Designation of senior officials responsible for integration of global contested logistics posture management

(a) Designation of senior military department officials Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2229b. Responsibility for contested logistics posture management (a) Designation of responsible official The Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall designate the member or employee of the Joint Staff with primary responsibility for the core logistics capabilities of supply, maintenance operations, prepositioned stocks, deployment and distribution, health services support, engineering, logistics services, and operational contract to serve as the official within the Department with principal responsibility for the integration of global contested logistics posture management across the military departments. In carrying out such responsibility, such official shall coordinate with the senior military department officials designated under subsection (c). (b) Responsibilities The official designated under subsection (a) shall coordinate and deconflict the activities of the military departments with respect to each of the following: (1) The locations of sites outside the continental United States at which stocks of supplies and equipment as well as the composition of those stocks. (2) The provision of adequate intra-theater sea and air capability to move material and personnel throughout the theater. (3) The monitoring and coordination of resourcing decisions by the military departments in support of operational plans and contingencies. (4) The identification of shortcomings in the provision of resources identified in paragraphs (2) and (3). (c) Senior military department officials (1) Each secretary of a military department shall designate, from among officials serving in the department, an official to have principal responsibility for contested logistics posture management for that department. (2) Each senior official designated under paragraph (1) shall be responsible for— (A) ensuring that the department concerned is adequately prepared to provide coordinated logistics support to the armed forces of that department in contested environments outside the continental United States, including by— (i) establishing or arranging for access to locations through which supplies and equipment can be provided to such forces; (ii) developing any necessary infrastructure; and (iii) to the extent feasible, prepositioning supplies and equipment at such locations; and (B) ensuring that the logistics capabilities described in subparagraph (A) meet the requirements of the operational and contingency plans of such forces. (3) Each senior official designated under paragraph (1) may designate an official of the military department concerned to serve as a deputy to assist the senior official in carrying out the responsibilities under this section. (d) Contested logistics posture strategy (1) The official designated under subsection (a), in coordination with each senior official designated under subsection (b) and any other Department official identified by the Secretary, shall develop and implement a strategy for carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection (c)(2). (2) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall include each of the following: (A) A description of— (i) the locations of sites outside the continental United States at which stocks of supplies and equipment are prepositioned as of the date of the strategy; (ii) the status and disposition of such prepositioned stocks; and (iii) the operational or contingency plan such stocks are intended to support. (B) An identification of— (i) any shortcomings associated with the sites and prepositioned stocks described in subparagraph (A) that must be addressed to optimally execute operational and contingency plans; and (ii) any additional sites, infrastructure, or equipment that may be needed to address such shortcomings and support such plans. (C) A description of any additional funding or other resources required— (i) to address the shortcomings identified under subparagraph (B)(i); and (ii) to provide for the additional sites, infrastructure, and equipment identified under subparagraph (B)(ii). (D) A prioritized list of investment recommendations for each item described in subparagraph (C). (E) An identification of each case in which the military department concerned lacks the authority or ability to access a location outside the United States for purposes of providing logistics support as required under operational and contingency plans, set forth separately by location. (F) An assessment of any existing and projected threats to sites outside the continental United States that are expected to support such operational and contingency plans. (3) The strategy required under paragraph (1) shall cover the period of two years following the date of the strategy and shall be updated on an biennial basis.. (b) Deadline for designation Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department shall make the designation required under section 2229b(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) Deadline; reports (1) Deadline The development of the strategy required under subsection (d) of section 2229b of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be completed by not later than January 31, 2027. (2) Initial report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the official designated under subsection (a) of such section 2229b shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes— (A) the names of the officials designated under subsection (b) of such section; and (B) a plan for the completion of the development of the strategy required under subsection (d) of such section. (3) Biennial interim reports During the period beginning on the date of the submission of the initial report under paragraph (2) and ending on the date of the completion of the development of the strategy required under subsection (d) of such section 2229b, the official designated under subsection (a) of such section shall submit to the congressional defense committees semi-annual reports each of which shall include— (A) an update on the progress made toward the completion of the development of the strategy; and (B) an assessment of the progress of the official with respect to the responsibilities of the official under subsection (b) of such section.