Supply Chain Fluctuation Forecasting Act

Bill: 117-hr-6196
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-8]
Introduced: 2021-12-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Supply Chain Fluctuation Forecasting Act</strong></p> <p>This bill addresses supply chain forecasting for the Department of Defense (DOD). </p> <p>Under the bill, DOD must specify methods and processes to track and reduce fluctuations in supply chain forecasting and demand requirements.</p> <p>DOD must also implement policies to encourage predictable demand requirements for the following items:</p> <ul> <li>clothing and the materials and components thereof;</li> <li>tents (and the structural components thereof), tarpaulins, or covers; </li> <li>any item of individual equipment manufactured from or containing specified fibers, yarns, fabrics, or materials; and</li> <li> hand or measuring tools. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 8, 2021 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to reduce the fluctuations of supply and demand for certain covered items, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supply Chain Fluctuation Forecasting Act . 2. Reduction of fluctuations of supply and demand for certain covered items (a) Supply and demand requirements Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) specify methods and processes to track and reduce fluctuations in supply chain forecasting and demand requirements of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, each military department (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), and the Defense Logistics Agency for covered items; and (2) implement policies to encourage predictable demand requirements for covered items for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, each military department, and the Defense Logistics Agency. (b) Report Not later than 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter, each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment a report on the fluctuations in supply chain forecasting and demand requirements for each covered item, expressed as a percentage. (c) Covered item defined In this section, the term covered item means a covered item described in subparagraph (B), (C), or (E) of subsection (b)(1) or subsection (b)(2) of section 2533a of title 10, United States Code.