TERMINATION OF A MARITIME PREPOSITIONING SHIP SQUADRON.

SEC. 1016. TERMINATION OF A MARITIME PREPOSITIONING SHIP SQUADRON. (a) Report Required.— (1) In general.—Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandant of the Marine Corps shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees a report setting forth an assessment of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway and the capability of that program to address any readiness gaps that will be created by the termination of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One in the Mediterranean. (2) Elements.—The report required by paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) A detailed description of the time required to transfer stockpiles onto naval vessels for use in contingency operations. (B) A comparison of the response time of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway with the response time of Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One. (C) A description of the equipment stored in the stockpiles of the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway, the differences (if any) between that equipment and the equipment of a Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadron, and any increased risk or operational plan impacts associated with using Prepositioning Program-Norway to fulfill the Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadron requirements. (D) A description and assessment of the current age and state of maintenance of the equipment of the Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Program-Norway. (E) A plan to address future requirements, equipment shortages, and modernization needs of the Marine Corps Maritime Prepositioning Program-Norway. (b) Limitation on Availability of Funds.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act may not be obligated or expended to terminate a Maritime Prepositioning Ship squadron until the date of the submittal to the congressional defense committees of the report required by subsection (a).