10 U.S.C. § 2508
Section 2508 · Renumbered § 4817]
Current version, with additions and removals from the January 7, 2011 version.
(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish an Industrial Base Fund (in this section referred to as the “Fund”).
(a) Establishment.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish an Industrial Base Fund (in this section referred to as the "Fund").
(c) Amounts in Fund.—The Fund shall consist of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Fund.
(c) Amounts in Fund.—The Fund shall consist of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Fund.
(d) Use of Fund.—Subject to subsection (e), the Fund shall be used—
(d) Use of Fund.—Subject to subsection (e), the Fund shall be used—
(1) to support the monitoring and assessment of the industrial base required by this chapter;
(1) to support the monitoring and assessment of the industrial base required by this chapter;
(2) to address critical issues in the industrial base relating to urgent operational needs;
(2) to address critical issues in the industrial base relating to urgent operational needs;
(3) to support efforts to expand the industrial base; and
(3) to support efforts to expand the industrial base; and
(4) to address supply chain vulnerabilities.
(4) to address supply chain vulnerabilities.
(e) Use of Fund Subject to Appropriations.—The authority of the Secretary of Defense to use the Fund under this section in any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.
(e) Use of Fund Subject to Appropriations.—The authority of the Secretary of Defense to use the Fund under this section in any fiscal year is subject to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.
(f) Expenditures.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for expending monies in the Fund in support of the uses identified in subsection (d), including the following:
(f) Expenditures.—The Secretary shall establish procedures for expending monies in the Fund in support of the uses identified in subsection (d), including the following:
(1) Direct obligations from the Fund.
(1) Direct obligations from the Fund.
(2) Transfers of monies from the Fund to relevant appropriations of the Department of Defense.
(2) Transfers of monies from the Fund to relevant appropriations of the Department of Defense.