; or (C) pursuant to such necessary and reasonable waivers ; and (3) in subsection (e), by striking five years after and inserting eight years after . 873. Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition (a) Pilot program for combatant command use of defense acquisition workforce development account Each commander of a geographic combatant command may use amounts from the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account established under section 1705 of title 10, United States Code, to hire not more than two members of the acquisition workforce (as defined in section 101 of such title) or contracting officers to advise the combatant command on the processes for foreign military sales authorized under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2761 et seq. ) and the Department of Defense security cooperation processes under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, for the purpose of facilitating the effective implementation of such processes. (b) Industry day (1) In general Not later than March 1, 2024, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct an event to be known as the industry day — (A) to raise awareness and understanding among officials of foreign governments, covered embassy personnel, and representatives of the defense industrial base with respect to the role of the Department of Defense in implementing the foreign military sales process and the Department of Defense security cooperation process; and (B) to raise awareness— (i) within the private sector of the United States with respect to— (I) foreign demand for United States weapon systems; and (II) potential foreign industry partnering opportunities