[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4812 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4812
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to incorporate certain
elements regarding depot-level maintenance coordination in at least one
multinational exercise conducted in the area of operations of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 29, 2025
Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself, Ms. Tokuda, and Mr. Jackson of Texas)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Armed Services
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to incorporate certain
elements regarding depot-level maintenance coordination in at least one
multinational exercise conducted in the area of operations of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DEPOT-LEVEL MAINTENANCE COORDINATION IN MULTINATIONAL
EXERCISES.
(a) In General.--Each year, the Secretary of the Air Force shall
incorporate in at least one multinational 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 authorities necessary to
deliver the necessary joint capabilities;
(B) facilitating real-time coordination between 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
(2) coordination with the Air Force Sustainment Center,
including the participation of representatives of--
(A) the United States Indo-Pacific Command;
(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 accordance 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 opportunities to
undertake with Korea and Australia, including testing equipment
or line replaceable units.
(3) Opportunities to incorporate Korean and Australian
industry partners in depot-level maintenance repair activities,
including through public-private partnerships.
(4) An identification of any potential logistical
challenges that could arise with the host country, including
with respect to workforce, housing, and location of workload.
(5) An identification of any potential impediments
involving intellectual property or data rights between original
equipment manufacturers and the Department of the Air Force or
between the Department of the Air Force and named partner
countries.
(6) An identification of any potential impediments related
to International Traffic in Arms Regulations and related
statutes.
(7) Any additional recommendations to Congress 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 repair
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, corrective) that may be
most appropriate for partnership with Korea and Australia.
(10) An assessment of how partnerships may contribute to
allied contingency operations, interoperability, 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 Secretary of the Air Force.
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