Sec. 1273. FUTURE YEARS PLANS FOR THE EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INITIATIVE

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## SEC. 1273 FUTURE YEARS PLANS FOR THE EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INITIATIVE ###

(a)Initial Plan Not later than December 31, 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commander of the United States European Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a future years plan on activities and resources of the European Deterrence Initiative

(EDI)for fiscal year 2020 and not fewer than the four succeeding fiscal years. ###

(b)Matters to Be Included The plan required under subsection

(a)shall include the following: ####

(1)A description of the objectives of the EDI, including a description of— #####

(A)the intended force structure and posture of the assigned and allocated forces within the area of responsibility of the United States European Command for the last fiscal year of the plan; and #####

(B)the manner in which such force structure and posture support the implementation of the National Defense Strategy. ####

(2)An assessment of resource requirements to achieve the objectives of the EDI. ####

(3)An assessment of capabilities requirements to achieve the objectives of the EDI. ####

(4)An assessment of logistics requirements, including force enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance requirements, to achieve the objectives of the EDI. ####

(5)An identification and assessment of required infrastructure and military construction investments to achieve the objectives of the EDI, including potential infrastructure investments by host nations and new construction or modernization of existing sites that would be funded by the United States. ####

(6)An assessment of security cooperation investments required to achieve the objectives of the EDI. ####

(7)An analysis of the challenges to the ability of the United States to deploy significant forces from the continental United States to the European theater in the event of a major contingency, and a description of the plans of the Department of Defense, including military exercises, to address such challenges. ####

(8)A plan to fully resource United States force posture and capabilities, including— #####

(A)details regarding the strategy to balance the force structure of the United States forces to source additional permanently stationed United States forces in Europe as a part of any planned growth in end strength and force posture; #####

(B)the infrastructure capacity of existing locations and their ability to accommodate additional permanently stationed United States forces in Europe; #####

(C)the potential new locations for additional permanently stationed United States forces in Europe, including an assessment of infrastructure and military construction resources necessary to accommodate additional United States forces in Europe; #####

(D)a detailed timeline to achieve desired permanent posture requirements; #####

(E)a reevaluation of sites identified for divestiture but not yet divested under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, accounting for updated military requirements; #####

(F)any changes and associated costs incurred with retaining each site identified for divestiture but not yet divested under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, including possible leasing agreements, sustainment, and maintenance; #####

(G)a detailed assessment of the resources necessary to achieve the requirements of the plan, including specific cost estimates for each project under the EDI to support increased presence, exercises and training, enhanced prepositioning, improved infrastructure, and building partnership capacity; #####

(H)a detailed timeline to achieve the force posture and capabilities, including permanent force posture requirements; and #####

(I)a detailed explanation of any significant modifications to activities and resources as compared to the future years plan on activities and resources of the EDI submitted for the previous year. ###

(c)Subsequent Plans ####

(1)In general Not later than the date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the budget request for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary, in consultation with the Commander of the United States European Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees a future years plan on activities and resources of the European Deterrence Initiative for such fiscal year and not fewer than the four succeeding fiscal years. ####

(2)Matters to be included The plan required under paragraph

(1)shall include— #####

(A)the matters described in subsection (b); and #####

(B)a detailed explanation of any significant modifications in requirements or resources, as compared to the plan submitted under such subsection (b). ###

(d)Form The plans required under subsections

(a)and

(c)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. ###

(e)Limitations In the case of a proposed divestiture of a site under the European Infrastructure Consolidation initiative, the Secretary of Defense may not take any action to divest the site unless prior to taking such action, the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that no military requirement for future use of the site is foreseeable.