INVENTORY MANAGEMENT.

SEC. 395. INVENTORY MANAGEMENT. (a) Development and Submission of Schedule.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall develop and submit to Congress a schedule for implementing within the agency, for the supplies and equipment described in subsection (b), inventory practices identified by the Director as being the best commercial inventory practices for the acquisition and distribution of such supplies and equipment consistent with military requirements. The schedule shall provide for the implementation of such practices to be completed not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Covered Supplies and Equipment.—Subsection (a) shall apply to the following types of supplies and equipment for the Department of Defense: (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.111 STAT. 1719 (c) Definition.—For purposes of this section, the term “best commercial inventory practice” includes a so-called prime vendor arrangement and any other practice that the Director determines will enable the Defense Logistics Agency to reduce inventory levels and holding costs while improving the responsiveness of the supply system to user needs. (d) Report on Expansion of Covered Supplies and Equipment.—Not later than March 1, 1998, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the feasibility of expanding the list of covered supplies and equipment under subsection (b) to include repairable items.