10 U.S.C. § 2721 — Property records: maintenance on quan-

Page 2182 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2716 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF PLANNED TESTING OF WATER.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Act [Dec. 27, 2021], and every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall publicly dis- close the anticipated timeline for, and general location of, any planned testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances proposed to be conducted in a covered area, including— ‘‘(1) all such testing to be conducted by the Depart- ment of Defense; and ‘‘(2) all such testing to be conducted by a non-De- partment entity (including any Federal agency and any public or private entity) under a contract, or pur- suant to an agreement, with the Department. ‘‘(c) NATURE OF DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of De- fense may satisfy the disclosure requirements under subsections (a) and (b) by publishing the results and in- formation referred to in such subsections— ‘‘(1) on the publicly available website established under section 331(b) of the National Defense Author- ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C 2701 note); ‘‘(2) on another publicly available website of the Department of Defense; or ‘‘(3) in the Federal Register. ‘‘(d) LOCAL NOTIFICATION.—Prior to conducting any testing of water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including any testing which has not been planned or publicly disclosed pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall provide notice of the testing to— ‘‘(1) the managers of the public water system serv- ing the covered area where such testing is to occur; ‘‘(2) the heads of the municipal government serving the covered area where such testing is to occur; and ‘‘(3) as applicable, the members of the restoration advisory board for the military installation where such testing is to occur. ‘‘(e) METHODS FOR TESTING.—In testing water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, the Sec- retary of Defense shall adhere to methods for meas- uring the amount of such substances in drinking water that have been validated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: ‘‘(1) The term ‘covered area’ means an area in the United States that is located immediately adjacent to and down gradient from a military installation, a formerly used defense site, or a National Guard facil- ity, as such term is defined in section 2700 of title 10, United States Code. ‘‘(2) The term ‘formerly used defense site’ means any site formerly used by the Department of Defense or National Guard eligible for environmental restora- tion by the Secretary of Defense funded under the ‘‘Environmental Restoration Account, Formerly Used Defense Sites’’ account established under section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code. ‘‘(3) The term ‘military installation’ has the mean- ing given such term in section 2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code. ‘‘(4) The term ‘perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance’ means any man-made chemical with at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. ‘‘(5) The term ‘public water system’ has the mean- ing given such term under section 1401(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f(4)). ‘‘(6) The term ‘restoration advisory board’ means a restoration advisory board established pursuant to section 2705(d) of title 10, United States Code.’’ § 2716. Budget justification document for funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con- gress, concurrent with the submission to Con- gress of the budget of the President for each fis- cal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, a separate budget justification document that consolidates all information pertaining to ac- tivities of the Department of Defense relating to perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including funding for and descrip- tions of— (1) research and development efforts; (2) testing; (3) remediation; (4) contaminant disposal; and (5) community outreach. (Added Pub. L. 118–31, div. A, title III, § 332, Dec. 22, 2023, 137 Stat. 222.) CHAPTER 161—PROPERTY RECORDS AND REPORT OF THEFT OR LOSS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY Sec. 2721. Property records: maintenance on quan- titative and monetary basis. 2722. Theft or loss of ammunition, destructive de- vices, and explosives: report to Secretary of the Treasury. 2723. Notice to congressional committees of cer- tain security and counterintelligence fail- ures within defense programs. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1999—Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1042(b), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 760, added item 2723. 1991—Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title X, § 1061(a)(17)(B), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1473, substituted ‘‘Property records: maintenance on quantitative and monetary basis’’ for ‘‘Basis’’ in item 2721. 1990—Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1331(7), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1673, substituted ‘‘Basis’’ for ‘‘Basis: re- ports’’ in item 2721. 1988—Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, § 344(b)(1), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1962, inserted ‘‘AND REPORT OF THEFT OR LOSS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY’’ in chap- ter heading and added item 2722. 1986—Pub. L. 99–499, title II, § 211(a)(3), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1725, redesignated item 2701 as item 2721. § 2721. Property records: maintenance on quan- titative and monetary basis (a) Under regulations prescribed by him, the Secretary of Defense shall have the records of the fixed property, installations, major equip- ment items, and stored supplies of the military departments maintained on both a quantitative and a monetary basis, so far as practicable. (b) The regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall include a requirement that the records maintained under such subsection— (1) to the extent practicable, provide up-to- date information on all items in the inventory of the Department of Defense; (2) indicate whether the inventory of each item is sufficient or excessive in relation to the needs of the Department for that item; and (3) permit the Secretary of Defense to in- clude in the budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31 for each fiscal year, information relating to— (A) the amounts proposed for each appro- priation account in such budget for inven- tory purchases of the Department of De- fense; and (B) the amounts obligated for such inven- tory purchases out of the corresponding ap- Page 2183 TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES § 2722 propriations account for the preceding fiscal year. (Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 152, § 2701; re- numbered § 2721, Pub. L. 99–499, title II, § 211(a)(1)(A), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1719; amend- ed Pub. L. 101–510, div. A, title XIII, § 1322(a)(12), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1671; Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title III, § 347(b), title X, § 1061(a)(17)(A), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1347, 1473.) HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES Revised section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 2701(a) ..... 2701(b) ..... 5:172i (less last sentence). 5:172i (last sentence). July 26, 1947, ch. 343, § 410; added Aug. 10, 1949, ch. 412, § 11(410), 63 Stat. 590. In subsection (a), the words ‘‘equipment’’ and ‘‘mate- rials’’ are omitted, since the word ‘‘supplies’’, as de- fined in section 101(26) of this title, includes equipment and materials. The word ‘‘stored’’ is substituted for the words ‘‘held in store by the armed services’’. In subsection (b), the words ‘‘on property records maintained under this section’’ are substituted for the word ‘‘thereon’’. Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1991—Pub. L. 102–190, § 1061(a)(17)(A), substituted sec- tion catchline for one which read ‘‘Basis: reports’’. Pub. L. 102–190, § 347(b), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 1990—Pub. L. 101–510 struck out ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘Under regulations’’ and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: ‘‘The Secretary shall report once a year to Congress and the President on property records main- tained under this section.’’ Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries IMPLEMENTATION OF 1991 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 102–190, div. A, title III, § 347(c), Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1347, provided that: ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall establish the uniform system of valuation de- scribed in section 2458(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), and prescribe the reg- ulations required by section 2721(b) of such title (as added by subsection (b)), not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 5, 1991].’’ INVENTORY INVESTIGATIONS Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, § 343, Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1961, provided that: ‘‘(a) UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS.—(1) Congress finds that the use of undercover investigative techniques by the Department of Defense enhances the ability of the Department of Defense to detect and investigate theft of Government property (including munitions) from the Department of Defense supply system. ‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense is urged to continue to conduct undercover investigations to detect and inves- tigate thefts referred to in paragraph (1). ‘‘(b) INVENTORY SECURITY INCIDENT REPOSITORY.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish and maintain a centralized computer system for recording and orga- nizing information on theft, fraud, and breach of secu- rity and incidents involving the loss of Department of Defense supplies (including munitions).’’ § 2722. Theft or loss of ammunition, destructive devices, and explosives: report to Secretary of the Treasury (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall report the theft or other loss of any ammu- nition, destructive device, or explosive material from the stocks of the Department of Defense to the Secretary of the Treasury within 72 hours, if possible, after the discovery of such theft or loss. (b) EXCLUSION FOR CERTAIN ITEMS.—The Sec- retary of Defense may exclude from the report- ing requirement under subsection (a) any item referred to in that subsection if— (1) the Secretary determines that the item represents a low risk of danger to the public and would be of minimal utility to any person who may illegally receive such item; and (2) the exclusion of such item is specified as being excluded from the reporting requirement in a memorandum of agreement between the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: (1) The term ‘‘explosive material’’ means ex- plosives, blasting agents, and detonators. (2) The terms ‘‘destructive device’’ and ‘‘am- munition’’ have the meanings given those terms by paragraphs (4) and (17), respectively, of section 921(a) of title 18. (Added Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, § 344(a), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1961; amended Pub. L. 109–364, div. A, title X, § 1071(a)(24), Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2399.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2006—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 109–364 substituted ‘‘921(a)’’ for ‘‘921’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Pub. L. 100–456, div. A, title III, § 344(c), Sept. 29, 1988, 102 Stat. 1962, provided that: ‘‘The amendment made by subsection (a) [enacting this section] shall take effect with respect to thefts and losses discovered more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 29, 1988].’’ INCIDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REGARDING LOST OR STOLEN WEAPONS Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title III, § 363, Dec. 27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1661, as amended by Pub. L. 118–159, div. A, title III, § 342, Dec. 23, 2024, 138 Stat. 1857, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For each of fiscal years 2022 through 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on security, con- trol, thefts, losses, and recoveries of sensitive conven- tional arms, ammunition, and explosives (commonly referred to as ‘AA&E’) of the Department of Defense during such year, including the following: ‘‘(1) M–16 or M4s. ‘‘(2) Light automatic weapons up to and including M249, M2, and 40mm MK19 machine guns. ‘‘(3) Functional launch tube with umbilical squib installed and grip stock for the Stinger missile. ‘‘(4) Launch tube, sight assembly, and grip stock for missiles. ‘‘(5) Tracker for the Dragon missile. ‘‘(6) Mortar tubes up to and including 81mm. ‘‘(7) Grenade launchers. ‘‘(8) Rocket and missile launchers with an unpacked weight of 100 pounds or less. ‘‘(9) Flame throwers. ‘‘(10) The launcher, missile guidance se, or the opti- cal sight for the TOW and the Javelin Command Launch Unit.