2013 US Code
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Subtitle A - General Military Law (§§ 101 - 2925)
Part IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT (§§ 2201 - 2925)
Chapter 145 - CATALOGING AND STANDARDIZATION (§§ 2451 - 2458)
Section 2458 - Inventory management policies
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 10 - ARMED FORCES |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 10 - ARMED FORCES Subtitle A - General Military Law PART IV - SERVICE, SUPPLY, AND PROCUREMENT CHAPTER 145 - CATALOGING AND STANDARDIZATION Sec. 2458 - Inventory management policies |
Contains | section 2458 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 101-510, div. A, title III, §323(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1530; amended Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title III, §347(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1347. |
Statutes at Large References | 104 Stat. 1530 105 Stat. 1347 110 Stat. 266 111 Stat. 1718 112 Stat. 1980, 1981 113 Stat. 576 114 Stat. 1654 123 Stat. 2255 |
Public Law References | Public Law 101-510, Public Law 102-190, Public Law 104-106, Public Law 105-85, Public Law 105-261, Public Law 106-65, Public Law 106-398, Public Law 111-84 |
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(a)
(1) establish maximum levels for inventory items sufficient to achieve and maintain only those levels for inventory items necessary for the national defense;
(2) provide guidance to item managers and other appropriate officials on how effectively to eliminate wasteful practices in the acquisition and management of inventory items; and
(3) set forth a uniform system for the valuation of inventory items by the military departments and Defense Agencies.
(b)
(Added Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, §323(a)(1), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1530; amended Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title III, §347(a), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1347.)
AMENDMENTS1991—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–190 added par. (3).
IMPLEMENTATION OF 1991 AMENDMENTSecretary of Defense to establish uniform system of valuation described in subsec. (a)(3) of this section not later than 180 days after Dec. 5, 1991, see section 347(c) of Pub. L. 102–190, set out as a note under section 2721 of this title.
IMPROVEMENT OF INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PRACTICESPub. L. 111–84, div. A, title III, §328, Oct. 28, 2009, 123 Stat. 2255, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) A plan for a comprehensive review of demand-forecasting procedures to identify and correct any systematic weaknesses in such procedures, including the development of metrics to identify bias toward over-forecasting and adjust forecasting methods accordingly.
"(2) A plan to accelerate the efforts of the Department of Defense to achieve total asset visibility, including efforts to link wholesale and retail inventory levels through multi-echelon modeling.
"(3) A plan to reduce the average level of on-order secondary inventory that is excess to requirements, including a requirement for the systemic review of such inventory for possible contract termination.
"(4) A plan for the review and validation of methods used by the military departments and the Defense Logistics 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 reutilization or disposal.
"(8) A plan to more aggressively pursue disposal reviews and actions on stocks identified for potential reutilization or disposal.
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"(1)
"(2)
"(d)
"(1) is excess to the approved acquisition objective concerned; and
"(2) is not needed for the purposes of economic retention or contingency retention."
REPORT ON INVENTORY AND CONTROL OF MILITARY EQUIPMENTPub. L. 106–65, div. A, title III, §363, Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 576, provided that not later than Aug. 31, 2000, the Secretary of Defense was to submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the inventory and control of the military equipment of the Department of Defense as of the end of fiscal year 1999, and that not later than Nov. 30, 2000, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense was to review the report and submit comments to the committees.
BEST COMMERCIAL INVENTORY PRACTICES FOR MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SUPPLY ITEMSPub. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, §347, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1980, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(c)
"(2) Not later than 18 months after the date on which the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency submits to Congress a schedule for implementing best commercial inventory practices under section 395 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 (Public Law 105–85; 111 Stat. 1718; 10 U.S.C. 2458 note), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an evaluation of the extent to which best commercial inventory practices are being implemented in the Defense Logistics Agency in accordance with that schedule."
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OF IN-TRANSIT ITEMSPub. L. 105–261, div. A, title III, §349, Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 1981, as amended by Pub. L. 106–398, §1 [[div. A], title III, §386], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–88, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(c)
"(1) The vulnerability of in-transit secondary items to loss through fraud, waste, and abuse.
"(2) Loss of oversight of in-transit secondary items, including any loss of oversight when items are being transported by commercial carriers.
"(3) Loss of accountability for in-transit secondary items due to either a delay of delivery of the items or a lack of notification of a delivery of the items.
"(d)
"(1) The actions to be taken by the Department, including specific actions to address underlying weaknesses in the controls over items being shipped.
"(2) Statements of objectives.
"(3) Performance measures and schedules.
"(4) An identification of any resources necessary for implementing the required actions, together with an estimate of the annual costs.
"(5) The key management elements for monitoring, and for measuring the progress achieved in, the implementation of the plan, including—
"(A) the assignment of oversight responsibility for each action identified pursuant to paragraph (1);
"(B) a description of the resources required for oversight; and
"(C) an estimate of the annual cost of oversight.
"(e)
"(2) The Comptroller General shall monitor any implementation of the plan and, not later than 1 year after the date referred to in paragraph (1), submit to Congress an assessment of the extent to which the plan has been implemented.
"(f)
Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title III, §395, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1718, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) Medical and pharmaceutical.
"(2) Subsistence.
"(3) Clothing and textiles.
"(4) Commercially available electronics.
"(5) Construction.
"(6) Industrial.
"(7) Automotive.
"(8) Fuel.
"(9) Facilities maintenance.
"(c)
"(d)
Pub. L. 104–106, div. A, title III, §352, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 266, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) Food and clothing.
"(2) Medical and pharmaceutical supplies.
"(3) Automotive, electrical, fuel, and construction supplies.
"(4) Other consumable inventory items the Secretary considers appropriate."
DATE OF ISSUANCE OF POLICYPub. L. 101–510, div. A, title III, §323(b), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1530, provided that: "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 [Nov. 5, 1990]."
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