof; (2) that such Government-owned plants and such reserve shall not exceed in number or kind the minimum requirements for immediate use in time of national emergency, and that any such items which shall become excess to such requirements shall be disposed of as expeditiously as possible; (3) that to the maximum extent practicable, reliance will be placed upon private industry for support of defense production; and (4) that machine tools and other industrial manufacturing equipment may be held in plant equipment packages or in a general reserve to maintain a high state, of readiness for production of critical items of defense materiel, to provide production capacity not available in private industry for defense materiel, or to assist private industry in time of national disaster. “definitions “Sec. 3. As used in this Act— “(1) The term ‘Secretary’ means Secretary of Defense. “(2) The term ‘Defense Industrial Reserve’ means (A) a general reserve of industrial manufacturing equipment, including machine tools, selected by the Secretary of Defense for retention for national defense or for other emergency use; (B) those industrial plants and installations held by and under the control of the Department of Defense in active or inactive status, including Government-owned/Government-operated plants and installations and Government-owned/contractor-operated plants and installations which are retained for use in their entirety, or in part, for production of military weapons systems, munitions, components, or supplies; (C) those industrial plants and installations under the control of the Secretary which are not required for the immediate need of any department or agency of the Government and which should be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of. “(3) The term ‘plant equipment package’ means a complement of active and idle machine tools and other industrial manufacturing equipment held by and under the control of the Department of Defense and approved by the Secretary for retention to produce particular defense materiel or defense supporting items at a specific level of output in the event of emergency. “duties of the secretary “Sec. 4. To execute the policy set forth in this Act, the Secretary is authorized and directed to— “(1) determine which industrial plants and installations (including machine tools and other industrial manufacturing equipment) should become a part of the defense industrial reserve; 87 Stat. 618 “(2) designate what excess industrial property shall be disposed of; “(3) establish general policies and provide for the transportation, handling, care, storage, protection, maintenance, repair, rebuilding, utilization, recording, leasing and security of such property; “(4) direct the transfer without reimbursement of such property to other Government agencies with the consent of such agencies; “(5) direct the leasing of any of such property to designated lessees; “(6) authorize the disposition in accordance with existing law of any of such property when in the opinion of the Secretary such property is no longer needed by the Department of Defense; and “(7) authorize and regulate the lending of any such property to any nonprofit educational institution or training school whenever (A) the program proposed by such institution or school for the use of such property will contribute materially to national defense, and (B) such institution or school shall by agreement make such provision as the Secretary shall deem satisfactory for the proper maintenance and care of such property and for its return, without expense to the Government, upon request of the Secretary. “reports to congress “Sec. 5. The Secretary shall submit to the Congress on or before April 1 of each year a report detailing the action taken under this Act and containing such other pertinent information regarding the status of the defense industrial reserve as will enable the Congress to evaluate the administration of such reserve and the necessity or desirability for any legislative action regarding such reserve. “authorization for appropriations “Sec. 6. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as the Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary to enable the Secretary to carry out the provisions of this Act.”.