Sec. 1255. Report on distributed lay-down of United States forces in the Indo-Pacific region
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Acknowledging the pressing need to reduce the presence of the United States Marine Corps on Okinawa, Japan, and to accelerate adjustments to United States force posture in the Indo-Pacific region, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Government of Japan and other foreign governments as necessary, shall conduct a review of the planned distribution of members of the United States Armed Forces in Okinawa, Guam, Hawaii, Australia, and elsewhere that is contemplated in support of the joint statement of the United States-Japan Security Consultative Committee issued April 26, 2012, in the District of Columbia (April 27, 2012, in Tokyo, Japan) and revised on October 3, 2013, in Tokyo, hereafter referred to as the distributed lay-down .
The review required by subsection
(a)shall include an updated analysis of the distributed lay-down, including— an assessment of the impact of the distributed lay-down on the ability of the Armed Forces to respond to current and future contingencies in the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command that reflects contingency plans of the Department of the Defense; the projected total cost, including any past or projected changes in cost; a description of the adequacy of current and expected training resources at each location associated with the distributed lay-down, including the ability to train against the full spectrum of threats from near-peer or peer threats any projected limitations due to political, environmental, or other limiting factors; an assessment of political support for United States force presence from host countries and local communities and populations; an analysis of growth potential for increased force size or training; and an updated and detailed description of any military construction projects required to execute the distributed lay-down. Not later than 15 days after the completion of the review required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees— a certification that the Department of Defense will continue implementation of the distributed lay-down; or a notification that the Department of Defense intends to seek revisions to the distributed lay-down in consultation with the Government of Japan. Not later than 120 days after the completion of the review required by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the review, including— a detailed description of any recommendations for revisions to the distributed lay-down such as alternative locations for basing in Alaska, Hawaii, the continental United States, Japan, and Oceania; and an assessment of the results of the review and recommendations described in paragraph
(1)by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Not later than 120 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (d), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an analysis of the current status of the distributed lay-down, the review described in subsection (a), and the report described in subsection (d).