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[CITE: 10USC2197]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                    Subtitle A--General Military Law
 
                    PART III--TRAINING AND EDUCATION
 
 CHAPTER 111--SUPPORT OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION
 
Sec. 2197. Manufacturing experts in the classroom

    (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of 
Commerce, shall conduct a program to support the following activities of 
one or more manufacturing experts at institutions of higher education:
        (1) Identifying the education and training requirements of 
    United States manufacturing firms located in the same geographic 
    region as an institution participating in the program.
        (2) Assisting in the development of teaching curricula for 
    classroom and in-factory education and training classes at such an 
    institution.
        (3) Teaching such classes and overseeing the teaching of such 
    classes by others.
        (4) Improving the knowledge and expertise of permanent faculty 
    and staff of such an institution.
        (5) Marketing the programs and facilities of such an institution 
    to firms referred to in paragraph (1).
        (6) Coordinating the activities described in the other 
    provisions of this subsection with other programs conducted by the 
    Federal Government, any State, any local government, or any private, 
    nonprofit organization to modernize United States manufacturing 
    firms, especially the regional centers for the transfer of 
    manufacturing technology and programs receiving financial assistance 
    under section 2196 of this title.

    (b) Merit Competition.--Applications for assistance under this 
section shall be evaluated on the basis of merit pursuant to competitive 
procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
    (c) Selection Criteria.--The Secretary shall select institutions for 
the award of financial assistance under this section from among 
institutions submitting applications for such assistance that--
        (1) demonstrate that the proposed activities are of an 
    appropriate scale and a sufficient quality to ensure long term 
    improvement in the applicant's capability to serve the education and 
    training needs of United States manufacturing firms in the same 
    region as the applicant;
        (2) demonstrate a significant level of industry involvement and 
    support;
        (3) demonstrate attention to the needs of any United States 
    industries that supply manufactured products to the Department of 
    Defense or to a contractor of the Department of Defense; and
        (4) meet such other criteria as the Secretary may prescribe.

    (d) Federal Support.--The amount of financial assistance furnished 
to an institution under this section may not exceed 50 percent of the 
estimated cost of carrying out the activities proposed to be supported 
in part with such financial assistance for the period for which the 
assistance is to be provided. In no event may the amount of the 
financial assistance provided to an institution exceed $250,000 per 
year. The period for which financial assistance is provided an 
institution under this section shall be at least two years unless such 
assistance is earlier terminated for cause determined by the Secretary.
    (e) Manufacturing Expert Defined.--In this section, the term 
``manufacturing expert'' means manufacturing managers and workers having 
experience in the organization of production and education and training 
needs and other experts in manufacturing.

(Added Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title VIII, Sec. 825(a)(1), Dec. 5, 
1991, 105 Stat. 1440; amended Pub. L. 102-484, div. D, title XLII, 
Sec. 4238(a), (b)(1), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2694.)


                               Amendments

    1992--Pub. L. 102-484, Sec. 4238(b)(1), substituted ``experts'' for 
``managers'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-484, Sec. 4238(a)(1), struck out ``managers 
and'' after ``manufacturing'' in introductory provisions.
    Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102-484, Sec. 4238(a)(2), added subsec. (e).
