Sec. 1349. Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in Indo-Pacific region
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The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a classified survey to identify each United States operating location within the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, including in the First, Second, and Third Island Chains, that— may be used to respond militarily to aggression by the People’s Republic of China; and is considered to not be sufficiently capable of mitigating damage to aircraft of the United States Armed Forces in the event of a missile, aerial drone, or other form of attack by the People’s Republic of China.
Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the survey under paragraph (1). Not later than 60 days after the date on which the report required by paragraph
(2)of subsection
(a)is submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan— to implement improvements, as appropriate, to operating locations identified under that subsection so as to increase the survivability of aircraft of the United States Armed Forces in the event of a missile, aerial drone, or other form of attack b3y the People’s Republic of China; and that includes an articulation of other means for increasing survivability of such aircraft in the event of such an attack, including dispersal and deception. The report and plan required by this section shall be submitted in classified form.