Sec. 607. Authorization of appropriations for Southeast Asia maritime security programs and diplomatic outreach activities
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There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State for the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative, the Southeast Asia Maritime Law Enforcement Initiative, and other related regional programs— $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; $90,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; and $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Department of State, $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2026, which shall be used— to conduct, in coordination with the Department of Defense, outreach activities, including conferences and symposia, to familiarize partner countries, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region, with the United States’ interpretation of international law relating to freedom of the seas; and to work with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region to better align respective interpretations of international law relating to freedom of the seas, including on the matters of operations by military ships in exclusive economic zones, innocent passage through territorial seas, and transits through international straits.