Sec. 1310. Sense of Congress on emerging technology in the United States Indo-Pacific Strategy
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It is in the Sense of Congress that— the United States has been a steadfast regional ally in the Indo-Pacific and must do our part to extend and modernize our capabilities to defend our interests and deter aggression against our allies and partners, in accordance with the United States-Indo-Pacific Strategy; the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of other relevant departments and agencies, should continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region, including by— prioritizing critical and emerging technology partnerships as an imperative for America’s regional alliances and national security interests in the Indo-Pacific region; and bolstering innovation for dual-use technologies to ensure the United States military can operate in rapidly evolving digital threat environments and emerging-technology areas; the Department of Defense and the Department of State should focus on the ongoing and emerging dual-use technology partnerships with priority countries, including— Australia and the United Kingdom through AUKUS Pillar II;
Japan and the Republic of Korea; India through the United States-India Critical and Emerging Tech Partnership; (iCET); and ASEAN security partners; the Secretary of Defense should seek to prioritize cooperative research, co-development, and testing with Indo-Pacific allies and partners in the areas of— microelectronics; cybersecurity; artificial intelligence; sensing and surveillance; and data security and secure information sharing; and the Offices of the Secretary of Defense for Policy, Research and Engineering, Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Services should conduct a 90-day review of paths to strengthen tech cooperation with the priority countries, and report back with actions Congress can take to support such initiatives within 90 days of such review.