Sec. 1048. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM
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## SEC. 1048 INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center, or another appropriate independent entity, with relevant expertise to conduct an evaluation of the Department of Defense excess property program under section 2576a of title 10, United States Code. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit such evaluation to the congressional defense committees. ###
(b)Elements of Evaluation The evaluation required under paragraph
(1)shall include each of the following: ####
(1)A review of the current listing of “authorized”, “controlled”, and “prohibited” items as defined by Executive Order 13688 and by Department of Defense policy, guidance, and instruction, as well as why each item is currently assigned to each category. ####
(2)A review of the preferences and any associated prioritization provided to Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency requests for excess equipment to be used in border security, counterdrug, and counterterrorism activities, pursuant to section 2576a(a)(1)(A) of title 10 United States Code, including the overall numbers and percentages of equipment provided and used under these preferential categories. ####
(3)Whether the Department of Defense has bought a type of equipment and declared as excess the same type of equipment during the same year, and if so, how much such equipment. ####
(4)The type of information being collected by State coordinators and the Defense Logistics Agency when a request for equipment is made, and whether or not that information is sufficient to demonstrate a need for the equipment requested by the law enforcement agency making the request. ####
(5)The extent to which State coordinators and the Defense Logistics Agency deny requests for equipment and the reasons for such denials. ####
(6)The extent to which law enforcement agencies have been suspended from participating in the program and the reasons for such suspensions. ####
(7)Any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate.
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INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXCESS PROPERTY PROGRAM
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