### Question
How does General Military Law define Defense Industrial Reserve?


### Answer
Under *10 U.S.C. § 2535*, **Defense Industrial Reserve** is defined as:

> (A) a general reserve of industrial manufacturing equipment, including machine tools, selected by the Secretary of Defense for retention for national defense or for other emergency use

#### Citation:
  - *10 U.S.C. § 2535*
  - 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 V-MISCELLANEOUS TECHNOLOGY BASE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS**

