Sec. 1260G. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

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## SEC. 1260G SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCING DEFENSE AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)the United States and the Republic of Singapore have built a strong, enduring, and forward-looking strategic partnership based on long-standing and mutually beneficial cooperation, including through security, defense, economic, and people-to-people ties; ####

(2)robust security cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Singapore is crucial to promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region; ####

(3)the status of the Republic of Singapore as a major security cooperation partner of the United States, as recognized in the 2005 Strategic Framework Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Singapore for a Closer Partnership in Defense and Security, plays an important role in the global network of strategic partnerships, especially in promoting maritime security and countering terrorism; ####

(4)the United States values the Republic of Singapore’s provision of access to its military facilities, which supports the continued security presence of the United States in Southeast Asia and across the Indo-Pacific region; ####

(5)the United States should continue to welcome the presence of the military forces of the Republic of Singapore in the United States for exercises and training, and should consider opportunities to expand such activities at additional locations in the United States, as appropriate; and ####

(6)as the United States and the Republic of Singapore have renewed the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the United States Use of Facilities in Singapore, the United States should— #####

(A)continue to enhance defense and security cooperation with the Republic of Singapore to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region based on common interests and shared values; #####

(B)reinforce the status of the Republic of Singapore as a major security cooperation partner of the United States; and #####

(C)explore additional steps to better facilitate interoperability between the United States Armed Forces and the military forces of the Republic of Singapore to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.