Sec. 1271. Review of and report on overdue acquisition and cross-servicing agreement transactions
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The Secretary of Defense, acting through the official designated to provide oversight of acquisition and cross-servicing agreements under section 2342(f) of title 10, United States Code, shall conduct a review of acquisition and cross-servicing transactions for which reimbursement to the United States is overdue under section 2345 of that title. Not later than March 1, 2021, the designated official described in subsection
(a)shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the review. The report required by paragraph
(1)shall include the following: For each acquisition and cross-servicing transaction valued at $1,000,000 or more for which reimbursement to the United States was overdue as of October 1, 2019— the total amount of the transaction; the unreimbursed balance of the transaction; the date on which the original transaction was made; the date on which the most recent request for payment was sent to the relevant foreign partner; and a plan for securing reimbursement from the foreign partner. A description of the steps taken to implement the recommendations made in the report of the Government Accountability Office entitled Defense Logistics Agreements: DOD Should Improve Oversight and Seek Payment from Foreign Partners for Thousands of Orders It Identifies as Overdue issued in March 2020, including efforts to validate data reported under this subsection and in the system of record for acquisition and cross-servicing agreements of the Department of Defense. The amount of reimbursement received from foreign partners for each order— for which the reimbursement is recorded as overdue in the system of record for acquisition and cross-servicing agreements of the Department of Defense; and that was authorized during the period beginning in October 2013 and ending in September 2020. A plan for improving recordkeeping of acquisition and cross-servicing transactions and ensuring timely reimbursement by foreign partners. Any other matter considered relevant by the designated official described in subsection (a).