Sec. 1071. POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC THEATER
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## SEC. 1071 POTENTIAL ROLE FOR UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC THEATER ###
(a)General Assessment Required ####
(1)In general The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall jointly conduct a comprehensive assessment of potential roles for United States ground forces in the western Pacific in cooperation with host nations to deter and defeat aggression in the western Pacific region. ####
(2)Capabilities to be examined The Secretary and the Chairman shall assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of mobile United States ground forces operating jointly to facilitate— #####
(A)anti-access and area-denial capabilities in contested sea lanes and airspace; #####
(B)air defense capabilities; #####
(C)electronic countermeasures capabilities; #####
(D)command, control, communications, and logistics capabilities; #####
(E)littoral defenses; and #####
(F)any other capabilities the Secretary and Chairman determine to be appropriate. ###
(b)Completion Date The assessment required by this section shall be completed by not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(c)Briefing of Congress Upon the completion of the assessments required by this section, the Secretary and the Chairman shall provide a briefing on the assessment to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives.