Sec. 1270. Sense of Congress on reaffirming the importance of the United States-Australia defense alliance
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States values its alliance with the Government of Australia, and the shared values and interests between both countries are essential to promoting peace, security, stability, and economic prosperity in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; the annual rotations of United States Marine Corps forces to Darwin, Australia and enhanced rotations of United States Air Force aircraft to Australia pave the way for even closer defense and security cooperation; the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at Sydney, September 5, 2007, should continue to facilitate industry collaboration and innovation to meet shared security challenges and reinforce military ties; as described by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, North Korea is a threat to the peace of the region and the United States and Australia should continue to cooperate to defend against the threat of North Korea’s nuclear and missile capabilities; and the United States and Australia also should continue to address the threat of terrorism and strengthen information sharing.