,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #deff  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ah1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,grassley 7for himself and    
,ms4 ,warren7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,armed ,services   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,navy1 the ,secretary of the ,air  
,force1 and the ,secretary of the ,army 
to carry out a pilot program on         
producing parts through reverse         
engineering1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,findings ,congress makes the       
following findings3 7#a7 ,reverse       
,engineering should be used by the      
,department of ,defense1 the ,defense   
,logistics ,agency1 the ,department of  
the ,navy1 the ,department of the ,army1
 and the ,department of the ,air ,force 
to ensure that the ,department of       
,defense receives the best price for    
spare parts and increases competition in
 the marketplace4  7#b7 ,the findings of
 the ,july #bjai report by the          

,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states that was submitted to the       
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,senate1 entitled ,defense ,logistics   
,agency ,small ,businesses ,participate 
in ,reverse ,engineering of ,spare      
,parts1 demonstrates that reverse       
engineering results in lowered prices   
and cost savings of spare parts and     
increased competition in the spare parts
 marketplace4 ,the same report found    
small businesses did not identify       
concerns with how the ,defense          
,logistics ,agency handles intellectual 
property and that the ,defense          
,logistics ,agency had not received any 
complaints about their intellectual     
property being used inappropriately4    
7#c7 ,the ,naval ,air ,systems          
,command's ,advanced ,laser ,data       
,acquisition ,center1 the ,air ,force's 
,tinker ,reverse ,engineering and       
,critical ,tooling ,lab1 and the ,army's
 ,cyber ,command's reverse engineering  
of ,internet of ,things devices1        

demonstrates there is precedent for the 
,department of the ,navy1 the           
,department of the ,army1 and the       
,department of the ,air ,force to       
conduct reverse engineering programs4   
7#d7 ,intellectual property rights can  
help spur innovation and strengthen the 
economy of the ,united ,states4 ,the    
,secretary of the ,army1 the ,secretary 
of the ,navy1 and the ,secretary of the 
,air ,force should consult with the     
,defense ,logistics ,agency and utilize 
the best practices to protect           
intellectual property rights as         
described in the report described in    
paragraph 7#b74  7#e7 ,reverse          
,engineering ensures efficiency in the  
manufacturing processes of military     
equipment ensuring timely delivery and  
development of military equipment4  #b4 
,pilot program on use of reverse        
engineering for production of parts  7a7
 ,pilot program required ,not later than
 #b years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act and              

notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 the ,secretary of the ,navy1 the   
,secretary of the ,air ,force1 and the  
,secretary of the ,army shall jointly1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,defense and the ,director of the       
,defense ,logistics ,agency1 complete a 
pilot program to assess the feasibility 
and advisability of producing parts     
through reverse engineering4  7b7       
,identification of parts ,in carrying   
out the pilot program required by       
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,navy1 the ,secretary of the ,air       
,force1 and the ,secretary of the ,army 
shall each identify parts1 especially   
those procured on a sole source basis1  
that can be produced and competed       
through reverse engineering4  7c7       
,production of parts through reverse    
engineering ,in carrying out the pilot  
program1 the secretaries described in   
subsection 7b7 shall each1              
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 produce not fewer than #ej parts1  

identified under such subsection1       
through reverse engineering4  7d7       
,identification of savings ,in carrying 
out the pilot program required by       
subsection 7a71 the secretaries         
described in subsection 7b7 shall each  
identify savings that were obtained     
through the use of reverse engineering  
for the production of the parts under   
the pilot program4  7e7 ,interim report 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than one    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the secretaries described in 
subsection 7b7 shall1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 submit 
to the congressional defense committees 
an initial report on the pilot program  
carried out under subsection 7a74  7#b7 
,contents ,the report submitted pursuant
 to paragraph 7#a7 shall include the    
following3 7,a7 ,the initial findings of
 the secretaries with respect to the    
matters identified under subsections 7b7
 and 7c74  7,b7 ,such recommendations as
 the secretaries may have for           

,department of ,defense contracting     
guidance and procedures4  7f7 ,final    
report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than
 two years after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the secretaries 
described in subsection 7b7 shall1 in   
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 submit to the congressional   
defense committees and make available to
 the public a final report on the pilot 
program completed under subsection 7a74 
7#b7 ,contents ,the report submitted    
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall include
 the following3 7,a7 ,the findings of   
the secretaries with respect to the     
matters identified under subsections 7b7
 and 7c74  7,b7 ,such recommendations as
 the secretaries may have for           
,department of ,defense contracting     
guidance and procedures4  7,c7 ,a       
description of the lessons learned by   
the secretaries in carrying out the     
pilot program4  7g7 ,definition of      
congressional defense committees ,in    
this section1 the term congressional    

defense committees has the meaning given
 such term in section #aja7;a7 of title 
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4