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104 STAT. 1530 PUBLIC LAW 101-510—NOV. 5, 1990 days after the date on which the agency or component submits a report to Congress outlining the reasons why such reductions or furloughs are required and including a description of any changes in workload and manpower requirements that will result from those reductions or furloughs. SEC. 323. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT POLICIES (a) IN GENERAL.— (1) Chapter 145 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 2458. Inventory management policies "(a) PoucY REQUIRED.— The Secretary of Defense shall issue a single, uniform policy on the management of inventory items of the Department of Defense. Such policy shall— "(1) establish maximum levels for inventory items sufficient to achieve and maintain only those levels for inventory items necessary for the national defense; and "(2) provide guidance to item mansigers and other appropriate officials on how effectively to eliminate wasteful practices in the acquisition and management of inventory items. "O J) PERSONNEL EVALUATIONS. —The Secretary of Defense shall establish procedures to ensure that, with regard to item managers and other personnel responsible for the acquisition and management of inventory items of the Department of Defense, personnel appraisal systems for such personnel give appropriate consideration to efforts made by such personnel to eliminate wasteful practices and achieve cost savings in the acquisition and management of inventory items.". (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "2458. Inventory management policies.". 10 ysc 2458 (b) DATE OF ISSUANCE OF POLICY.— The policy required by section 2458(a) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall be issued not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 324. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO DONATE FOOD TO CHARITABLE NONPROFIT FOOD BANKS (a) INCLUSION OF MESS FOOD, MEALS READY-TO-EAT, AND OTHER FOOD.— Section 2485 of title 10, United States C!ode, is amended— (1) by striking out "commissary store" in subsection (a); (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(b) Food that may be donated under this section is commissary store food, mess food, meals ready-to-eat (MREs), and other food available to the Secretary of a military department that— "(1) is certified as edible by appropriate food inspection technicians; "(2) would otherwise be destroyed as unusable; and "(3) in the case of commissary store food, is unmarketable and unsaleable."; and (3) by striking out "A donation" in subsection (c) and inserting in lieu thereof "In the case of commissary store food, a donation". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS. — (1) The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: note.