TESTING, QUALIFICATION, AND USE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES DEVELOPED UNDER TITLE III PROJECTS.

SEC. 126. TESTING, QUALIFICATION, AND USE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES DEVELOPED UNDER TITLE III PROJECTS. (a) In General.— Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the single governmentwide Federal Acquisition Regulation, referred to in section 25(c)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 421(c)(1)) shall be amended to provide for testing and qualification (pursuant to subsection (b)) and use (pursuant to subsection (c)) of the industrial resources manufactured or developed with assistance provided under section 301, 302, or 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950. (b) Testing and Qualification.— Any testing and qualification required for the use or incorporation of the industrial resource developed or manufactured with such assistance shall be undertaken upon the request of the title III project contractor and the costs of such testing and qualification shall be borne by the department or agency imposing the testing and qualification requirement. (c) Use.— Upon qualification, the industrial resource shall be eligible for use with respect to the development and manufacture of a major system or an item of supply being undertaken by an executive agency. (d) Definitions.— For purposes of this section— (1) the term “industrial resources” has the same meaning as in section 702(11) of the Defense Production Act of 1950; (2) the term “item of supply” has the same meaning as in section 4(10) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; (3) the term “major system” has the same meaning as in section 4(9) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act; and (4) the term “title III project contractor” means a contractor who has received assistance for the development or manufacture of an industrial resource under section 301, 302, or 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2091–2093).