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 PUBLIC LAW 103-160—NOV. 30, 1993 107 STAT. 1763 (b) REVIEW. —The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the food supply and distribution practices of the Department of Defense. The review shall include the following: (1) An evaluation of the feasibility o^ and the economic advantages and disadvemtages of, the expanded use of fullline commercial distributors of food to deliver food directly to military end-users. (2) An evaluation of the potential for the expanded use of such commercial distributors to reduce the need for the storage of food (except for war reserve stocks and items bound for overseas) directly by the Department of Defense and to eliminate the requirement for Defense Subsistence Offices and certain warehouse activities at military installations. (3) A comparison of the cost of using the Department of Defense food supply and distribution system to meet the Department of Defense food requirements with the cost of using commercial distributors of food to meet such requirements. (4) A consideration of any obstacles that would hinder the ability of the Department of Defense to procure commercial food items and to institute commercial practices with respect to food supply and distribution. (c) IMPORT. —Not laUiT than March 1, 1994, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Secretary as a result of the review conducted under subsection (b). Subtitle G—Congressional Findings, Policies, Commendations, and Commemorations SEC. 1161. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUING THE EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY (ELF) COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. (a) FINDINGS. —The Congress makes the following findings: (1) There is a need to re-evaluate all defense spending in light of the changed circumstances of the post-Cold War era and budget and fiiscal constraints. (2) The Extremely Low Freauency Communications System (ELF System) was originally designed to play a role in the strategic deterrence mission against the former Soviet Union. (3) The threat of nuclear war has greatly diminished since the collapse of the Soviet Union. (4) The ELF System is increasingly in use for communications with attack submarines in addition to ballistic missile submarines. (5) There have been questions raised about the effects of ELF operations on human health and the environment and ongoing studies of those effects are due to be concluded during 1994. (b) EVALUATION AND REPORT BY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. — The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees, before consideration by Congress of the fiscal year 1995 defense budget, a report containing the results of an evaluation of the benefits and costs of continued operation of the Extremely Low Frequency Communications System and the benefits and costs

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