Sec. 1256. Authority to establish a Movement Coordination Center Pacific in the Indo-Pacific region and participate in an Air Transport and Air-to-Air Refueling and other Exchanges of Services program
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The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may authorize— the establishment of a Movement Coordination Center Pacific (in this section referred to as the Center ); and participation of the Department of Defense in an Air Transport and Air-to-Air Refueling and other Exchanges of Services program (in this section referred to as the ATARES program ) of the Center. Participation of the Department in the ATARES program shall be limited to— the reciprocal exchange or transfer of air transportation and air refueling services on a reimbursable basis or by replacement-in-kind; and the exchange of air transportation or air refueling services of equal value.
The Department balance of executed transportation hours in the ATARES program, whether as credits or debits, may not exceed 500 hours. The Department balance of executed flight hours for air refueling in the ATARES program may not exceed 200 hours. Participation of the Department in the ATARES program shall be in accordance with a written arrangement or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State. If Department facilities, equipment, or funds are used to support the ATARES program, the written arrangement or agreement under paragraph
(1)shall specify the details of any equitable cost-sharing or other funding arrangement. Any written arrangement or agreement entered into under paragraph
(1)shall require any accrued credit or liability resulting from an unequal exchange or transfer of air transportation or air refueling services to be liquidated through the ATARES program not less frequently than once every five years. In carrying out any written arrangement or agreement entered into under subsection (d), the Secretary of Defense may— pay the equitable share of the Department for the operating expenses of the Center and the ATARES program from funds available to the Department for operation and maintenance; and assign members of the Armed Forces or Department civilian personnel, within billets authorized for the United States Indo-Pacific Command, to duty at the Center as necessary to fulfill Department obligations under that arrangement or agreement.