,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #g1 #bjbj,mr4  
,p]ry introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to reject ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a's claims conc]n+ c]ta9 
isl&s & t]ritories 9 ! ,ea/ & ,s\? ,*9a 
,seas4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,unit$ ,/ates        
,hegemony ,by ,attack+ ,*9a's           
,kleptomania ,act or ! ,,pu%back ,act4  
#b4 ,rejection ( ! ,p's ,republic (     
,*9a's claims conc]n+ c]ta9 isl&s &     
t]ritories 9 ! ,ea/ & ,s\? ,*9a ,seas   
7a7 ,rejection ( claims ,! ,unit$ ,/ates
 h]eby rejects ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a's
 claims conc]n+ c]ta9 isl&s & t]ritories
 9 ! ,ea/ & ,s\? ,*9a ,seas1 to include 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,s5kaku ,isl&s4  7#b7 

,! ,spratly ,isl&s4  7#c7 ,sc>bor\gh    
,%oal4  7#d7 ,! ,p>acel ,isl&s4  7#e7   
,all o!r disput$ isl&s & t]ritories 9 ! 
,ea/ & ,s\? ,*9a ,seas4  7b7 ,rule (    
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 resolve any claims    
made by any c\ntry1 except = ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a1 prior to ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is section2 &  7#b7 impact  
claims made by ! ,republic ( ,*9a       
conc]n+ isl&s & t]ritories describ$ 9   
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,support = fre$om (
 navigation op]ations ,x is ! policy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates to support ef=ts to      
increase ! numb] ( fre$om ( navigation  
op]ations conduct$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
,navy ) allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 !    
,ea/ & ,s\? ,*9a ,seas4