Sec. 331. Strategy for improving asset visibility and in-transit visibility
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a comprehensive strategy for improving asset visibility tracking and in-transit visibility across the Department of Defense, together with the plans of the military departments for implementing the strategy. The strategy and implementation plans required under paragraph
(1)shall include the following elements: A comprehensive statement that summarizes the main purpose of the strategy. A description of the issues to be addressed by the strategy, the scope of the strategy, and the process by which it was developed. The overarching goals and objectives that address the overall results desired from implementation of the strategy. A description of steps to achieve those results, as well as milestones and performance measures to gauge results. An estimate of the costs associated with executing the plan, and the sources and types of resources and investments, including skills, technology, human capital, information, and other resources, required to meet the goals and objectives. A description of roles and responsibilities for managing and overseeing the implementation of the strategy and the establishment of mechanisms for multiple stakeholders to coordinate their efforts throughout implementation and make necessary adjustments to the strategy based on performance. A description of a description of key factors external to the Department of Defense and beyond its control that could significantly affect the achievement of the long-term goals contained in the strategy. Not later than one year after the strategy is submitted under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of the extent to which the strategy and its accompanying implementation plans— include the elements set forth under subsection (a)(2); align to achieve the overarching asset visibility and in-transit visibility goals and objectives of the Department of Defense; and have been implemented.