,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,hagerty 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,kaine7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to modernize the defense       
capabilities of the ,philippines1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,philippines ,enhanced ,resilience ,act 
or the ,,pera ,act4  #b4 ,modernizing   
the defense capabilities of the         
,philippines  7a7 ,use of authorities   
,the ,secretary of ,state1 in           
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,defense1 shall use the authorities     
under this section-- 7#a7 to strengthen 
the ,united ,states-,philippines        
alliance2 and  7#b7 to support the      
acceleration of the modernization of the
 defense capabilities of the            
,philippines4  7b7 ,purpose ,in addition
 to the purposes otherwise authorized   

for ,foreign ,military ,financing       
programs under the ,arms ,export        
,control ,act 7 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et  
seq471 a purpose of such programs shall 
be to provide assistance1 including     
equipment1 training1 and other support1 
to modernize the defense capabilities of
 the ,armed ,forces of the              
,philippines-- 7#a7 to safeguard the    
territorial sovereignty of the          
,philippines2  7#b7 to improve maritime 
domain awareness2  7#c7 to counter      
coercive military activities2  7#d7 to  
improve the military and civilian       
infrastructure and capabilities         
necessary to prepare for regional       
contingencies2 and  7#e7 to strengthen  
cooperation between the ,united ,states 
and the ,philippines on                 
counterterrorism-related efforts4  7c7  
,annual spending plan ,not later than   
,march #a1 #bjbe1 and annually          
thereafter for a period of #e years1 the
 ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination  
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 shall  

submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a plan describing how amounts
 authorized to be appropriated pursuant 
to subsection 7e71 if made available1   
would be used to achieve the purpose    
described in subsection 7b74  7d7       
,annual report on enhancing the ,united 
,states-,philippines defense            
relationship  7#a7 ,report ,not later   
than #bgj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and annually    
thereafter for a period of #g years1 the
 ,secretary of ,state1 in consultation  
with the ,secretary of ,defense1 and in 
consultation with such other heads of   
,federal departments and agencies as the
 ,secretary of ,state considers         
appropriate1 shall submit to the        
appropriate congressional committees a  
report that describes steps taken to    
enhance the ,united ,states-,philippines
 defense relationship4  7#b7 ,matters to
 be included ,each report required under
 paragraph 7#a7 shall include the       
following3 7,a7 ,a description of the   

capabilities needed to modernize the    
defense capabilities of the             
,philippines1 including with respect    
to-- 7i7 coastal defense2  7ii7         
long-range fires2  7iii7 integrated air 
defenses2  7iv7 maritime security2  7v7 
manned and unmanned aerial systems2     
7vi7 mechanized ground mobility         
vehicles2  7vii7 intelligence1          
surveillance1 and reconnaissance2       
7viii7 defensive cybersecurity2 and     
7ix7 any other defense capabilities that
 the ,secretary of ,state determines1   
including jointly with the ,philippines1
 are crucial to the defense of the      
,philippines4  7,b7 ,a description of   
additional statutory authorities and    
funding levels required to provide      
support for and cooperation with the    
,philippines on the capabilities        
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#c7   
,form ,each report required under       
paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form1 but may contain a    
classified annex4  7e7 ,authorization of

 appropriations ,in addition to amounts 
otherwise authorized to be appropriated 
for ,foreign ,military ,financing1 there
 is authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,department of ,state for ,foreign     
,military ,financing grant assistance   
for the ,philippines #ejj1jjj1jjj for   
each of fiscal years #bjbd through      
#bjbi4  7f7 ,use of funds ,of the       
amounts authorized to be appropriated   
pursuant to subsection 7e71 the         
,secretary of ,state shall obligate and 
expend not less than #ejj1jjj each      
fiscal year for one or more blanket     
order agreements for ,foreign ,military 
,financing training programs related to 
the defense needs of the ,philippines4  
7g7 ,sunset provision ,assistance may   
not be provided under this section after
 ,september #cj1 #bjcj4  7h7            
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  

on ,armed ,services1 and the ,committee 
on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and  
7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign         
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,armed      
,services1 and the ,committee on        
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives4  7#b7 ,blanket order  
agreement ,the term blanket order       
agreement means an agreement between a  
foreign customer and the ,united ,state 
,government for a specific category of  
items or services 7including training7  
that-- 7,a7 does not include a          
definitive list of items or quantities2 
and  7,b7 specifies a dollar ceiling    
against which orders may be placed4