Sec. 1253. REDESIGNATION AND MODIFICATION OF SENSE OF CONGRESS AND INITIATIVE FOR THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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## SEC. 1253 REDESIGNATION AND MODIFICATION OF SENSE OF CONGRESS AND INITIATIVE FOR THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION ###
(a)Redesignation ####
(1)In general Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91) is amended by striking “Indo-Asia-Pacific” each place it appears and inserting “Indo-Pacific”. ####
(2)Heading amendments #####
(A)Section heading The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: > > ## “SEC. SEC. 1251 SENSE OF CONGRESS AND INITIATIVE FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION” > . #####
(B)Subsection headings Such section is further amended in the headings of subsections
(b)and
(f)by striking “Indo-Asia-Pacific” and inserting “Indo-Pacific”. ###
(b)Modification of Initiative Such section is further amended— ####
(1)in subsection (c)— #####
(A)by striking paragraphs
(1)through
(4)and inserting the following new paragraphs
(1)through (4): > > #### “(1) > > Activities to increase the rotational and forward presence, improve the capabilities, and enhance the posture of the United States Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region— > > > ##### “(A) > > consistent with the National Defense Strategy; and > > > ##### “(B) > > to the extent required to minimize the risk of execution of the contingency plans of the Department of Defense. > > > #### “(2) > > Activities to improve military and defense infrastructure, basing, logistics, and assured access in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance the responsiveness, survivability, and operational resilience of the United States Armed Forces in the Indo-Pacific region. > > > #### “(3) > > Activities to enhance the storage and pre-positioning in the Indo-Pacific region of equipment and munitions of the United States Armed Forces. > > > #### “(4) > > Bilateral and multilateral military training and exercises with allies and partner nations in the Indo-Pacific region.” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph (5)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “security capacity” and all that follows through “of allies” in subparagraph
(B)and inserting “security capacity of allies”; and ######
(ii)by redesignating clauses
(i)through
(v)as subparagraphs
(A)through (E), respectively, and indenting appropriately; ####
(2)in subsection (d), by striking “only”; ####
(3)by amending subsection
(e)to read as follows: > > ### “(e) Five-year Plan for the Indo-Pacific Stability Initiative > > > #### “(1) Plan required > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Not later than March 1, 2019, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a future years plan on activities and resources of the Initiative. > > > ##### “(B) Applicability > > The plan shall apply to the Initiative with respect to fiscal year 2020 and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. > > > #### “(2) Elements > > The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall include each of the following: > > > ##### “(A) > > A description of the objectives of the Initiative. > > > ##### “(B) > > A description of the manner in which such objectives support implementation of the National Defense Strategy and reduce the risk of execution of the contingency plans of the Department of Defense by improving the operational resilience of United States forces in the Indo-Pacific region. > > > ##### “(C) > > An assessment of the resource requirements to achieve such objectives. > > > ##### “(D) > > An assessment of any additional rotational or permanently stationed United States forces in the Indo-Pacific region required to achieve such objectives. > > > ##### “(E) > > An assessment of the logistics requirements, including force enablers, equipment, supplies, storage, and maintenance, to achieve such objectives. > > > ##### “(F) > > An identification and assessment of required infrastructure investments to achieve such objectives, including potential infrastructure investments by host countries and new construction or upgrades of existing sites that would be funded by the United States. > > > ##### “(G) > > An assessment of any new agreements, or changes to existing agreements, with other countries for assured access required to achieve such objectives. > > > ##### “(H) > > An assessment of security cooperation investments required to achieve such objectives. > > > #### “(3) Form > > The plan required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.” > ; ####
(4)by amending subsection
(f)to read as follows: > > ### “(f) Inclusion in Budget Materials > > The Secretary of Defense shall include in the budget materials submitted by the Secretary in support of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2020 (submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code) the plan required under paragraph (1).” > ; and ####
(5)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined > > In this section, the term ‘appropriate congressional committees’ means— > > > #### “(1) > > the congressional defense committees; and > > > #### “(2) > > the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.” > .
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REDESIGNATION AND MODIFICATION OF SENSE OF CONGRESS AND INITIATIVE FOR THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
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