10 U.S.C. § 2341: Authority to acquire logistic support, supplies, and services for elements of the armed forces deployed outside the United States

acquire from the Governments of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries, from North Atlantic Treaty Organization subsidiary bodies, and from the United Nations Organization or any regional international organization logistic support, supplies, and services for elements of the armed forces deployed outside the United States; and has a defense alliance with the United States; permits the stationing of members of the armed forces in such country or the homeporting of naval vessels of the United States in such country; has agreed to preposition materiel of the United States in such country; or serves as the host country to military exercises which include elements of the armed forces or permits other military operations by the armed forces in such country. The Secretary of Defense shall establish a contested logistics demonstration and prototyping program to identify, develop, demonstrate, and field capabilities for product support in order to reduce or mitigate the risks associated with operations in a contested logistics environment. Identify ways to capitalize on the inherent interoperability, commonality, and interchangeability of platforms and information systems operated by the United States and one or more covered nations, including to enable effective maintenance and repair activities in a contested logistics environment. commercial best practices for rapid supply support; advanced manufacturing (as defined in section 4841(f) of title 10 , United States Code) facilities for rapid, distributed production of parts closer to the point of use; and common or shared parts pools. Explore opportunities to expand the ability to preposition or store materials needed to enable rapid surge capability or to support operations in a contested logistics environment. Identify, develop, demonstrate, and field effective and efficient means of conducting repairs of equipment away from permanent repair facilities. Explore flexible approaches to contracting and use of partnership agreements to enable use or development of the capabilities of covered product support providers to effectively, efficiently, and timely satisfy the product support requirements of a combat commander and any applicable covered nation in a contested logistics environment. Identify the resources, including any additional authorizations, required by the Secretary of Defense to reduce or mitigate the risks associated with operations in a contested logistics environment. Identify and document impediments to the performance of product support by covered product support providers in a contested logistics environment, including impediments created by statute, regulation, policy, agency guidance, or limitations on expenditure, transfer, or receipt of funds for product support in contested logistics environments. the person responsible for requesting such waiver or exemption; the criteria for approval of such waiver or exemption; and the person responsible for approving such waiver or exemption. The Secretary may establish a product support arrangement, including an agreement for prepositioning or storage of materials, with a covered product support provider to enable a rapid response in a contingency operation (as defined in section 101(a) of title 10 , United States Code) to the product support requirements of such contingency operation. In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may, in accordance with section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2753 ), use the authorities under sections 2342, 2474, 3601, 4021, and 4022 of title 10, United States Code. any recommendations to reduce impediments to meeting the requirements of a combatant command or covered nation for product support in a contested logistics environment; a summary of impediments identified under subsection (b)(7) and specific recommendations for necessary changes to statutory, regulatory, policy, agency guidance, or current limitations on expenditure, transfer, or receipt of funds to carry out the product support activities under this pilot indefinitely; a summary of waivers or exemptions identified under subsection (b)(8), along with any recommendations for changes to the processes for obtaining such waivers or exemptions; and recommendations for improving the Program, including whether to extend or make the Program permanent. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance implementing the Program. The authority under this section shall terminate December 31, 2030 . Not later than September 30, 2027 , and biannually thereafter until the termination date in subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the senior official responsible for integration of global logistics (as designated in section 2229b of this title ), shall incorporate the requirements of the Program into a joint exercise that focuses on the contested logistics environment. The term ‘contested logistics environment’ has the meaning given such term in section 2926 of title 10 , United States Code. Australia; Canada; Japan; New Zealand; the Republic of Korea; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; or other nations as designated as a covered nation for the purposes of this Program by the Secretary. a product support provider that includes an entity within the government of a covered nation; a private sector product support provider; or a product support integrator domiciled in the United States or a covered nation. The terms ‘product support’, ‘product support integrator’, and ‘product support provider’ have the meanings given, respectively, in section 4324 of title 10 , United States Code. a platform or information system operated by the United States and the covered nation of such covered product support provider; or a subsystem or components of such a platform or information system. Performance-based logistics. Sustainment support. Contractor logistics support. Life-cycle product support. Weapon system product support. The term ‘Program’ means the demonstration and prototyping program established under subsection (a). The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Defense.”