Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience Authorization Act
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In CommitteeMr. Kim introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a new government program called the "Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience" to help the United States and allied countries in the Indo-Pacific region work together on defense manufacturing and supply chains. The program aims to strengthen the ability of the U.S. and partner nations (including Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand) to produce the weapons, equipment, and supplies their militaries need.
Who Benefits and How
Defense contractors and manufacturers in the United States and partner countries are the primary beneficiaries of this bill. U.S. defense companies gain access to new opportunities for co-development, co-production, and procurement contracts with allied nations, expanding their potential customer base. Similarly, defense companies in allied countries like Japan, Australia, and South Korea can participate in joint projects with the U.S., potentially receiving technology transfers, technical assistance, and capacity-building support from the Pentagon. Technology and R&D companies in the defense sector also benefit from new opportunities for research contracts and innovation partnerships. Supply chain and logistics companies serving Indo-Pacific markets may gain business from improved defense supply chain coordination.
Who Bears the Burden and How
American taxpayers will fund this initiative through appropriations for international cooperation programs, technical assistance, and capacity-building support, though the bill doesn't specify exact dollar amounts. The Department of Defense faces significant new administrative responsibilities: they must establish and run the Partnership program, designate a senior official at the Assistant Secretary level to lead it, create a process for selecting partner countries, negotiate international agreements, manage working groups, and submit annual reports to Congress from 2027 through 2031 plus annual briefings from 2026 through 2030. Congressional defense committees also face increased workload from reviewing these reports and briefings.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Secretary of Defense to establish the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience to strengthen defense industrial cooperation with allies in the region
- Authorizes the Pentagon to enter agreements with partner countries, establish working groups, provide technical assistance, and use appropriated funds for international cooperation
- Explicitly names six potential partner countries: Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand
- Requires designation of a senior Pentagon official (Assistant Secretary level or above) to lead the Partnership within 180 days
- Mandates annual reports to Congress (2027-2031) detailing industrial base vulnerabilities, supply chain efforts, joint production initiatives, and recommendations for policy changes
- Sets a sunset date of December 31, 2030, after which the Partnership authority terminates
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Establishes a security cooperation initiative (Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience) to strengthen defense industrial base cooperation between the United States and allied and partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Strengthen US defense industrial base and supply chain resilience through multilateral cooperation with Indo-Pacific allies to counter potential adversaries (implicitly China)"
Likely Beneficiaries
- US defense contractors and manufacturers
- Defense industrial base companies in Australia, Japan, South Korea, India, Philippines, and New Zealand
- Department of Defense
- US and allied military forces
Likely Burden Bearers
- Department of Defense (administrative burden of establishing and managing Partnership)
- Taxpayers (funding for international cooperation programs and capacity-building)
- Congressional defense committees (oversight responsibilities including annual reports and briefings)
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_president"
- → President of the United States
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "senior_official"
- → Senior civilian official of Department of Defense at Assistant Secretary level or above
- "the_secretary_of_state"
- → Secretary of State
Note: No scope conflicts identified - "The Secretary" consistently refers to Secretary of Defense throughout the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
The security cooperation initiative established to strengthen cooperation among the defense industrial bases of the United States and allied and partner countries in the Indo-Pacific region
As defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code
Allies and partners of the United States to be determined through a process, explicitly including Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, India, the Philippines, and New Zealand
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