Sec. 1256. Quadrilateral cooperation and exercise
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It is the sense of Congress that the United States, Japan, India, and Australia should— promote security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region; increase quadrilateral meetings to discuss and strengthen interoperability of their respective military and naval forces; plan joint quadrilateral military patrols and exercises; promote the values of a free and open Indo-Pacific region and address themes such as respect for international law, maritime security, nonproliferation, and terrorism in the region; explore joint regional infrastructure initiatives in the region; engage in maritime capacity building among smaller Indo-Pacific countries; develop new capabilities to deter and defend against threats to the region; and support regional institutions and bodies, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum, to increase regional cooperation with respect to maritime security and domain awareness and to promote internationally accepted rules and norms.
The Secretary of Defense may conduct a quadrilateral naval military exercise. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the matters contained in this section. In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the congressional defense committees; and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.