,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjai,ms4 ,ernst introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve the   
effectiveness and efficiency and reduce 
the cost of the supply chain and        
inventory management of the ,department 
of ,defense by consolidating unnecessary
 and unneeded storage centers4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,defense ,storage and ,supply       
,efficiency ,improvement ,act4  #b4     
,authority of ,department of ,defense to
 consolidate infrastructure distribution
 centers to improve effectiveness and   
efficiency of supply chain and inventory
 management  7a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,defense may consolidate  
infrastructure1 including warehouses1 at
 the distribution centers of the        
,department of ,defense to improve the  
effectiveness and efficiency of the     

supply chain and inventory management of
 the ,department to support the needs of
 the ,armed ,forces and reduce costs4   
7b7 ,plan  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #fj days before implementing any   
consolidation under subsection 7a71 the 
,secretary shall submit to ,congress a  
plan for such consolidation4  7#b7      
,elements ,any plan submitted under     
paragraph 7#a7 with respect to          
consolidation under subsection 7a7 shall
 include the following3  7,a7 ,an       
estimate of the cost savings of such    
consolidation4  7,b7 ,an itemized       
description of how such cost savings are
 expected to be spent4  7,c7 ,a list of 
the specific facilities that will be    
subject to closure or disposal under    
such consolidation4  7,d7 ,with respect 
to each facility subject to closure or  
disposal under such consolidation1 an   
explanation of how the closure or       
disposal of the facility will increase  
the efficiency or enhance the           
functioning of the supply chain of the  

,department4  7,e7 ,a certification that
 the overall effectiveness of the supply
 chain of the ,department will not be   
compromised or hindered by such         
consolidation4