Sec. 1688. INDO-PACIFIC MISSILE STRATEGY

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## SEC. 1688 INDO-PACIFIC MISSILE STRATEGY ###

(a)Strategy 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 strategy for ground-based theater-range conventional missiles in the Indo-Pacific region. ###

(b)Elements The strategy required by subsection

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

(1)An assessment of gaps in ground-based theater-range conventional missile capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command. ####

(2)An identification of military requirements for ground-based theater-range conventional missile systems, including range, propulsion, payload, launch platform, weapon effects, and other operationally relevant factors. ####

(3)An identification of prospective basing locations for ground-based theater-range conventional missiles in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific Command and an assessment of steps required to receive host-nation permission for forward-basing of such weapon systems. ####

(4)A description of operational concepts for employment of such ground-based theater-range conventional missiles, including integration with other capabilities in the Western Pacific region. ####

(5)An identification of prospective allies, partners, and institutional mechanisms for co-production of new ground-based theater-range conventional missiles. ####

(6)An assessment of the cost, schedule, and feasibility of ground-based theater-range conventional missile programs, including any potential cost-sharing structures through existing institutional mechanisms. ####

(7)Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant. ###

(c)Form The strategy required by subsection

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

(d)Ground-based Theater-range Conventional Missile The term “ground-based theater-range conventional missile” means a short-range, medium-range, or intermediate-range conventional mobile ground-launched cruise or hypersonic missile system with a range between 500 and 5,500 kilometers.