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Title II — Matters Related to Enhanced Prepositioning and Logistics

H.R. 6613 · 116th Congress · Apr 23, 2020 · Lineage

II Matters Related to Enhanced Prepositioning and Logistics

Sec. 201 Indo-Pacific contingency regional based cluster prepositioning kits

(a)
Sense of Congress— It is the sense of Congress that to set the theater and enable the execution of current operations, training, exercises, and contingencies, contingency regional based clusters prepositioning kits are necessary to provide theater-wide rapid response capability in the Indo-Pacific region.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Air Force $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 to provide contingency regional based cluster prepositioning kits to support the operations, actions, and activities of the Air Forces in the Indo-Pacific region.

Sec. 202 Ship prepositioning and surge

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Navy $497,000,000 for fiscal year 2021 for ship prepositioning and surge capacity to the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations.

Sec. 203 Munitions stocks and storage

(a)
In general— The Secretary of Defense shall procure and proposition key munitions in the United States specifically for the United States Indo-Pacific Command area of operations for employment in the event of a contingency to address shortfalls in critical munitions inventories, including infrastructure modernization and improved prepositioning of munitions.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations— Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2021, not less than $819,000,000 shall be for the exclusive use in the Indo-Pacific area of operations to carry out subsection (a).

Sec. 204 Movement and coordination center in the Indo-Pacific region

(a)
Authority To establish— The Secretary of Defense, with concurrence of the Secretary of State, may authorize—
(1)
the establishment of a movement and coordination center for the Indo-Pacific region, to be known as the “Movement Coordination Center Pacific”; and
(2)
the participation of the Department of Defense in an air and ship transport, air-to-air and ship-to-ship refueling, and other exchanges of services programs of the Movement and Coordination Center Pacific.
(b)
Authorization of appropriations— There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense $1,120,000 for fiscal year 2021 for the Movement Coordination Center Pacific.

Sec. 205 Marine Prepositioning Force

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, $87,171,000 for fiscal year 2021 to support prepositioned logistics for Marine Propositioning Force to the Indo-Pacific area of operations.