Sec. 208. Enhanced security partnerships in Southeast Asia

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The United States Government is committed to— the United States-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, done in Washington November 9, 2010; the Joint Statement on Comprehensive Defense Cooperation, done in Washington October 26, 2015; and all related and subsequent bilateral and security agreements and arrangements between the United States and Indonesia concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act. The United States Government is committed to— the United States-Malaysia Comprehensive Partnership, done at Putrajaya April 27, 2014; the Joint Statement for Enhancing the Comprehensive Partnership between the United States of America and Malaysia, done in Washington September 13, 2017; and all related and subsequent bilateral and security agreements and arrangements between the United States and Malaysia concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

The United States Government is committed to— the Strategic Framework Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Singapore for a Closer Cooperation Partnership in Defense and Security, done at Washington July 12, 2005; the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, done at Arlington, Virginia December 7, 2015; and all related and subsequent bilateral and security agreements and arrangements between the United States and Singapore concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

The United States Government is committed to— the United States-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership, done at Washington December 16, 2013; the United StatesVietnam Joint Vision Statement on Defense Relations, done at Hanoi on June 1, 2015; the United StatesVietnam Joint Vision Statement, done at Washington May 31, 2017; and all related and subsequent bilateral and security agreements and arrangements between the United States and Vietnam concluded on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should deepen diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation, especially in the areas of maritime security and counterterrorism, with Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Vietnam.