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 118 STAT. 1845 PUBLIC LAW 108–375—OCT. 28, 2004 Comptroller General considers appropriate for further study or for legislative or other action. (2) Recommendations under paragraph (1) may include rec ommendations for modifications or additions to the study proposed by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, as described in subsection (a)(2), in order to improve the study. SEC. 318. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PERCHLORATE CONTAMI NATION OF GROUND AND SURFACE WATER FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should— (1) develop a plan for the remediation of perchlorate contamination resulting from the activities of the Department of Defense to ensure that the Department is prepared to respond quickly and appropriately once the United States estab lishes a drinking water standard for perchlorate; (2) continue remediation activities for perchlorate contami nation at those sites where perchlorate contamination poses an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and welfare and where the Department is undertaking site specific remedial action as of the date of the enactment of this Act; (3) develop a plan for the remediation of perchlorate contamination resulting from the activities of the Department of Defense in cases in which, notwithstanding the lack of a drinking water standard for perchlorate, such contamination is present in ground or surface water at levels that the Sec retary of Defense determines pose a hazard to human health; and (4) continue the process of evaluating and prioritizing per chlorate contamination sites without waiting for the establish ment of the Federal drinking water standard for perchlorate. Subtitle C—Workplace and Depot Issues SEC. 321. SIMPLIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING FUNDS EXPENDED FOR DEPOT MAINTE NANCE AND REPAIR WORKLOADS. Subsection (d) of section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORT AND REVIEW.—(1) Not later than April 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report identifying, for each of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) and each Defense Agency, the percentage of the funds referred to in subsection (a) that was expended during the preceding fiscal year, and are projected to be expended during the current fiscal year and the ensuing fiscal year, for performance of depot level maintenance and repair workloads by the public and private sectors. ‘‘(2) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary submits a report under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the Comptroller General’s views on whether—

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