Sec. 355. Defense personal property program
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There is established an advisory group on the defense personal property program, to be known as the Global Household Relocation Services Advisory Committee . The advisory group shall be comprised of 15 members appointed from among individuals who represent appropriate entities as follows: One member representing United States Transportation Command appointed by the Commander of United States Transportation Command. A flag or general officer of the Armed Forces representing each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard appointed by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard, respectively.
Four members representing appropriate transportation service providers, including two small business concerns, appointed by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. Five members representing consumer representatives who are members of the Armed Forces or spouses of members of the Armed Forces, one of whom is appointed by the senior non-commissioned officer of each of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The advisory group shall convene regularly to provide to the Secretary of Defense feedback on the execution of, and any recommended changes to, the global household goods contract.
Not later than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal quarter, the advisory group shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the activities and recommendations of the advisory group during such fiscal quarter. The requirement to submit a report under subparagraph
(A)shall terminate on the termination date specified under paragraph (5)(A). The advisory group shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of United States Transportation Command shall prepare a business case analysis for the proposed award of a global household goods contract for the defense personal property program. None of the funds authorized to be appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2020 shall be available to enter into a global household goods contract until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the Commander of United States Transportation Command provides to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— the business case analysis required by subsection (b); and the proposed structure and meeting schedule for the advisory group established under subsection (a). In this section: The term global household goods contract means the solicitation managed by United States Transportation Command to engage a private entity to manage the defense personal property program. The term defense personal property program means the Department of Defense program used to manage the shipment of the baggage and household effects of members of the Armed Forces under section 476 of title 37, United States Code.