,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dejh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1     
#bjbd,mr4 ,romney 7for himself and ,mr4 
,kelly7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prepare for contested       
logistics environments1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,bolstering         
,indo-,pacific ,capabilities ,act of    
#bjbd4  #b4 ,inclusion of ,japan and the
 ,republic of ,korea in contested       
logistics demonstration and prototyping 
program ,section #hdb7;h77#b7 of the    
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbd 7,public ,law   
#aah-ca7 is amended-- 7#a7 by           
redesignating subparagraphs 7,c71 7,d71 
and 7,e7 as subparagraphs 7,d71 7,f71   
and 7,g71 respectively2  7#b7 by        
inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the   
following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
,japan2  2 and  7#c7 by inserting after 

subparagraph 7,d71 as redesignated by   
paragraph 7#a71 the following new       
subparagraph3  7,e7 the ,republic of    
,korea2  4  #c4 ,review of ,department  
of ,defense capabilities to support     
operations in the ,indo-,pacific region 
in a contested logistics environment    
7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of      
,defense shall conduct a review of the  
planning and capabilities of the        
,department of ,defense to support      
operations in the region of the         
,indo-,pacific ,command in a contested  
logistics environment 7as defined in    
section #bibf7;h7 of title #aj1 ,united 
,states ,code74  7b7 ,elements of review
 ,the review required by subsection 7a7 
shall-- 7#a7 assess the role of each    
military service with the joint force   
and with respect to the other military  
services in a contested logistics       
environment2  7#b7 assess the ability of
 each military service to enable        
effective maintenance and repair        
activities in a contested logistics     

environment2  7#c7 assess the ability of
 each military service to preposition or
 store materials needed to enable rapid 
surge capability or to support          
operations in a contested logistics     
environment2  7#d7 assess the ability of
 each military service to identify1     
develop1 demonstrate1 and field         
effective and efficient means of        
conducting repairs of equipment when    
permanent repair facilities are         
inaccessible2 and  7#e7 identify the    
resources or the need for any additional
 resources required by the ,secretary of
 ,defense to reduce or mitigate the     
risks associated with operations in a   
contested logistics environment4  7c7   
,report  7#a7 ,in general ,not later    
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
congressional defense committees a      
report detailing the results of the     
review required by subsection 7a74  7#b7
 ,form ,the report required under       

paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  #d4 ,exception to    
restrictions on repair and maintenance  
of naval vessels in foreign shipyards   
for scheduled maintenance and repair    
exercises ,section #hfhj7;a7 of title   
#aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#d7 ,notwithstanding       
paragraph 7#a71 during each fiscal year1
 scheduled maintenance or repair may be 
performed on not more than six naval    
vessels described in paragraph 7#a7     
outside the ,united ,states or ,guam    
if-- 7,a7 the period for the maintenance
 or repair is less than #ij consecutive 
days in duration2 and  7,b7 the         
maintenance or repair is performed as   
part of an exercise to develop and      
improve the ability to perform          
maintenance or repair during wartime or 
periods of increased international      
tension4  4  #e4 ,congressional defense 
committees defined ,in this ,act1 the   

term congressional defense committees   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #aja7;a77#af7 of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code4