defense items The Secretary of Defense shall, acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, maintain, and periodically update, a list of current controlled defense items that are appropriate for treatment as eligible defense items for purposes of this section. (2) Determination of controlled defense items as eligible defense items The Director shall, in consultation with the task force appointed pursuant to section 4 of the Protecting Communities and Police Act of 2015 and in accordance with the regulations for purposes of this section under subsection (g), identify controlled defense items that are appropriate for treatment as eligible defense items for purposes of this section by identifying controlled defense items that— (A) can be readily put to civilian use by State and local law enforcement agencies