Sec. 1251. Pacific Deterrence Initiative
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The Secretary of Defense shall establish an initiative, to be known as the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (in this section referred to as the Initiative ), to carry out prioritized activities to enhance the United States deterrence and defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region, assure allies and partners, and increase capability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific region. The Initiative required under subsection
(a)shall carry out the following prioritized activities to improve the design and posture of the joint force in the Indo-Pacific region, primarily west of the International Date Line: Modernize and strengthen the presence of the United States Armed Forces, including those with advanced capabilities. Improve logistics and maintenance capabilities and the pre-positioning of equipment, munitions, fuel, and materiel. Carry out a program of exercises, training, experimentation, and innovation for the joint force. Improve infrastructure to enhance the responsiveness and resiliency of the United States Armed Forces. Build the defense and security capabilities, capacity, and cooperation of allies and partners. Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2021, $2,234,958,000 is authorized to be made available to carry out the Initiative required under subsection (a), as specified in the funding tables in division D of this Act. Not later than February 15, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on future year activities and resources for the Initiative that includes the following: A description of the activities and resources for the first fiscal year beginning after the date of submission of the report and the plan for not fewer than the four following fiscal years, organized by the activities described in paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of subsection (b). A summary of progress made towards achieving the purposes of the Initiative. A summary of the activity, resource, capability, infrastructure, and logistics requirements necessary to achieve measurable progress in reducing risk to the joint force’s ability to achieve objectives in the region, including through investments in— active and passive defenses against unmanned aerial systems and theater cruise, ballistic, and hypersonic missiles; advanced long-range precision strike systems; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; test range capacity, capability, and coordination; dispersed, resilient, and adaptive basing to support distributed operations, including expeditionary airfields and ports; advanced critical munitions; pre-positioned forward stocks of fuel, munitions, equipment, and materiel; distributed logistics and maintenance capabilities; strategic mobility assets; improved interoperability and information sharing with allies and partners; information operations capabilities; bilateral and multilateral military exercises and training with allies and partners; and use of security cooperation authorities to further build partner capacity. A detailed timeline to achieve the requirements identified under paragraph (3). A detailed explanation of any significant modifications to such requirements, as compared to plans previously submitted under this subsection. Any other matter, as determined by the Secretary. The Secretary shall include a detailed budget display for the Initiative in the materials of the Department of Defense in support of the budget of the President (submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter that includes the following information: The resources necessary for the Initiative to carry out the activities required under subsection
(b)for the applicable fiscal year and not fewer than the four following fiscal years, organized by the activities described in paragraphs
(1)through
(5)of that subsection. With respect to procurement accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line number, line item, and line item title; and a description of the requirements for such amounts specific to the Initiative. With respect to research, development, test, and evaluation accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, line number, program element, and program element title; and a description of the requirements for such amounts specific to the Initiative. With respect to operation and maintenance accounts— amounts displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and subactivity group title; and a description of the specific manner in which such amounts will be used. With respect to military personnel accounts— amounts displayed by account, budget activity, budget subactivity, and budget subactivity title; and a description of the requirements for such amounts specific to the Initiative. With respect to each project under military construction accounts (including with respect to unspecified minor military construction and amounts for planning and design), the country, location, project title, and project amount by fiscal year. With respect to the activities described in subsection (b)— amounts displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and subactivity group title; and a description of the specific manner in which such amounts will be used. With respect to each military service— amounts displayed by account title, budget activity title, line number, and subactivity group title; and a description of the specific manner in which such amounts will be used. With respect to the amounts described in each of paragraphs (2)(A), (3)(A), (4)(A), (5)(A), (6), (7)(A), and (8)(A), a comparison between— the amount in the budget of the President for the following fiscal year; the amount projected in the previous budget of the President for the following fiscal year; a detailed summary of funds obligated for the Initiative during the preceding fiscal year; and a detailed comparison of funds obligated for the Initiative during the previous fiscal year to the amount of funds requested for such fiscal year. Not later than March 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the budget proposal and programs, including the budget display information for the applicable fiscal year required by subsection (e). Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ; 131 Stat. 1676), as most recently amended by section 1253 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ; 132 Stat. 2054), is repealed.
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Sec. 1251
Pacific Deterrence Initiative
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