Sec. 202. Treaty alliances in the Indo-Pacific region
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The United States Government— is committed to the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan, done at Washington, January 19, 1960, and all related and subsequent bilateral security agreements and arrangements concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act; recognizes the vital role of the alliance between the United States and Japan in promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region; and calls for the strengthening and broadening of diplomatic, economic, and security ties between the United States and Japan.
The United States Government— is committed to the Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, done at Washington October 1, 1953, and all related and subsequent bilateral security agreements and arrangements concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act; recognizes the vital role of the alliance between the United States and South Korea in promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region; and calls for the strengthening and broadening of diplomatic, economic, and security ties between the United States and the Republic of Korea.
The United States Government— is committed to the Security Treaty Between Australia and the United States of America, done at San Francisco September 1, 1951, and all related and subsequent bilateral security agreements and arrangements concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act; recognizes the vital role of the alliance between the United States and Australia in promoting peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region; and calls for the strengthening and broadening of diplomatic, economic, and security ties between the United States and Australia.
The United States Government is committed to the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America, done at Washington August 30, 1951, and all related and subsequent bilateral security agreements and arrangements concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, including the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, done at Manila April 28, 2014. The United States Government is committed to— the Agreement Respecting Military Assistance Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Thailand, done at Bangkok October 17, 1950; the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, done at Manila September 8, 1954; and all related and subsequent bilateral security agreements and arrangements concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, including the Joint Vision Statement for the Thai-United States Defense Alliance, issued in Bangkok November 15, 2012.