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US SB3381
Bill
AI Summary
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Secretary of the Air Force must annually incorporate depot-level maintenance, repair, and sustainment planning into at least one multinational exercise in the Indo-Pacific Command area of operations
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Exercises must include binational planning sessions with covered nations on maintenance cooperation, munitions resupply coordination, mutual airworthiness certification, and emergency tabletop scenarios for aircraft breakdowns in contested environments
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Covered nations include Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and others designated by the Secretary of the Air Force
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Report due to Congress within one year summarizing lessons learned from exercises with South Korea and Australia, including candidate systems for co-sustainment, depot repair opportunities, and potential impediments related to intellectual property, ITAR regulations, and workforce logistics
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Report must also assess how maintenance partnerships could contribute to allied contingency operations, interoperability, and regional posture resilience in the Indo-Pacific
Legislative Description
A bill to require coordination of depot-level maintenance in multinational exercises conducted by the Air Force.
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
12/8/2025