; (3) the Department of Defense should carry out such an initiative, as authorized by Congress under section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 ( Public Law 115–91 ), as amended by section 1253 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 ), to implement the National Defense Strategy that aims to defend and defeat against strategic competitors and increase presence, enhance prepositioning, improve infrastructure, increase exercises and training, and strengthen ally and partner capability; (4) the Indo-Pacific Command’s independent assessment to Congress outlining the resourcing requirements to Regain the Advantage establishes the linkages between the strategy, required capacity, capabilities, and budgetary priorities; and (5) the Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative, established under section 3, will assist in resourcing budgetary priorities and enhancing transparency and oversight of programs and activities to increase deterrence and strengthen ally and partner capability in the Indo-Pacific region and better enable a coordinated and strategic plan for Department of Defense programs. 3. Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative (a) In general For the purpose of enhancing the United States deterrence and defense posture in the Indo-Pacific region, assuring allies and partners, and increasing capability and readiness to deter and defend against any aggression by an adversary, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out an initiative, to be known as the Indo-Pacific Deterrence Initiative . Under such initiative, the Secretary shall— (1) provide increased presence by positioning the right capabilities in key locations in order to respond to adversarial threats in a timely manner; (2) enhance prepositioning, infrastructure, and logistics; (3) strengthen the capability of United States forces and allies and partners in the region; (4) increase readiness through training and exercises