Sec. 1245. Sense of Senate on enhancement of the military relationship between the United States and Vietnam
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It is the sense of the Senate that— removing the prohibition on the sale of lethal military equipment to the Government of Vietnam at this time would further United States national security interests; any future sale of arms by the United States Government to the Government of Vietnam should be monitored to ensure that— the Government of Vietnam is continuing to make progress on human rights; and the arms sold are not being used in ways that violate the human rights and freedoms of civilians in Vietnam; and the United States Government should continue to expand the military-to-military relationship with the Government of Vietnam, including by— increasing participation in bilateral and multilateral naval exercises; increasing naval port visits by the United States, including at Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang, Vietnam; increasing International Military Education and Training
(IMET)and Expanded–IMET (E–IMET) programs for military officers of Vietnam; establishing bilateral arrangements to support increased cooperation on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and joint personnel accounting cooperative activities; and seeking opportunities to promote military observation and participation by Vietnam in regional exercises such as the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the COBRA GOLD multinational exercises held in Thailand, and the BALIKITAN exercise of the United States and the Philippines.