A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy to strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region.
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- Passed House
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Overview
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to create and put into action a strategy to boost deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region. The strategy will focus on strengthening cooperation with allies and partners like Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia through increased coordination, access agreements, and joint military exercises. It also directs the Secretary to assess potential security threats and identify necessary resources to implement the strategy effectively.
Key provisions
- Requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a strategy for multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.
- Identifies key allies and partners for collaboration: Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia.
- Focuses on expanding access agreements, basing, command and control structures, and intelligence sharing.
- Plans to increase the scale and frequency of joint military exercises and operations.
- Requires consideration of strategic and operational contingencies across the Indo-Pacific.
- Mandates a report to Congress identifying funding and policy changes needed.
- Establishes a timeline for initial strategy submission (180 days) and an interim implementation report (March 15, 2027).
- Defines the ‘Indo-Pacific region’ to include the area of responsibility of the US Indo-Pacific Command and Alaska.
Who is affected
- Department of Defense
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