EXPANSION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT TO MAKE CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL BASE.

SEC. 815. EXPANSION OF APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENT TO MAKE CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM SMALL ARMS PRODUCTION INDUSTRIAL BASE. (a) M–2 and M–60 Machine Guns.—In fulfilling the requirement under subsection (e) of section 809 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105–261; 112 Stat. 2086; 10 U.S.C. 2473 note), if the Secretary of the Army determines that it is necessary to protect the small arms production industrial base, the Secretary shall exercise the authority under subsection (f) of such section with regard to M–2 and M–60 machine guns. (b) Covered Property and Services.—Section 2473(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking “Repair” and inserting “Critical repair”; (B) by striking “including repair parts”; and (C) by inserting “only” after “consisting”; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding “such” after “Modifications of”.