Sec. 406. Sense of Congress on trilateral cooperation between the United States, Republic of Korea, and Japan

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It is the Sense of Congress that the President— should seek to strengthen high-level trilateral mechanisms for discussion and coordination of policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea between the Governments of the United States, the Government of the Republic of Korea, and the Government of Japan; should ensure that the mechanisms specifically address the Democratic People's Republic of Korea’s nuclear, ballistic, and conventional weapons programs; its human rights record, and cybersecurity threats posed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; should ensure that the parties meet on a regular basis and include representatives of the United States Department of State, United States Department of Defense, representatives of the United States intelligence communities, and their relevant counterparts in the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Government of Japan; and should continue to brief relevant congressional committees regularly on the status of such discussions.

Relevant committees referred to in subsection (a)(4) shall include— the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate ; the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives ; the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate ; the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives ; the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate ; and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives .