United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-03-14 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:NSIAD-94-74 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-74 P0b002ee18038e1e0 f:ns94074 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-74 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-74 NSIAD-94-74 Military downsizing Military materiel Defense contracts Department of Defense contractors Foreign military sales contracts Defense industry Military coproduction agreements Foreign corporations Foreign investments in US Weapons industry C-141 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft Airborne Self-Protection Jammer DOD Title III Program ASPJ Letter Report NSIAD

The U.S. reliance on foreign sources for critical defense materials has been a source of concern for years. In response to these concerns, title III of the Defense Production Act was reactivated in 1985. The purpose of title III is to establish, expand, or maintain domestic production capacity for materials considered essential to national defense. This report discusses (1) the extent and nature of foreign involvement in the title III program, Defense Department (DOD) oversight of such involvement, and its impact of the program's effectiveness and (2) the adequacy of DOD efforts to qualify materials for defense weapon systems. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-74/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-74.htm GAO/NSIAD-94-74 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-94-74 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-94-74; Defense Production Act: Foreign Involvement and Materials Qualification in the Title III Program; Military downsizing Military materiel Defense contracts Department of Defense contractors Foreign military sales contracts Defense industry Military coproduction agreements Foreign corporations Foreign investments in US Weapons industry C-141 Aircraft F-16 Aircraft Airborne Self-Protection Jammer DOD Title III Program ASPJ Title 50 Section 2091 50 U.S.C. 2091 Public Law 102-558