,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bhfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bg1    
#bjaf ,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,gardner1 ,mr4 ,menendez1 and ,mr4      
,schatz7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to promote stability and       
security in the ,asia-,pacific maritime 
domains1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,asia-,pacific ,maritime ,security 
,initiative ,act of #bjaf4  #b4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means--  7,a7 the ,committee  
of ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7,b7 the ,committee of ,foreign         
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed      
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        

,representatives4  7#b7 ,incremental    
expenses ,the term incremental          
expenses-- 7,a7 means the reasonable and
 proper cost of the goods and services  
that are consumed by a country as a     
direct result of that country's         
participation in training under the     
authority of this section1 including    
rations1 fuel1 training ammunition1 and 
transportation2 and  7,b7 does not      
include pay1 allowances1 and other      
normal costs of a country's personnel4  
7#c7 ,other security forces ,the term   
other security forces includes national 
security forces that conduct maritime   
security1 but does not include          
self-described militias and paramilitary
 organizations4  ,i ,united ,states     
policy on ,asia-,pacific maritime       
security  #aja4 ,statement of policy on 
maintenance of freedom of operations in 
international waters and airspace in the
 ,asia-,pacific maritime domains ,it is 
the policy of the ,united ,states that1 
as a longstanding ,asia-,pacific power1 

the ,united ,states will maintain and   
exercise routine freedom of operations  
in the international waters and airspace
 in the ,asia-,pacific maritime domains1
 which are critical to the prosperity1  
stability1 and security of the          
,asia-,pacific region4  #ajb4 ,statement
 of policy on claims that impinge on    
rights1 freedoms1 and lawful use of the 
seas ,it is the policy of the ,united   
,states-- 7#a7 to oppose all claims in  
the maritime domains that impinges on   
the rights1 freedoms1 and lawful use of 
the seas that belong to all nations2 and
  7#b7 to uphold the principle that     
territorial and maritime claims1        
including territorial waters or         
territorial seas1 must be derived from  
land features and otherwise comport with
 international law4  #ajc4 ,statement of
 policy on opposition to unilateral     
actions to change the status quo in the 
,south ,china ,sea ,it is the policy of 
the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to oppose the
 unilateral actions by any claimant     

seeking to change the status quo in the 
,south ,china ,sea through the use of   
coercion1 intimidation1 or military     
force2  7#b7 to oppose reclamation      
activities in the ,south ,china ,sea1   
including the militarization of any     
reclaimed features2  7#c7 to oppose     
actions by any country to prevent any   
other country from exercising its       
sovereign rights to the resources of the
 exclusive economic zone 7,,eez7 and    
continental shelf by making claims to   
those areas in the ,south ,china ,sea   
that have no support in international   
law2  7#d7 to oppose unilateral         
declarations of administrative and      
military districts in contested areas in
 the ,south ,china ,sea2  7#e7 to oppose
 the militarization of new and reclaimed
 land features in the ,south ,china     
,sea2  7#f7 to oppose the imposition of 
new fishing regulations covering        
disputed areas in the ,south ,china     
,sea1 which have raised tensions in the 
region2 and  7#g7 7,a7 to welcome the   

expected landmark decision by the       
,international ,tribunal on the ,law of 
the ,sea in the case of ,the ,republic  
of ,philippines v4 ,the ,people's       
,republic of ,china2  7,b7 to note that 
the decision is binding on all parties  
involved and will constitute            
international law2  7,c7 to call on all 
parties to abide by the ruling2 and     
7,d7 to encourage other ,south ,china   
,sea claimants to seek similar          
clarification of maritime disputes      
through arbitration4  #ajd4 ,statement  
of policy on the commitment and support 
of the ,united ,states for allies and   
partners in the ,asia-,pacific region   
,it is the policy of the ,united        
,states-- 7#a7 to reaffirm its          
unwavering commitment and support for   
allies and partners in the              
,asia-,pacific region1 including        
longstanding ,united ,states policy     
regarding ,article ,v of the ,united    
,states-,philippines ,mutual ,defense   
,treaty2  7#b7 to reaffirm that ,article

 ,v of the ,united ,states-,japan       
,mutual ,defense ,treaty applies to the 
,japanese-administered ,senkaku         
,islands2 and  7#c7 to station and      
regularly deploy the newest and most    
advanced ,united ,states air power      
assets to the ,asia-,pacific region1    
including ,f-#bb stealth fighters1 ,b-#b
 and ,b-#eb strategic bombers1 and the  
expected forward-stationing of ,f-#ce   
aircraft in ,iwakuni1 ,japan4  #aje4    
,statement of policy on efforts of the  
association of ,southeast ,asian nations
 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china  
to develop an effective code of conduct 
,it is the policy of the ,united        
,states-- 7#a7 to support efforts by the
 ,association of ,southeast ,asian      
,nations 7,,asean7 and the ,people's    
,republic of ,china to develop an       
effective ,code of ,conduct2 and  7#b7  
to encourage claimants not to undertake 
new or unilateral attempts to change the
 status quo since the signing of the    
#bjjb ,declaration of ,conduct1         

including reclamation activities or     
asserting administrative measures or    
controls in disputed areas in the ,south
 ,china ,sea4  #ajf4 ,statement of      
policy on the continuity of operations  
by the ,armed ,forces in the            
,asia-,pacific region ,it is the policy 
of the ,united ,states to assure the    
continuity of operations by the ,united 
,states ,armed ,forces in the           
,asia-,pacific region1 including1 when  
appropriate1 in cooperation with        
partners and allies1 in order to        
reaffirm the principle of freedom of    
operations in international waters and  
airspace in accordance with established 
principles and practices of             
international law4  ,,ii ,maritime      
security initiative  #bja4 ,maritime    
security initiative  7a7 ,program       
authorized  7#a7 ,in general ,the       
,secretary of ,defense1 in concurrence  
with the ,secretary of ,state1 is       
authorized to provide assistance1 for   
the purpose of increasing maritime      

security and domain awareness for       
countries in the ,asia-,pacific region--
  7,a7 to provide assistance to national
 military or other security forces of   
such countries that have among their    
functional responsibilities maritime    
security missions2  7,b7 to provide     
training to ministry1 agency1 and       
headquarters level organizations for    
such forces2 and  7,c7 to provide       
assistance to and training to other     
relevant foreign affairs1 maritime1 or  
security-related ministries1 agencies1  
departments or offices that manage and  
oversight of maritime activities and    
policy that the ,secretary may so       
designate4  7#b7 ,designation of        
assistance and training ,the provision  
of assistance and training under this   
section may be referred to as the       
,maritime ,security ,initiative4  7#c7  
,construction of limitations ,the       
,secretary may provide assistance under 
this section without regard to any other
 provision of law1 other than section   

#fbj,m of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act 
of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcgh;d74  7b7  
,eligible countries ,in selecting       
countries in the ,asia-,pacific region  
to which assistance is to be provided   
under the ,initiative1 the ,secretary of
 ,defense1 in concurrence with the      
,secretary of ,state1 shall prioritize  
the provision of assistance to countries
 that will contribute to the achievement
 of following objectives3  7#a7         
,retaining unhindered access to and use 
of international waterways in the       
,asia-,pacific region that are critical 
to ensuring the security and free flow  
of commerce and achieving ,united       
,states national security objectives4   
7#b7 ,improving maritime domain         
awareness in the ,asia-,pacific region4 
7#c7 ,countering piracy in the          
,asia-,pacific region4  7#d7 ,disrupting
 illicit maritime trafficking activities
 and other forms of maritime trafficking
 activity in the ,asia-,pacific that    
directly benefit organizations that have

 been determined to be a security threat
 to the ,united ,states4  7#e7          
,enhancing the maritime capabilities of 
a country or regional organization to   
respond to emerging threats to maritime 
security in the ,asia-,pacific region4  
7c7 ,types of assistance and training   
7#a7 ,authorized elements of assistance 
,assistance provided under subsection   
7a77#a77;,a7 may include the provision  
of equipment1 supplies1 training1 and   
small-scale military construction4  7#b7
 ,required elements of assistance and   
training ,assistance and training       
provided under subsection 7a7 shall     
include elements that promote the       
following3  7,a7 ,observance of and     
respect for human rights and fundamental
 freedoms4  7,b7 ,respect for legitimate
 civilian authority within the country  
to which the assistance is provided4    
7d7 ,priorities for assistance and      
training ,in developing programs for    
assistance or training to be provided   
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of 

,defense shall accord a priority to     
assistance1 training1 or both that will 
enhance the maritime capabilities of the
 recipient foreign country1 or a        
regional organization of which the      
recipient country is a member1 to       
respond to emerging threats to maritime 
security4  7e7 ,incremental expenses of 
personnel of certain other countries for
 training  7#a7 ,authority for payment  
,if the ,secretary of ,defense          
determines that the payment of          
incremental expenses in connection with 
training described in subsection        
7a77#a77;,b7 will facilitate the        
participation in such training of       
organization personnel of foreign       
countries specified in paragraph 7#b71  
the ,secretary may use amounts available
 under subsection 7f7 for assistance and
 training under subsection 7a7 for the  
payment of such incremental expenses4   
7#b7 ,covered countries ,the foreign    
countries specified in this paragraph   
are the following3 7,a7 ,brunei4  7,b7  

,singapore4  7,c7 ,taiwan4  7f7         
,availability of funds  7#a7 ,fiscal    
year #bjag ,of the amounts authorized to
 be appropriated for fiscal year #bjag  
for the ,department of ,defense for     
operation and maintenance1              
,defense-wide1 #ge1jjj1jjj may be       
available for the provision of          
assistance and training under subsection
 7a74  7#b7 ,fiscal years #bjah through 
#bjba ,in each of fiscal years #bjah    
through #bjba1 from amounts authorized  
to be appropriated for the ,department  
of ,defense for such fiscal year for    
operation and maintenance1              
,defense-wide1 #ajj1jjj1jjj may be      
available for the provision of          
assistance and training under subsection
 7a74  7#c7 ,notice on source of funds  
,if the ,secretary of ,defense uses     
funds available to the ,department      
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 to provide   
assistance and training under subsection
 7a7 during a fiscal half-year1 not     
later than #cj days after the end of    

such fiscal half-year1 the ,secretary   
shall submit to the appropriate         
congressional committees a notice on the
 account or accounts providing such     
funds4  7g7 ,notice to congress on      
assistance and training ,not later than 
#ae days before exercising the authority
 under subsection 7a7 or 7e7 with       
respect to a recipient foreign country1 
the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a notification containing the
 following information3  7#a7 ,the      
recipient foreign country4  7#b7 ,a     
detailed justification of the program   
for the provision of the assistance or  
training concerned1 and its relationship
 to ,united ,states security interests4 
7#c7 ,the budget for the program1       
including a timetable of planned        
expenditures of funds to implement the  
program1 an implementation timeline for 
the program with milestones 7including  
anticipated delivery schedules for any  
assistance under the program71 the      

military department or component        
responsible for management of the       
program1 and the anticipated completion 
date for the program4  7#d7 ,a          
description of the arrangements1 if any1
 to support host nation sustainment of  
any capability developed pursuant to the
 program1 and the source of funds to    
support sustainment efforts and         
performance outcomes to be achieved     
under the program beyond its completion 
date1 if applicable4  7#e7 ,a           
description of the program objectives   
and an assessment framework to be used  
to develop capability and performance   
metrics associated with operational     
outcomes for the recipient force4  7#f7 
,such other matters as the ,secretary   
considers appropriate4  7h7 ,annual     
report ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall
 submit to the appropriate congressional
 committees each year a report on the   
status of the provision of equipment1   
training1 supplies1 or other services   
provided pursuant to the program carried

 out under this section during the      
preceding year4  7i7 ,expiration        
,assistance and training may not be     
provided under this section after       
,september #cj1 #bjbb4  ,,iii ,special  
foreign military sales status for the   
,philippines  #cja4 ,special foreign    
military sales status for the           
,philippines ,the ,arms ,export ,control
 ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq47 is  
amended--  7#a7 in sections             
#c7;d77#b77;,b71 #c7;d77#c77;,a77i71    
#c7;d77#e71 #ba7;e77#b77;,a71 #cf7;b71  
#cf7;c71 #cf7;d77#b77;,a71 #fb7;c77#a71 
and #fc7;a77#b71 by inserting the       
,philippines1 before or ,new ,zealand   
each place it appears2  7#b7 in section 
#c7;b77#b71 by inserting the ,government
 of the ,philippines1 before or the     
,government of ,new ,zealand2 and  7#c7 
in section #ba7;h71 by inserting the    
,philippines1 before or ,israel each    
place it appears4  ,,iv ,,imet  #dja4   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated for    

fiscal year #bjag for the ,department of
 ,state1 out of amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available for assistance 
under chapter #e of part ,,ii of the    
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcja et seq47 7relating to   
international military education and    
training 7,,imet7 assistance71          
#ae1jjj1jjj for activities in the       
,asia-,pacific region in accordance with
 this ,act4  ,v ,foreign military       
financing  #eja4 ,authorization of      
appropriations ,in addition to any      
amounts appropriated pursuant to section
 #bc of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgfc7 7relating to      
foreign military financing assistance71 
there is authorized to be appropriated  
#aj1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjag for   
activities in the ,asia-,pacific region 
in accordance with this ,act4  #ejb4    
,priorities for assistance  7a7         
,selection of countries ,in selecting   
countries in the ,asia-,pacific region  
to which security assistance should be  

provided1 the ,secretary of ,state may  
prioritize the provision of maritime    
capacity building assistance to         
countries in the ,asia-,pacific that    
will contribute to the achievement of   
following objectives3  7#a7 ,retaining  
unhindered access to and use of         
international waterways in the          
,asia-,pacific region that are critical 
to ensuring the security and free flow  
of commerce and achieving ,united       
,states national security objectives4   
7#b7 ,improving maritime domain         
awareness in the ,asia-,pacific region4 
7#c7 ,countering piracy in the          
,asia-,pacific region4  7#d7 ,disrupting
 illicit maritime trafficking activities
 and other forms of maritime trafficking
 activity in the ,asia-,pacific that    
directly benefit organizations that have
 been determined to be a security threat
 to the ,united ,states4  7#e7          
,enhancing the maritime capabilities of 
a country or regional organization to   
respond to emerging threats to maritime 

security in the ,asia-,pacific region4  
7b7 ,priorities ,in carrying out the    
provision of maritime capacity          
building-- 7#a7 priority may be placed  
on assistance to enhance the maritime   
security capabilities of the military or
 security forces of countries in the    
,asia-,pacific region that have maritime
 missions and the government agencies   
responsible for such forces2 and  7#b7  
assistance may be provided to a country 
in the ,asia-,pacific region to enhance 
the capabilities of that country1 or of 
a regional organization that includes   
that country1 to conduct--  7,a7        
maritime intelligence1 surveillance1 and
 reconnaissance2  7,b7 littoral and port
 security2  7,c7 ,coast ,guard          
operations2  7,d7 command and control2  
and  7,e7 management and oversight of   
maritime activities4  7c7 ,annual report
 ,the ,secretary of ,state shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of        
,congress each year a report on the     
status of the provision of equipment1   

training1 supplies1 or other services   
provided pursuant to maritime capacity  
building in the ,asia-,pacific in the   
preceding year4  ,,vi ,maritime law     
enforcement initiative  #fja4           
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated for    
fiscal year #bjag for the ,department of
 ,state for ,international ,narcotics   
,control and ,law ,enforcement          
7,,incle71 #g1ejj1jjj for the support of
 the ,southeast ,asia maritime ,law     
,enforcement ,initiative4  ,,vii        
,transfer of excess defense articles    
#gja4 ,priority for transfer of excess  
defense articles ,section #eaf7;c77#b7  
of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of     
#aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j7c77#b77 is 
amended by striking and to the          
,philippines and inserting to the       
,philippines1 and to other major        
non-,,nato allies of the ,united ,states
 located in the ,asia-,pacific region   
7including ,japan1 ,south ,korea1       
,thailand1 ,australia and ,new ,zealand7

 and other maritime ,,asean member      
states4  #gjb4 ,transfer of naval       
vessels to foreign recipient ,the       
,secretary of ,state1 with the          
concurrence of the ,secretary of        
,defense1 is authorized to transfer one 
,,oliver ,,hazard ,,perry class guided  
missile frigate on a grant basis under  
section #eaf of the ,foreign ,assistance
 ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcba;j7  
to a foreign government pursuant to the 
program authorized in section #bja7;a7  
for the purposes of this ,act4  ,,viii  
,equality of treatment in arms sales for
 ,taiwan  #hja4 ,equality of treatment  
in arms sales for taiwan  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,president shall ensure    
that the ,united ,states ,government    
treats every proposed arms sales for    
,taiwan with the same timelines1        
processes1 and procedures1 including    
formal notification to ,congress under  
the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb    
,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq471 accorded to   
proposed arms transfers for all other   

countries4  7b7 ,inspector ,general     
reporting ,not later than one year after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act1
 and annually thereafter for #e years1  
the ,inspectors ,general of the         
,department of ,state and the           
,department of ,defense shall review and
 report to the appropriate congressional
 committees on the compliance of those  
departments with the requirements of    
subsection 7a74  ,,ix ,reports  #ija4   
,report on plans for the maintenance of 
freedom of operations in international  
waters and airspace in the              
,asia-,pacific maritime domains ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense shall1 with the  
concurrence with the ,secretary of      
,state1 submit to the appropriate       
committees of ,congress a report in     
classified form setting forth a plan1   
for each of the six-month1 one-year1 and
 three-year periods beginning on the    
date of such report1 for freedom of     

navigation assertions1 shows of force1  
bilateral and multilateral military     
exercises1 port calls1 and training     
intended to enhance the maritime        
capabilities1 respond to emerging       
threats1 and maintain freedom of        
operations in international waters and  
airspace in the ,asia-,pacific maritime 
domains4  #ijb4 ,report on plans for    
partner capacity building ,not later    
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall1 with the concurrence   
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 submit 
to the appropriate congressional        
committees a report 7in classified or   
unclassified form7 setting forth a plan1
 for each of the six-month1 one-year1   
and five-year periods beginning on the  
date of such report1 for ,partner       
,capacity ,building assistance intended 
to enhance the maritime capabilities1   
respond to emerging threats1 and        
maintain freedom of operations in       
international waters and airspace in the

 ,asia-,pacific maritime domains4  #ijc4
 ,annual report on military and         
nonmilitary activities of ,china in the 
,south ,china ,sea ,not later than #ij  
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 the 
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall  
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees an unclassified comprehensive
 report1 with a classified annex if     
necessary1 detailing the military and   
nonmilitary activities of the ,people's 
,republic of ,china in the ,south ,china
 ,sea4  #ijd4 ,notice to ,congress on   
assistance and training ,not later than 
#ae days before exercising the authority
 under section #bja1 section #dja1 or   
section #eja or pursuant to the         
amendments made by section #cja with    
respect to a recipient foreign country1 
the ,secretary of ,state or the         
,secretary of ,defense1 as the case may 
be1 shall submit to the appropriate     
congressional committees a notification 

containing the following elements3  7#a7
 ,the name of the recipient foreign     
country4  7#b7 ,a detailed justification
 for the provision of the assistance or 
training concerned1 and its relationship
 to ,united ,states security interests4 
7#c7 ,the budget for the program1       
including-- 7,a7 a timetable of planned 
expenditures of funds to implement the  
program2  7,b7 an implementation        
timeline for the program with milestones
 7including anticipated delivery        
schedules for any assistance under the  
program72  7,c7 the military department 
or component responsible for management 
of the program2 and  7,d7 the           
anticipated completion date for the     
program4  7#d7 ,a description of the    
arrangements1 if any1 to support host   
nation sustainment of any capability    
developed pursuant to the program1 and  
the source of funds to support          
sustainment efforts and performance     
outcomes to be achieved under the       
program beyond its completion date1 if  

applicable4  7#e7 ,a description of the 
program objectives and an assessment    
framework to be used to develop         
capability and performance metrics      
associated with operational outcomes for
 the recipient force4  7#f7 ,such other 
matters as the ,secretary considers     
appropriate4