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 PUBLIC LAW 106-65—OCT. 5, 1999 113 STAT. 735 military forces participating in, or supporting, Bosnia peacekeeping operations. (b) BOSNIA PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS DEFINED.— For the purposes of this section, the term "Bosnia peacekeeping operations" has the meaning given such term in section 1004(e) of the Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Public Law 105-261; 112 Stat. 2112). SEC. 1007. SECOND BIENNIAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IMPROVE- 10 USC 2222 MENTPLAN. note. (a) ADDITIONAL MATTERS REQUIRED. — The Secretary of Defense shall include in the second biennial financial management improvement plan submitted to Congress under section 2222 of title 10, United States Code (required to be submitted not later than September 30, 2000), the matters specified in subsections (b) through (f), in addition to the matters otherwise required under that section. (b) SYSTEMS INVENTORY.—The plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include an inventory of the finance systems, accounting systems, and data feeder systems of the Department of Defense referred to in section 2222(c) of title 10, United States Code, and, for each of those systems, the following: (1) A statement regarding whether the system complies with the requirements applicable to that system under sections 3512, 3515, and 3521 of title 31, United States Code. (2) A statement regarding whether the system is to be retained, consolidated, or eliminated. (3) A detailed plan of the actions that are being taken or are to be taken within the Department of Defense (including provisions for schedule, performance objectives, interim milestones, and necessary resources)— (A) to ensure easy and reliable interfacing of the system (or a consolidated or successor system) with the Department's core finance and accounting systems and with other data feeder systems; and (B) to institute appropriate internal controls that, among other benefits, ensure the integrity of the data in the system (or a consolidated or successor system). (4) For each system that is to be consolidated or eliminated, a detailed plan of the actions that are being taken or are to be taken (including provisions for schedule and interim milestones) in carrying out the consolidation or elimination, including a discussion of both the interim or migratory systems and any further consolidation that may be involved. (5) A list of the officials in the Department of Defense who are responsible for ensuring that actions referred to in paragraphs (3) and (4) are taken in a timely manner. (c) MAJOR PROCUREMENT ACTIONS. —The plan referred to in subsection (a) shall include a description of each major procurement action that is being taken within the Department of Defense to replace or improve a finance and accounting system or a data feeder system shown in the inventory under subsection (a) and, for each such procurement action, the measures that are being taken or are to be taken to ensure that the new or enhanced system— (1) provides easy and reliable interfacing of the system with the core finance and accounting systems of the department and with other data feeder systems; and

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