Sec. 30004. Sense of Congress
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It is the sense of Congress that the execution of the policy described in section 30003(b) requires the following actions: Revitalizing American leadership globally and in the Indo-Pacific will require the United States— to marshal sustained political will to protect its vital interests, promote its values, and advance its economic and national security objectives; and to achieve this sustained political will, persuade the American people and United States allies and partners of— the current challenges facing the international rules based order; and the need for long-term investments and engagement to defend shared interests and values.
The United States must coordinate closely with allies and partners to compete effectively with the PRC, including to encourage allies and partners to assume, as appropriate, greater roles in balancing and checking aggressive PRC behavior. Effective United States strategy toward China requires— bipartisan cooperation within Congress; and frequent, sustained, and meaningful collaboration and consultation between the executive branch and Congress. The United States must ensure close integration among economic and foreign policymakers and provide support to the private sector, civil society, universities and academic institutions, and other relevant actors in free and open societies to enable such actors— to collaborate to advance common interests; and to identify appropriate policies— to strengthen the United States and its allies; and to promote a compelling vision of a free and open order.
The United States must ensure that all Federal departments, agencies, and overseas missions are organized and resourced to effectively defend and advance United States interests, by— dedicating more personnel in the Indo-Pacific region, at posts around the world, and in Washington, DC; placing greater numbers of foreign service officers, international development professionals, members of the foreign commercial service, intelligence professionals, and other United States Government personnel in the Indo-Pacific region; and ensuring that this workforce has the training, demonstrated proficiency in language and culture, technical skills, and other competencies required to advance a successful strategy in relation to the PRC.
The United States must place renewed priority and emphasis on strengthening the nonmilitary instruments of national power, including diplomacy, information, technology, economics, foreign assistance and development finance, commerce, intelligence, and law enforcement, which are crucial for addressing the challenges posed by the PRC. The United States must sustain military capabilities necessary to achieve United States political objectives in the Indo-Pacific, including— promoting regional security in the Indo-Pacific; reassuring allies and partners while protecting them from coercion; and deterring PRC aggression and preventing unwanted conflict.
Competition with the PRC requires skillful adaptation to the information environment of the 21st century. United States public diplomacy and messaging efforts must effectively— promote the value of partnership with the United States; and counter CCP propaganda and disinformation that threatens United States interests. The United States must ensure key environmental, energy management, labor, and social responsibility standards are maintained across the technology supply chain, including— prohibitions on human trafficking and fundamental rights outlined in the International Labor Organization
(ILO)Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and as defined by the ILO Conventions; and that such rules, norms, and standards are in alignment with the values and interests of the United States, its allies and partners, and other stakeholders in the liberal international order. It is further the sense of Congress that— it is in the national interest for the United States to become a formal signatory of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), done at Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 10, 1982; and the ratification of the UNCLOS remains a top priority of the United States Navy and the United States Coast Guard, the importance of which was most recently underscored by the strategic challenges the United States faces in the Asia-Pacific, the Arctic, and the Black Sea regions.