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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4508 

To prepare for contested logistics environments, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 11, 2024 

Mr. ROMNEY (for himself and Mr. KELLY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To prepare for contested logistics environments, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bolstering Indo-Pacific 

5 Capabilities Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF 

7 KOREA IN CONTESTED LOGISTICS DEM8 ONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING PROGRAM. 

9 Section 842(h)(2) of the National Defense Authoriza10 tion Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31) is 

11 amended— 


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1 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), 

2 and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (F), and (G), respec3 tively; 

4 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol5 lowing new subparagraph: 

6 ‘‘(C) Japan;’’; and 

7 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as re8 designated by paragraph (1), the following new sub9 paragraph: 

10 ‘‘(E) the Republic of Korea;’’. 

11 SEC. 3. REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CAPABILI12 TIES TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE INDO13 PACIFIC REGION IN A CONTESTED LOGISTICS 

14 ENVIRONMENT. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 

16 conduct a review of the planning and capabilities of the 

17 Department of Defense to support operations in the region 

18 of the Indo-Pacific Command in a contested logistics envi19 ronment (as defined in section 2926(h) of title 10, United 

20 States Code). 

21 (b) ELEMENTS OF REVIEW.—The review required by 

22 subsection (a) shall— 

23 (1) assess the role of each military service with 

24 the joint force and with respect to the other military 

25 services in a contested logistics environment; 


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1 (2) assess the ability of each military service to 

2 enable effective maintenance and repair activities in 

3 a contested logistics environment; 

4 (3) assess the ability of each military service to 

5 preposition or store materials needed to enable rapid 

6 surge capability or to support operations in a con7 tested logistics environment; 

8 (4) assess the ability of each military service to 

9 identify, develop, demonstrate, and field effective 

10 and efficient means of conducting repairs of equip11 ment when permanent repair facilities are inacces12 sible; and 

13 (5) identify the resources or the need for any 

14 additional resources required by the Secretary of De15 fense to reduce or mitigate the risks associated with 

16 operations in a contested logistics environment. 

17 (c) REPORT.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

19 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec20 retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 

21 defense committees a report detailing the results of 

22 the review required by subsection (a). 

23 (2) FORM.—The report required under para24 graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 

25 but may include a classified annex. 


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1 SEC. 4. EXCEPTION TO RESTRICTIONS ON REPAIR AND 

2 MAINTENANCE OF NAVAL VESSELS IN FOR3 EIGN SHIPYARDS FOR SCHEDULED MAINTE4 NANCE AND REPAIR EXERCISES. 

5 Section 8680(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 

6 amended by adding at the end the following new para7 graph: 

8 ‘‘(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), during each fis9 cal year, scheduled maintenance or repair may be per10 formed on not more than six naval vessels described in 

11 paragraph (1) outside the United States or Guam if— 

12 ‘‘(A) the period for the maintenance or repair 

13 is less than 90 consecutive days in duration; and 

14 ‘‘(B) the maintenance or repair is performed as 

15 part of an exercise to develop and improve the abil16 ity to perform maintenance or repair during wartime 

17 or periods of increased international tension.’’. 

18 SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED. 

19 In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit20 tees’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

21 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. 

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