Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Department of Defense Depot Maintenance Best Practices Act of 2017”.
Department of Defense Depot Maintenance Best Practices Act of 2017
A BILL
To require a comprehensive plan for the sharing of best practices for depot-level maintenance among the military services.
Sec. 2 Comprehensive plan for sharing depot-level maintenance best practices
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.
Elements— The comprehensive plan required under subsection (a) shall cover the sharing of best practices with regard to—
programming and scheduling;
core capability requirements;
workload;
personnel management, development, and sustainment;
induction, duration, efficiency, and completion metrics;
parts, supply, tool, and equipment management;
capital investment and manufacturing and production capability; and
inspection and quality control.
Congressional defense committees defined— In this section, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.