SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN DEPOT-LEVEL WORK BY FOREIGN CONTRACTORS.

SEC. 344. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN DEPOT-LEVEL WORK BY FOREIGN CONTRACTORS. (a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Defense should not contract for the performance by a person or organization described in subsection (b) of any depot-level maintenance work on equipment located in the United States if the Secretary determines that the work could be performed in the United States on a cost-effective basis and without significant adverse effect on the readiness of the Armed Forces. (b) Covered Persons and Organizations.—A person or organization referred to in subsection (a) is a person or organization which is not part of the national technology and industrial base, as such term is defined in section 2491(1) of title 10, United States Code.