PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 575 of the Armed Forces to carry out the strategies and guidance described in subsection (a) of such section. (c) REPORT.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall require the organization conducting the study under this section to submit to the Secretary a report on the study not later than March 1, 2000. The organization shall include in the report its findings and conclusions concerning each of the matters specified in subsection (b). (2) The Secretary shall submit the report under paragraph (1), together with the Secretary's comments on the report, to Congress not later than April 1, 2000. (d) REVISIONS TO DOD READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM. —(1) Section 117 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (A) in subsection (b)(2), by striking "with any change" and all that follows through "24 hours" and inserting "with (A) any change in the overall readiness status of a unit that is required to be reported as part of the readiness reporting system being reported within 24 hours of the event necessitating the change in readiness status, and (B) any change in the overall readiness status of an element of the training establishment or an element of defense infrastructure that is required to be reported as part of the readiness reporting system being reported within 72 hours"; and (B) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of subsection (c), by strildng "a quarterly" and inserting "an annual". (2) Subsection (b) of section 373 of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 1992) is amended by striking "January 15, 2000" and inserting "April 1, 2000". (3) Subsection (d) of such section is repealed. (e) REVISED TIME FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF QUARTERLY READI- NESS REPORTS.—Section 482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking "30 days" and inserting "45 days". SEC. 362. INDEPENDENT STUDY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SEC- ONDARY INVENTORY AND PARTS SHORTAGES. (a) INDEPENDENT STUDY REQUIRED. —In accordance with this section, the Secretary of Defense shall provide for an independent study of— (1) current levels of Department of Defense inventories of spare parts and other supplies, known as secondary inventory items, including wholesale and retail inventories; and (2) reports and evidence of Department of Defense inventory shortages adversely affecting readiness. (b) PERFORMANCE BY INDEPENDENT ENTITY. —To conduct the study under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall select the General Accounting Office, an entity in the private sector that has experience in parts and secondary inventory msinagement, or another entity outside the Department of Defense that has such experience. (c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN STUDY. —The Secretary of Defense shall require the entity conducting the study under this section to specifically evaluate the following: (1) How much of the secondary inventory retained by the Department of Defense for economic, contingency, and potential reutilization during the five-year period ending December 31, 1998, was actually used during each year of the period. Deadline. Deadlire. 10 USC 117 note. 10 USC 482 and notes.
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