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GAO-11-490R 1 (2011-04-13)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaanxn0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 April 13, 2011 Congressional Committees Subject: Defense Management: The Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2012 Corrosion Prevention and Control Budget Request In 2010, the Department of Defense (DOD) estimated that corrosion costs the DOD over $22.9 billion annually. Corrosion negatively affects all military assets, including both equipment and infrastructure, and is defined as the unintended destruction or deterioration of a material due to its interaction with the environment.' Corrosion also affects military readiness, taking critical systems out of action and creating safety hazards. Congress has enacted several legislative requirements to address the high cost of corrosion on military equipment and infrastructure, including legislation that created the Office of Corrosion Policy and Oversight (Corrosion Office) within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logisticsi' The Corrosion Office is responsible for the prevention and mitigation of corrosion of military equipment and infrastructure and, according to officials, manages funding for DOD-wide corrosion prevention and control (CPC) activities and CPC projects proposed by the Military Departments. Section 2228(e) of Title 10 of the United States Code requires DOD to annually report on CPC funding to Congress.3 Additionally, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 required each Military Department's corrosion control and prevention executive to submit an annual report with recommendations pertaining to his or her Department's CPC program, including corrosion- related funding levels to carry out all of the duties of the executive.4 In fiscal year (FY) 2011, Congress expanded the requirement for DOD to report on its CPC efforts by adding to or revising existing elements.' 'Corrosion includes such varied forms as rusting; pitting; galvanic reaction; calcium or other mineral buildup; degradation due to ultraviolet light exposure; and mold, mildew, or other organic decay. 2See 10 U.S.C. § 2228. 3Section 2228(e) was recently amended by section 331 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, Pub. L. No. 111-383 (2011). 4See Pub. L. No. 110-417, § 903 (2008). 5See Pub. L. No. 111-383, § 331 (2011) (amending § 2228(e)). GAO-11-490R Defense Management Page 1

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