Sec. 341. ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AND MODIFICATIONS OF ANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT
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## SEC. 341 ANNUAL CERTIFICATION AND MODIFICATIONS OF ANNUAL REPORT ON PREPOSITIONED MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT ###
(a)Annual Certification Section 2229 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(d) Annual Certification > > > ####
(1)> > Not later than the date of the submission of the President’s budget request for a fiscal year under section 1105 of title 31, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees certification in writing that the prepositioned stocks of each of the military departments meet all operations plans, in both fill and readiness, that are in effect as of the date of the submission of the certification. > > > #### “(2) > > If, for any year, the Secretary cannot certify that any of the prepositioned stocks meet such operations plans, the Secretary shall include with the certification for that year a list of the operations plans affected, a description of any measures that have been taken to mitigate any risk associated with prepositioned stock shortfalls, and an anticipated timeframe for the replenishment of the stocks. > > > #### “(3) > > A certification under this subsection shall be in an unclassified form but may have a classified annex.” > . ###
(b)Annual Report Section 2229a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: > > #### “(7) > > A list of any non-standard items slated for inclusion in the prepositioned stocks and a plan for funding the inclusion and sustainment of such items. > > > #### “(8) > > A list of any equipment used in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom slated for retrograde and subsequent inclusion in the prepositioned stocks. > > > #### “(9) > > An efficiency strategy for limited shelf-life medical stock replacement. > > > #### “(10) > > The status of efforts to develop a joint strategy, integrate service requirements, and eliminate redundancies. > > > #### “(11) > > The operational planning assumptions used in the formulation of prepositioned stock levels and composition. > > > #### “(12) > > A list of any strategic plans affected by changes to the levels, composition, or locations of the prepositioned stocks and a description of any action taken to mitigate any risk that such changes may create.” > .