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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 · Sec. 1260K

Sec. 1260K. REPORT ON THE LAY-DOWN OF UNITED STATES MARINES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION

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## SEC. 1260K REPORT ON THE LAY-DOWN OF UNITED STATES MARINES IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION ###
(a)Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the implementation of the planned distributed lay-down of members of the United States Marine Corps in Okinawa, Guam, Hawaii, Australia, and other locations. ###
(b)Elements The report required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: ####
(1)A description of the relationship between the planned distributed lay-down in the Indo-Pacific region and the implementation of the National Defense Strategy with respect to such region. ####
(2)An assessment of the impact of the planned distributed lay-down on the ability of the Armed Forces to respond to current and future contingencies in the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command that reflects contingency plans of the Department of Defense. ####
(3)A description of— #####
(A)the implementation timeline for the planned distributed lay-down; and #####
(B)progress made on the planned distributed lay-down, as compared with such timeline. ####
(4)A description of the adequacy of current and expected training resources at each location associated with the planned distributed lay-down, including— #####
(A)the ability to train against the full spectrum of threats from near-peer or peer threats; and #####
(B)any projected limitation due to political, environmental, or other limiting factors. ####
(5)A description of sustainment concepts to support the planned distributed lay-down, including an assessment of the manner in which the planned distributed lay-down will impact logistics and sustainment requirements in support of contingency plans of the Department of Defense. ####
(6)An updated and detailed description of any military construction projects required to execute the distributed lay-down. ####
(7)A description of any recommended revision to the current implementation plan, including any recommended new investment associated with any such revision relating to basing, access, and prepositioning in the Indo-Pacific region. ## Subtitle G Other Matters
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