Sec. 111. New Zealand and the Pacific islands
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States supports strengthening diplomatic, economic, and the security relationship with New Zealand; the United States supports strong United States engagement with the nations of the South Pacific, including Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu; the United States recognizes the strong historical, strategic and cultural ties to these countries; the United States should deepen its cooperation with New Zealand and the nations of the South Pacific in areas of mutual interest, including— fisheries and marine resource conservation; environmental challenges and resilience; global health; development and trade; and people-to-people ties; and the United States should provide robust foreign assistance to the Pacific islands.