### Question
Can you define what technology and industrial base sector means?


### Answer
**Technology and industrial base sector** is defined as the following in *10 U.S.C. § 2491*:

> a group of public or private persons and organizations that engage in, or are capable of engaging in, similar research, development, or production activities

#### 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**

