; and (2) an assessment of the results of the review and recommendations described in paragraph (1) by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (e) Comptroller general report Not later than 120 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (d), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing an analysis of the current status of the distributed lay-down, the review described in subsection (a), and the report described in subsection (d). 1256. Sense of Senate on the United States-Japan alliance and defense cooperation It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the United States-Japan alliance remains the cornerstone of peace and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific region; (2) although the United States Government does not take a position on sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, the United States acknowledges that the islands are under the administration of Japan and opposes any unilateral actions that would seek to undermine their administration by Japan; (3) the unilateral actions of a third party will not affect United States acknowledgment of the administration of Japan over the Senkaku Islands, and the United States remains committed under the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security with Japan to respond to any armed attack in the territories under the administration of Japan; (4) Japan continues to make contributions to regional security and prosperity that make the United States safer and more prosperous; (5) the Government of Japan has played a critical leadership role in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is a primary objective of United States national security policy, including through its efforts concerning trade, investment, energy, rule of law, and good governance; (6) the Government of Japan has been instrumental improving cooperation between the United States, Japan, Australia, and India as well as improving relations with countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations