Sec. 1256. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SECURITY COMMITMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND TRILATERAL COOPERATION AMONG THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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## SEC. 1256 SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SECURITY COMMITMENTS TO THE GOVERNMENTS OF JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND TRILATERAL COOPERATION AMONG THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN, AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)the United States remains committed to its alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, which are— #####

(A)essential to the peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region; and #####

(B)based on the shared values of democracy, the rule of law, free and open markets, and respect for human rights; ####

(2)cooperation among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea is essential for confronting regional and global challenges, including— #####

(A)preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; #####

(B)combating piracy; #####

(C)assisting victims of conflict and disaster worldwide; #####

(D)protecting maritime security; and #####

(E)ensuring freedom of navigation, commerce, and overflight in the Indo-Pacific region; ####

(3)the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea share deep concern that the nuclear and ballistic missile programs, the conventional military capabilities, and the chemical and biological weapons programs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, together with the long history of aggression and provocation by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, pose grave threats to peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in the Indo-Pacific region; ####

(4)the United States views security cooperation between Japan and the Republic of Korea as essential to maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, promoting mutual interests, and addressing shared concerns; ####

(5)the bilateral military intelligence-sharing pact between Japan and the Republic of Korea, signed on November 23, 2016, and the trilateral intelligence sharing agreement among the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, signed on December 29, 2015, are critical to security in the Indo-Pacific region and should be maintained; and ####

(6)recognizing that the security of the United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea are intertwined by common threats, including from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the United States strongly encourages— #####

(A)strengthened bilateral security ties between Japan and the Republic of Korea; and #####

(B)deeper trilateral defense coordination and cooperation, including through expanded exercises, training, senior-level exchanges, and information sharing.