Japan, and to accelerate adjustments to United States force posture in the Indo-Pacific region, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Government of Japan and other foreign governments as necessary, shall conduct a review of the planned distribution of members of the United States Armed Forces in Okinawa, Guam, Hawaii, Australia, and elsewhere that is contemplated in support of the joint statement of the United States-Japan Security Consultative Committee issued April 26, 2012, in the District of Columbia (April 27, 2012, in Tokyo, Japan) and revised on October 3, 2013, in Tokyo, hereafter referred to as the distributed lay-down . (b) Elements The review required by subsection (a) shall include an updated analysis of the distributed lay-down, including— (1) an assessment of the impact of the distributed lay-down on the ability of the Armed Forces to respond to current and future contingencies in the area of responsibility of United States Indo-Pacific Command that reflects contingency plans of the Department of the Defense