S.Amdt. 1654

SA 1654. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike section 3202 and insert the following:

SEC. 3202. UNITED STATES COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT FOR ALLIES
AND PARTNERS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the United States treaty alliances in the Indo-Pacific
provide a unique strategic advantage to the United States,
enabling the United States to advance its vital national
interests, defend its territory, expand its economy through
international trade and commerce, prevent the domination of
the Indo-Pacific and its surrounding maritime and air lanes
by a hostile power or powers, and deter potential aggressors;
(2) the Governments of the United States, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand
are critical allies in advancing a free and open order in the
Indo-Pacific region and tackling challenges with unity of
purpose, and have collaborated to advance specific efforts of
shared interest in areas such as defense and security,
economic prosperity, infrastructure connectivity, and
fundamental freedoms;
(3) the United States greatly values other partnerships in
the Indo-Pacific region, including with India, Singapore,
Indonesia, Taiwan, New Zealand, and Vietnam as well as
regional architecture such as the Quad, the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the Asia-Pacific
Economic Community (APEC), which are essential to further
shared interests;
(4) the security environment in the Indo-Pacific demands
consistent United States and allied commitment to
strengthening and advancing our alliances so that they are
postured to meet these challenges, and will require sustained
political will, concrete partnerships, economic, commercial,
and technological cooperation, consistent and tangible
commitments, high-level and extensive consultations on
matters of mutual interest, mutual and shared cooperation in
the acquisition of key capabilities important to allied
defenses, and unified mutual support in the face of
political, economic, or military coercion;
(5) the United States must work with allies to prioritize
human rights throughout the Indo-Pacific region;
(b) Statement of Policy.--It shall be the policy of the
United States--
(1) to deepen diplomatic, economic, and security
cooperation between and among the United States, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand,
including through diplomatic engagement, regional
development, energy security and development, scientific and
health partnerships, educational and cultural exchanges,
missile defense, intelligence-sharing, space, cyber, and
other diplomatic and defense-related initiatives;
(2) to strengthen and deepen the United States' bilateral
and regional partnerships, including with India, Taiwan,
ASEAN, and New Zealand;
(3) to cooperate with Japan, the Republic of Korea,
Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand to promote human
rights bilaterally and through regional and multilateral fora
and pacts;
(4) to strengthen and advance diplomatic, economic, and
security cooperation with regional partners, such as Taiwan,
Vietnam,

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Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and India; and
(5) to assess both the risks and benefits posed to U.S.
security by multilateral and bilateral mutual defense treaty
obligations.
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