UNIFORM STANDARDS THROUGHOUT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR EXPOSURE OF PERSONNEL TO PECUNIARY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

SEC. 1006. UNIFORM STANDARDS THROUGHOUT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR EXPOSURE OF PERSONNEL TO PECUNIARY LIABILITY FOR LOSS OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. (a) Extension of Army and Air Force Report-Of-Survey Procedures To Navy and Marine Corps and All Dod Civilian Employees.—(1) Chapter 165 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “§ 2787. Reports of survey “(a) Action on Reports of Survey.—Under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (c), any officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps or any civilian employee of the Department of Defense designated in accordance with those regulations may act upon reports of surveys and vouchers pertaining to the loss, spoilage, unserviceability, unsuitability, or destruction of, or damage to, property of the United States under the control of the Department of Defense. “(b) Finality of Action.—(1) Action taken under subsection (a) is final except as provided in paragraph (2). “(2) An action holding a person pecuniarily liable for loss, spoilage, destruction, or damage is not final until approved by a person designated to do so by the Secretary of a military department, commander of a combatant command, or Director of a Defense Agency, as the case may be, who has jurisdiction of the person held pecuniarily liable. The person designated to provide final approval shall be an officer of an armed force, or a civilian employee, under the jurisdiction of the official making the designation. “(c) Regulations.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section.”. (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: “2787. Reports of survey.”. (b) Extension to Members of Navy and Marine Corps of Pay Deduction Authority Pertaining to Damage or Repair of Arms and Equipment.—Section 1007(e) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking “Army or the Air Force” and inserting “Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps”. (c) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.—(1) Sections 4835 and 9835 of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.116 STAT. 2633 (2) The tables of sections at the beginning of chapters 453 and 953 of such title are amended by striking the items relating to sections 4835 and 9835, respectively. (d) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to the loss, spoilage, unserviceability, unsuitability, or destruction of, or damage to, property of the United States under the control of the Department of Defense occurring on or after the effective date of regulations prescribed pursuant to section 2787 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-section (a).