[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5468]
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  SA 5960. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1254. REPORT ON BULK FUEL STRATEGY AND DELIVERY 
                   CAPABILITIES OF UNITED STATES INDO-PACIFIC 
                   COMMAND.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the current state of the bulk fuel strategy and delivery 
     capabilities of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, 
     including the use by the United States Indo-Pacific Command 
     of commercial solutions.
       (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the current state of pre-positioned 
     fuel in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-
     Pacific Command, including the relevant equipment and 
     infrastructure needed for disbursed placement and delivery 
     for a scalable and resilient contingency response, including 
     projects that have been completed, projects that are 
     underway, and associated timelines.
       (2) A plan to ensure fuel security and sustainment in such 
     area of responsibility for the duration of a prolonged 
     conflict and an assessment of the improvements necessary to 
     address fuel storage and the consistent movement and 
     availability of fuel via air and waterways in the region.
       (3) A description of existing commercial capabilities that 
     the Department of Defense is leveraging to rapidly meet fuel 
     requirements.
       (4) An assessment of further investments required to ensure 
     logistical superiority and uninterrupted sustainment of 
     operations in such area of responsibility.
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