# 119-hr-4812: To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to incorporate certain elements regarding depot-level maintenance coordination in at least one multinational exercise conducted in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and for other purposes.

119-hr-4812, To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to incorporate certain elements regarding depot-level maintenance coordination in at least one multinational exercise conducted in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4812
- Congress: 119
- Title: To direct the Secretary of the Air Force to incorporate certain elements regarding depot-level maintenance coordination in at least one multinational exercise conducted in the area of operations of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would require the Air Force to add regular multinational depot-level maintenance coordination to Indo-Pacific exercises.** It focuses on testing co-sustainment, cutting transport needs, synchronizing munitions resupply, and running emergency maintenance drills with partner nations. - Air forces and regional partners: Would require annual inclusion of depot-level maintenance planning in at least one Indo-Pacific multinational exercise to improve interoperability and contingency sustainment. - Defense industry and local firms: Directs identification of opportunities to involve Korean and Australian industry through public-private partnerships for depot repairs and line replaceable unit testing. - Logistics hubs and workforce: Requires analysis of host-country challenges such as workforce, housing, and workload locations to shape where depot work can be done. - Congress and planners: Requires a report within 12 months listing candidate systems, depot repair workload opportunities, IP and data-rights and International Traffic in Arms Regulations impediments, capability gaps, and recommendations. - Scope of partners: Defines covered nations to include Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom, and allows the Secretary to designate others.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Air Force report on maintenance with Korea, Australia: benefit, low. The Air Force would need to send Congress a report within 12 months. It would summarize lessons from exercises with Korea and Australia and list systems to co-sustain and repair. The report would identify repair workload opportunities (including testing equipment or line replaceable units) and role…
- Allied Indo-Pacific drills add maintenance planning: benefit, low. The Air Force would have to add depot-level maintenance planning to at least one allied Indo-Pacific exercise each year. Plans would cover cooperative repair to cut transport needs, real-time munitions and resupply coordination, and mutual recognition of airworthiness and maintenance certifications…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4812 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4812)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4812 (as of 2026-04-21).