123STA T . 22 56PUBLIC LA W 111 –84—O CT. 28 , 2 0 0 9tolinkwh ol esa le an dr etail in v entor y levels thro ug h m ulti - e c helon modeling .(3)Ap lan to reduce the average level o f on-order secondary inventory that is e x cess to re q uirements , including a require- ment for the systemic review of such inventory for possi b le contract termination. ( 4 ) A plan for the review and validation of methods used by the military departments and the D efense L ogistics Agency to establish economic retention requirements. ( 5 ) A plan for an independent review of methods used by the military departments and the Defense Logistics Agency to establish contingency retention requirements. ( 6 ) A plan to identify items stored in secondary inventory that require substantial amounts of storage space and shift such items, where practicable, to direct vendor delivery. ( 7 ) A plan for a comprehensive assessment of inventory items on hand that have no recurring demands, including the development of — (A) metrics to track years of no demand for items in stock
and ( B ) procedures for ensuring the systemic review of such items for potential reutili z ation or disposal. ( 8 ) A plan to more aggressively pursue disposal reviews and actions on stocks identified for potential reutilization or disposal. (c) G A OREPORTS .— ( 1 ) ASSESS M E N TO F P LA N.— N ot later than 6 0 days after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is sub- mitted as specified in that subsection, the C omptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of the extent to which the plan meets the requirements of this section. ( 2 ) ASSESSMENT OF I MPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 18 months after the date on which the plan required by subsection (a) is submitted, the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of the extent to which the plan has been effectively implemented by each military department and by the Defense Logistics Agency. (d) I N V ENTOR YTH AT IS EXC ESS TO RE QU IREMENTS DEFINE D .— In this section, the term ‘ ‘inventory that is excess to requirements ’ ’ means inventory that— (1) is excess to the approved acquisition ob j ective concerned; and (2) is not needed for the purposes of economic retention or contingency retention. SEC.329 . MODIF IC AT IO N OF DATE FO R S UB MITTA L TO CON G RESS OF ANNUAL RE P ORT ON FUNDING FOR PUBLIC AND PRI -V ATE PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR W OR K LOADS. S ection 2466(d)(1) of title 10, U nited States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘April 1 of each year’’ and inserting ‘‘ 9 0 days after the date on which the budget of the P resident for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31’’.
