Sec. 1050. Force posture in the Indo-Pacific region
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It is the Sense of Congress that— forward deployed military forces, particularly those west of the International Date Line, play an indispensable role in deterring aggression in the Indo-Pacific and reassuring allies; forward deployed forces facilitate greater day to day presence in contested seas and airspace; and in light of growing threats, the Department of Defense should forward deploy a larger share of its forces to the Indo-Pacific over the next five years. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the independent assessment of the Commander with respect to each of the following:
The number of bombers required to be continually present in the Indo-Pacific region, the number of bombers required outside Indo-Pacific region, and the number of tankers necessary to support bomber refueling sorties in order to execute the operational and contingency plans assigned to the Commander of Indo-Pacific Command. The operational, deterrent, and strategic effect if the required number of bombers were not present in the Indo-Pacific region during a conflict scenario.
Any additional infrastructure required in Guam or other Indo-Pacific locations to support the operationally required level of continuous bomber presence, along with the associated cost. The value of storing long range anti-ship missiles, joint air-to-surface standoff missile-extended range, and other long range strike weapons in Guam and other locations in the Indo-Pacific. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes the following information:
The number of freedom of navigation operations conducted in the Indo-Pacific each year since 2013. The number of bombers continuously present in the Indo-Pacific each year since 2013. The number of ships, bombers, fighters, Marines, and brigade combat teams deployed to the Indo-Pacific region during the eight-year period preceding the year in which the report is submitted. The number of ships, bombers, fighters, Marines, and brigade combat teams deployed to the Indo-Pacific region but tasked to other combatant commands, including the number of days each such tasking lasted, during the eight-year period preceding the year in which the report is submitted.