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This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to strengthen multilateral deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on enhancing military cooperation with key allies, specifically Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, and Australia. The strategy must outline actions over the next five years to improve regional defense capabilities, including expanding reciprocal access agreements that allow military forces to use each other's facilities, enhancing joint operational infrastructure, improving command and control structures, increasing intelligence sharing, and expanding multilateral military exercises and maritime operations. The bill mandates that the Secretary of Defense submit a written strategy to congressional defense committees within 180 days of enactment, detailing necessary funding changes, policy modifications, and additional resources required to implement the strategy. The strategy must also consider strategic contingencies for security and trade routes across the South, Central, and North Indo-Pacific region. Additionally, the Secretary must provide an interim implementation report by March 15, 2027, identifying any resource or authority gaps. The bill defines the Indo-Pacific region as the area of responsibility of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and the Alaska theater of operations, which includes the state of Alaska and its surrounding maritime areas.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2669/all-info