REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS FOR PREPOSITIONING OF MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT.

SEC. 1046. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS FOR PREPOSITIONING OF MATERIEL AND EQUIPMENT. (a) Secretary of Defense Assessment and Report.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment of the programs of the Armed Forces for the prepositioning of materiel and equipment. Such assessment shall focus on how those programs will support the goal of the Secretary to have the capability, from the onset of a contingency situation, to—118 STAT. 2053(A) deploy forces to a distant theater within 10 days;(B) defeat an enemy within 30 days; and(C) be ready for an additional conflict within another 30 days.(2) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on such assessment not later than October 1, 2005.(b) Matters to Be Included.—The assessment under subsection (a) shall include the following:(1) A review of the prepositioning of materiel and equipment used in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, including identification of challenges and potential solutions.(2) A description of changes to doctrine, strategy, and transportation plans that could be necessary to support the goal of the Secretary described in subsection (a).(3) A description of modifications to prepositioning programs that could be required in order to incorporate modularity concepts, future force structure changes, and sea-basing concepts.(4) A discussion of joint operations and training that support force projection requirements, including—(A) theater opening requirements at potential aerial and sea ports of debarkation;(B) joint force reception capabilities;(C) joint theater distribution operations; and(D) use of joint prepositioned stocks, materiel, and systems.