### Question
How is the term manufacturing extension program defined?


### Answer
The term **manufacturing extension program** is defined in *10 U.S.C. § 2491* as the following:

> a public or private, nonprofit program for the improvement of the quality, productivity, and performance of United States-based small manufacturing firms in the United States

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2491*
  - Heading: **Subtitle A-General Military Law > PART IV-SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT > CHAPTER 148-NATIONAL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE, DEFENSE REINVESTMENT, AND DEFENSE CONVERSION > SUBCHAPTER I-DEFINITIONS**

