,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #f1 
#bjag,mr4 ,rounds 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kaine7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to require a comprehensive plan
 for the sharing of best practices for  
depot-level maintenance among the       
military services4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,department of ,defense ,depot          
,maintenance ,best ,practices ,act of   
#bjag4  #b4 ,comprehensive plan for     
sharing depot-level maintenance best    
practices  7a7 ,in general ,not later   
than #ij days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a      
comprehensive plan for the sharing of   
best practices for depot-level          
maintenance among the military services4
  7b7 ,elements ,the comprehensive plan 

required under subsection 7a7 shall     
cover the sharing of best practices with
 regard to--  7#a7 programming and      
scheduling2  7#b7 core capability       
requirements2  7#c7 workload2  7#d7     
personnel management1 development1 and  
sustainment2  7#e7 induction1 duration1 
efficiency1 and completion metrics2     
7#f7 parts1 supply1 tool1 and equipment 
management2  7#g7 capital investment and
 manufacturing and production           
capability2 and  7#h7 inspection and    
quality control4  7c7 ,congressional    
defense committees defined ,in this     
section1 the term congressional defense 
committees has the meaning given the    
term in section #aja7;a77#af7 of title  
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code4