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 PUBLIC LAW 100-456—SEPT. 29, 1988

102 STAT. 1961

"(1) that the employees of the Department of Defense and members of the armed forces assigned to manage Department of Defense supplies are skilled in the management of such supplies; and "(2) that no employee of the Department of Defense and no member of the armed forces is assigned to perform such function for disciplinary reasons.". (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of such part and such subtitle are each amended by adding at the end the following new item: "171. Security and Control of Supplies 2891". (b) REPORT EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense may omit in the

report for any fiscal year under section 2891 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), the information relating to any of fiscal years 1983 through 1988, described in subsection 03)(4) of such section, for which the Secretary determines that there are inadequate records. SEC. 343. INVENTORY INVESTIGATIONS

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(a) UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS.—(1) Congress finds that the use "° ^ of undercover investigative techniques by the Department of Defense enhances the ability of the Department of Defense to detect and investigate theft of Government property (including munitions) from the Department of Defense supply system. (2) The Secretary of Defense is urged to continue to conduct undercover investigations to detect and investigate thefts referred to in paragraph (1). (b) INVENTORY SECURITY INCIDENT REPOSITORY.—The Secretary of

Defense shall establish and maintain a centralized computer system for recording and organizing information on theft, fraud, and breach of security and incidents involving the loss of Department of Defense supplies (including munitions). SEC. 344. REPORTS TO THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY OF LOSSES OF MUNITIONS

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 161 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§2722. Theft or loss of ammunition, destructive devices, and explosives: report to Secretary of the Treasury "(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall report the theft or other loss of any ammunition, destructive device, or explosive material from the stocks of the Department of Defense to the Secretary of the Treasury within 72 hours, if possible, after the discovery of such theft or loss. "(b) EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.—The Secretary of Defense may exclude from the reporting requirement under subsection (a) any item referred to in that subsection if— "(1) the Secretary determines that the item represents a low risk of danger to the public and would be of minimal utility to any person who may illegally receive such item; and "(2) the exclusion of such item is specified as being excluded from the reporting requirement in a memorandum of agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury. "(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

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