Mark Warner: “I understand that some officials in the Defense Department have been hesitant to employ a synthetic metal conditioner…”

“I understand that some officials in the Defense Department have been hesitant to employ a synthetic metal conditioner, even for testing, preferring to use only traditional lubricants. This is in spite of the fact that a great many field users in the military services strongly prefer it over standard-issue products. Would the chairman agree that, if the Department requires formal performance testing to determine the value of a synthetic metal conditioner before approving services-wide use, they should provide adequate resources from appropriated funds to conduct such performance testing?”