Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations on exercises and wargames in the Indo-Pacific region

(a) Implementation plan (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States a plan to address the following recommendations made by the Comptroller General: (A) Recommendations 16 through 20 in the report entitled Weapon Systems Maintenance: DOD Needs Enhanced Assessments and Exercises to Prepare for an Indo-Pacific Conflict (GAO–26–107710C). (B) Recommendations 7 through 11 in the report entitled Fuel Supply: DOD Is Not Prepared for a Contested Environment in the Indo-Pacific (GAO–25–107216C). (C) Recommendations 7 and 8 in the report entitled Force Structure: Army and Marine Corps Face Challenges Developing New Multi-Domain Units (GAO–24–106266C). (D) Recommendations 1 and 2 in the report entitled Military Readiness: Actions Needed to Ensure the Reserve Component Will Be Ready to Rapidly Respond to a Potential Conflict (GAO–26–107579C). (2) Identification of recommendations To be implemented Each plan under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to each recommendation described in such paragraph that the Secretary concerned has implemented or intends to implement— (A) a summary of actions that have been taken or will be taken to implement the recommendation; and (B) a schedule, with specific milestones, for completing implementation of the recommendation. (3) Identification of recommendations not To be implemented Each plan under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) An identification of any recommendation described in such paragraph that the Secretary concerned does not intend to implement. (B) A discussion of the reasons not to implement each such recommendation. (C) A description of alternative actions taken or intended to be taken to address the matters identified by the Comptroller General. (b) Implementation report Not later than one year after submission by the Secretary concerned of the plan under subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall carry out activities to implement the plan and provide a report to the congressional defense committees and the Comptroller General of the United States on the following: (1) The specific maintenance and repair objectives developed for exercises and wargames in the Indo-Pacific region. (2) Guidance on incorporating fuel storage and delivery missions into live exercises. (3) With respect to the Army and the Marine Corps, the specific sustainment and transportation objectives in exercises for multi-domain units of the Army and the Marine Corps in the Indo-Pacific region. (4) With respect to the Army and the Air Force, the specific realistic and accurate assessments conducted to evaluate the ability of relevant reserve component units of the Army and the Air Force to build the required readiness to meet contingency response missions. (c) Secretary concerned defined In this section, the term Secretary concerned means— (1) the Secretary of Defense, with respect to actions taken by the United States Indo-Pacific Command; (2) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to actions taken by the Army; (3) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to actions taken by the Air Force; and (4) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to actions taken by the Navy and the Marine Corps.