,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa      
7legislative day1 ,july #aj71 #bjbd,mr4 
,rubio introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to enhance the partnership     
between the ,united ,states and the     
,philippines1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title2 table of contents  7a7
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,united ,states-,philippines       
,partnership ,act of #bjbd4  7b7 ,table 
of contents ,the table of contents for  
this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4      
,short title2 table of contents4,,title 
,i--,economic ,measures,sec4 #aja4      
,definitions4,sec4 #ajb4 ,negotiation of
 critical minerals agreement with the   
,philippines4,sec4 #ajc4 ,prioritization
 of support by ,united ,states          
,international ,development ,finance    
,corporation for projects in the        
,philippines in critical minerals and   

fossil fuels4,sec4 #ajd4 ,interagency   
plan for infrastructure development in  
the ,philippines to support military and
 disaster recovery operations4,,title   
,,ii--,diplomatic measures,sec4 #bja4   
,statement of policy regarding ,china's 
illegal1 coercive1 aggressive1 and      
deceptive tactics in the ,south ,china  
,sea4,sec4 #bjb4 ,multilateral agreement
 between the ,united ,states1 the       
,philippines1 the ,republic of ,korea1  
and ,japan4,,title ,,iii--,military     
measures,sec4 #cja4 ,united             
,states-,philippines ,security          
,consultative ,committee4,sec4 #cjb4    
,report on domain awareness gaps of the 
,philippines4,sec4 #cjc4 ,assessment of 
and report on improvements in ,second   
,thomas ,shoal region of the            
,philippines4  ,i ,economic ,measures   
#aja4 ,definitions ,in this title3 7#a7 
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee  

on ,finance1 and the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources of the  
,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on    
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,ways and ,means1 and the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of  
,representatives4  7#b7 ,critical       
mineral ,the term critical mineral has  
the meaning given that term in section  
#gjjb7;a7 of the ,energy ,act of #bjbj  
7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #afjf7;a774  7#c7        
,foreign entity of concern ,the term    
foreign entity of concern means an      
entity organized under the laws of or   
otherwise subject to the jurisdiction   
of-- 7,a7 the ,people's ,republic of    
,china2  7,b7 the ,russian ,federation2 
7,c7 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran2 or
  7,d7 the ,democratic ,people's        
,republic of ,korea4  #ajb4 ,negotiation
 of critical minerals agreement with the
 ,philippines  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,state shall seek to enter

 into negotiations with the ,philippines
 for an executive agreement relating to 
critical minerals that-- 7#a7 requires  
that duties not be imposed on the export
 of on critical minerals2  7#b7 provides
 for domestic measures to address       
nonmarket policies and practices of     
other countries affecting trade in      
critical minerals2  7#c7 implements best
 practices for reviewing investments    
within the critical mineral sector of   
the ,philippines by foreign entities of 
concern2  7#d7 promotes more efficient  
methods of extraction of critical       
minerals that reduces the demand for the
 extractions of virgin materials2  7#e7 
establishes engagement1                 
information-sharing1 and enforcement    
processes to address concerns relating  
to the use of forced labor in the       
critical mineral industry2 and  7#f7    
promotes the neutrality of employers in 
the organization and operations of labor
 organizations4  7b7 ,briefings required
 ,not later than #a year after the date 

of the enactment of this ,act1 and every
 #ahj days thereafter until an agreement
 described in subsection 7a7 enters into
 force1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the   
,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 
and the heads of other relevant ,federal
 agencies1 shall brief the appropriate  
congressional committees on progress in 
negotiating such an agreement4  #ajc4   
,prioritization of support by ,united   
,states ,international ,development     
,finance ,corporation for projects in   
the ,philippines in critical minerals   
and fossil fuels  7a7 ,in general ,in   
providing support under title ,,ii of   
the ,better ,utilization of ,investments
 ,leading to ,development ,act of #bjah 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ifba et seq471 the      
,united ,states ,international          
,development ,finance ,corporation 7in  
this section referred to as the         
,corporation7 shall prioritize the      
provision of support to projects in the 
,philippines in sectors the ,government 
of the ,philippines is seeking to       

develop1 including the mining of        
critical minerals and fossil fuels4  7b7
 ,report required ,not later than #a    
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 and annually thereafter until
 the date that is #e years after such   
date of enactment1 the ,chief ,executive
 ,officer of the ,corporation shall     
submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report that-- 7#a7 lists   
all the critical mineral and fossil fuel
 projects in the ,philippines for which 
the ,corporation provided support in the
 one-year period preceding submission of
 the report2  7#b7 lists all the        
applications for support for such       
projects that the ,corporation rejected2
 and  7#c7 provides a justification for 
rejecting such applications4  #ajd4     
,interagency plan for infrastructure    
development in the ,philippines to      
support military and disaster recovery  
operations  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  

of ,state shall-- 7#a7 lead an          
interagency effort to assess investments
 of the ,united ,states in the          
,philippines2 and  7#b7 develop a plan  
for how such investments can better     
enable efficient transportation during a
 conflict or other emergency scenario4  
7b7 ,identification of infrastructure   
requiring additional investment ,the    
plan required by subsection 7a77#b7     
shall-- 7#a7 identify-- 7,a7            
infrastructure in the ,philippines that 
the ,secretary determines is            
insufficient to support military and    
disaster recovery operations2 and  7,b7 
any asset that would assist the military
 of the ,philippines in the event of an 
attack on the ,philippines2 and  7#b7   
assess whether any of such assets       
require additional investment by the    
,united ,states to assist the military  
of the ,philippines in the event of an  
attack4  7c7 ,identification of         
additional ,united ,states agencies to  
make investments ,the plan required by  

subsection 7a77#b7 shall identify       
,united ,states ,government agencies1   
such as the ,office of ,strategic       
,capital of the ,department of ,defense1
 that-- 7#a7 are not involved1 as of the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1 in 
infrastructure investment in the        
,philippines2 and  7#b7 could make      
investments that could assist the       
,government of the ,philippines respond 
to an attack on the ,philippines4  ,,ii 
,diplomatic measures  #bja4 ,statement  
of policy regarding ,china's illegal1   
coercive1 aggressive1 and deceptive     
tactics in the ,south ,china ,sea  7a7  
,in general ,it is the policy of the    
,united ,states that the actions of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china in the    
,south ,china ,sea constitute illegal1  
coercive1 aggressive1 and deceptive     
7,,icad7 tactics4  7b7 ,sense of        
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,united ,states ,government    
should describe actions of the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china in the ,south      

,china ,sea as ,,icad tactics and that  
doing so would help the diplomatic      
efforts of the ,government of the       
,philippines4  #bjb4 ,multilateral      
agreement between the ,united ,states1  
the ,philippines1 the ,republic of      
,korea1 and ,japan ,there is authorized 
to be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj for the   
,department of ,state and the ,united   
,states ,agency for ,international      
,development for fiscal year #bjbe to   
support activities related to entering  
into and implementing a multilateral    
agreement with the ,philippines1 the    
,republic of ,korea1 and ,japan for     
purposes of responding to actions of the
 ,people's ,republic of ,china in the   
,south ,china ,sea4  ,,iii ,military    
measures  #cja4 ,united                 
,states-,philippines ,security          
,consultative ,committee  7a7           
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state and the 
,secretary of ,defense shall establish a

 consultative committee 7to be known as 
the ,united ,states-,philippines        
,security ,consultative ,committee7 to  
include the ,minister of ,foreign       
,affairs and the ,minister of ,defense  
of the ,philippines in the development  
of a strategy for jointly strengthening 
the national security and defense       
institutions of the ,philippines and the
 capacity of such institutions to carry 
out operations across the ,philippines  
7including inland and maritime areas7   
relating to-- 7#a7 counterterrorism and 
counterinsurgency2  7#b7                
counternarcotics and countering other   
forms of illicit trafficking2  7#c7     
cyber defense and prevention of cyber   
crimes2 and  7#d7 border and maritime   
security and air defense4  7b7          
,additional elements ,the ,united       
,states-,philippines ,security          
,consultative ,committee shall          
evaluate-- 7#a7 existing technologies1  
equipment1 and weapons systems of the   
national security and defense           

institutions of the ,philippines2 and   
7#b7 the upgrades to such technologies1 
equipment1 and systems necessary to     
ensure the continued defense of the     
national sovereignty and national       
territory of the ,philippines4  7c7     
,bilateral security and defense         
cooperation ,not later than #ahj days   
after the establishment of the ,united  
,states-,philippines ,security          
,consultative ,committee1 the ,secretary
 of ,state1 in coordination with the    
,secretary of ,defense1 may enter into  
consultations with the ,government of   
,philippines to strengthen existing1 or 
establish new1 bilateral security and   
defense cooperation agreements or lines 
of effort to address capacity-building  
and resource needs identified by the    
consultative committee4  7d7 ,briefings 
7#a7 ,consultative committee ,not later 
than #cj days after the date on which   
the ,united ,states-,philippines        
,security ,consultative ,committee is   
established1 and not later than #ae days

 after any meeting of the ,united       
,states-,philippines ,security          
,consultative ,committee thereafter1 the
 ,secretary of ,state and the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall1 on request by any of
 the appropriate committees of          
,congress1 jointly brief the appropriate
 committees of ,congress on progress    
made by the consultative committee4     
7#b7 ,bilateral security and defense    
cooperation ,not later than #cj days    
after the completion of any consultation
 with the ,government of ,philippines   
under subsection 7c71 the ,secretary of 
,state and the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall brief the appropriate committees  
of ,congress on the implementation of   
agreed upon areas of cooperation or     
lines of effort4  7#c7 ,appropriate     
committees of ,congress defined ,in this
 subsection1 the term appropriate       
committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and  
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on

 ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on
 ,armed ,services of the ,house of      
,representatives4  #cjb4 ,report on     
domain awareness gaps of the            
,philippines ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
submit to ,congress a report on gaps in 
the domain awareness of the ,philippines
 that may be filled by broader          
,department of ,defense resourcing of   
new capabilities4  #cjc4 ,assessment of 
and report on improvements in ,second   
,thomas ,shoal region of the            
,philippines  7a7 ,assessment ,the      
,secretary of ,defense shall assess the 
feasibility of improving the force      
posture of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces capable of deterring1 in        
cooperation with the military forces of 
the ,philippines1 hostile acts against  
the ,philippines with respect to the    
,second ,thomas ,shoal1 including an    
assessment of potential funding sources 
to execute the planning for and design  

of improvements to the position of the  
,,brp ,sierra ,madre4 ,the ,secretary   
shall carry out such assessment not     
later than #ahj days after enactment of 
this ,act1 and produce a report to      
,congress on joint efforts between the  
,department of ,defense and the         
,philippines to harden positions near   
the ,second ,thomas ,shoal4  7b7 ,report
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,defense shall submit to  
the ,congress a report on the assessment
 carried out under subsection 7a7 and   
joint efforts between the ,department of
 ,defense and the ,philippines to harden
 positions near the ,second ,thomas     
,shoal4