exercise conducted in the area of operations of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command— 
(1) 
depot-level 
maintenance, 
repair, 
and 
sustainment considerations, including binational or 
multinational planning sessions with covered nations 
on— 
(A) identifying opportunities to cooperate 
on depot-level maintenance and repair in ways 
that minimize transportation requirements in 
such area of operations and determining the au-
thorities necessary to deliver the necessary joint 
capabilities; 
(B) facilitating real-time coordination be-
tween the United States and covered nations to 
maintain munitions stock levels and resupply 
routes in the such area of operations; 
(C) mutual recognition of airworthiness 
and maintenance certification between the 
United States and covered nations; and 
(D) emergency tabletop exercises, such as 
when an aircraft of a covered nation breaks 
down on United States territory, and vice versa, 
in a contested logistics environment; and 
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(2) 
coordination 
with 
the 
Air 
Force 
Sustainment Center, including the participation of 
representatives of— 
(A) the United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand; 
(B) United States Air Force Pacific; 
(C) United States Air Mobility Command; 
and 
(D) the Air Force Sustainment Center. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Air Force shall submit to Congress a report summarizing 
the lessons learned from carrying out an exercise in ac-
cordance with subsection (a) with respect to the Republic 
of Korea and the Commonwealth of Australia. Such report 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) A list of candidate systems for co- 
sustainment with Korea and Australia. 
(2) A list of depot-level repair workload oppor-
tunities to undertake with Korea and Australia, in-
cluding testing equipment or line replaceable units. 
(3) Opportunities to incorporate Korean and 
Australian industry partners in depot-level mainte-
nance repair activities, including through public-pri-
vate partnerships. 
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(4) An identification of any potential logistical 
challenges that could arise with the host country, in-
cluding with respect to workforce, housing, and loca-
tion of workload. 
(5) An identification of any potential impedi-
ments involving intellectual property or data rights 
between original equipment manufacturers and the 
Department of the Air Force or between the Depart-
ment of the Air Force and named partner countries. 
(6) An identification of any potential impedi-
ments related to International Traffic in Arms Reg-
ulations and related statutes. 
(7) Any additional recommendations to Con-
gress that would ease the facilitation of depot-level 
maintenance repair partnerships with Korea and 
Australia, including changes to existing status of 
forces agreements. 
(8) An analysis of current maintenance and re-
pair capabilities and gaps in the organic industrial 
base of Korea and Australia. 
(9) An assessment of the types of maintenance 
and repair activities (depot-level, preventative, cor-
rective) that may be most appropriate for partner-
ship with Korea and Australia. 
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(10) An assessment of how partnerships may 
contribute to allied contingency operations, inter-
operability, and regional posture resilience in the 
Indo-Pacific region. 
(11) A consideration of planning factors related 
to the Air Force’s evolving force generation models, 
future-generation aircraft programs, deployment 
schedules, statutory maintenance thresholds, and 
other relevant operational requirements. 
(c) COVERED NATION DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered nation’’ means any of the following: 
(1) The Commonwealth of Australia. 
(2) Canada. 
(3) Japan. 
(4) New Zealand. 
(5) The Republic of Korea. 
(6) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland. 
(7) Any other nation as designated as a covered 
nation for the purposes of this section by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force. 
Æ 
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