PUBLIC LAW 102-558—OCT. 28, 1992 106 STAT. 4213

"(1) IN GENERAL.—The President, acting through the Sec-
retary of Defense and the heads of such other Federal agencies
as the President may determine to be appropriate, shall provide
for the establishment of an information system on the domestic
defense industrial base which—

"(A) meets the requirements of this section; and
"(B) includes a systematic continuous procedure, to
collect and analyze information necessary to evaluate—
"(i) the adequacy of domestic industrial capacity
to furnish critical components and critical technology
items essential to the national security of the United
States;

"(ii) dependence on foreign sources for critical com-
ponents and critical technology items essential to
defense production; and

"(in) the reliability of foreign sources for critical
components and critical technology items.
"(2) INCORPORATION OF DINET.—The Defense Information
Network (or DINET), as established and maintained by the
Secretary of Defense on the date of enactment of the Defense
Production Act Amendments of 1992, shall be incorporated
into the system established pursuant to paragraph (1).

"(3) USE OF INFORMATION.—Information collected and ana-
lyzed under the procedure established pursuant to paragraph
(1) shall constitute a basis for making any determination to
exercise any authority under this Act and a procedure for
using such information shall be integrated into the decision-
making process with regard to the exercise of any such author-
ity.

"(b) SOURCES OF INFORMATION.—
"(1) FOREIGN DEPENDENCE.—

"(A) SCOPE OF INFORMATION REVIEW.—The procedure
established to meet the requirement of subsection
(a)(l)(B)(ii) shall address defense production with respect
to the operations of prime contractors and at least the
first 2 tiers of subcontractors, or at lower tiers if a critical
component is identified at such lower tier.

"(B) USE OF EXISTING DATA COLLECTION AND REVIEW

CAPABILITIES.—To the extent feasible and appropriate, the
President shall build upon existing methods of data collec-
tion and analysis and shall integrate information available
from intelligence agencies with respect to industrial and
technological conditions in foreign countries.

"(C) INITIAL EMPHASIS ON PRIORITY LISTS.—In establish-
ing the procedure referred to in subparagraph (A), the
Secretary may place initial emphasis on the production
of critical components and critical technology items.
"(2) PRODUCTION BASE ANALYSIS.—

"(A) COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW.—The analysis of the pro-
duction base for any major system acquisition included
in the information system maintained pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall, in addition to any information and analy-
ses the President may require—

"(i) include a review of all subcontractors and sup-
pliers, beginning with any raw material, special alloy,
or composite material involved in the production of"
a completed system;