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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 · Sec. 1314

Sec. 1314. INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM

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## SEC. 1314 INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM ###
(a)Establishment The Secretary of Defense, using the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary, may establish a pilot program, including an international defense personnel exchange program, to support the education of covered personnel in— ####
(1)matters relating to nuclear deterrence, nuclear strategy, and nuclear defense strategy; and ####
(2)any other matter the Secretary considers important to strengthening extended nuclear deterrence of— #####
(A)threats to United States allies posed by major-power competitors; and #####
(B)any other persistent nuclear threat identified in the 2022 National Defense Strategy published pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code. ###
(b)Institutional Partnership The Secretary may enter into an agreement with an existing university-affiliated research center or an institution of higher education with recognized subject matter expertise in nuclear deterrence and related matters, and demonstrated relevant experience, for the purpose of developing a curriculum to reinforce extended deterrence through education of covered personnel in deterrence, nuclear strategy, conventional-nuclear integration, command and control, and related matters. ###
(c)Termination Date The authority of the Secretary to carry out the pilot program under this section shall terminate on December 31, 2030. ###
(d)Covered Personnel Defined In this section, the term “**covered personnel**” means— ####
(1)an employee of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence, or equivalent component of the Government of Australia; ####
(2)an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, or equivalent component of the Government of Japan; ####
(3)an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense, or equivalent component of the Government of the Republic of Korea; ####
(4)a member of the military forces of Australia, Japan, or the Republic of Korea; and ####
(5)any other official of the Government of Australia, the Government of Japan, or the Government of the Republic of Korea the Secretary considers important to the extended deterrence relationship with the United States. ## Subtitle C Matters Relating to Taiwan
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