[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S4457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 436. Mr. ROUNDS (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2810, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title III, add the following:

     SEC. 338. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR SHARING DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE BEST PRACTICES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a 
     comprehensive plan for the sharing of best practices for 
     depot-level maintenance among the military services.
       (b) Elements.--The comprehensive plan required under 
     subsection (a) shall cover the sharing of best practices with 
     regard to--
       (1) programing and scheduling;
       (2) core capability requirements;
       (3) workload;
       (4) personnel management, development, and sustainment;
       (5) induction, duration, efficiency, and completion 
     metrics;
       (6) parts, supply, tool, and equipment management;
       (7) capital investment and manufacturing and production 
     capability; and
       (8) inspection and quality control.
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