#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #abfc  ,,an ,,act  ,to require a    
strategy for bolstering engagement and  
cooperation between the ,united ,states1
 ,australia1 ,india1 and ,japan and to  
seek to establish a ,quad               
,inter-,parliamentary ,working ,group to
 facilitate closer cooperation on shared
 interests and values4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the         
,strengthening the ,quad ,act4  #b4     
,sense of congress ,it is the sense of  
,congress that--  7#a7 as a ,pacific    
power1 the ,united ,states should       
continue to strengthen joint cooperation
 between the ,united ,states1           
,australia1 ,india1 and ,japan 7commonly
 referred to as the ,quadrilateral      
,dialogue or ,quad and referred to as   
such in this ,act7 to enhance and       
implement a shared vision to meet       
regional challenges and to promote a    
free1 open1 inclusive1 resilient1 and   
healthy ,indo-,pacific1 that is         
characterized by respect for democratic 

norms1 rule of law1 and market-driven   
economic growth1 and is free from undue 
influence and coercion2  7#b7 the       
,united ,states should expand dialogue  
and cooperation through the ,quad with a
 range of partners to support peace and 
prosperity1 the rule of law1 freedom of 
navigation and overflight1 the peaceful 
resolution of disputes1 and democratic  
resilience in the ,indo-,pacific2  7#c7 
the pledge from the first-ever ,quad    
leaders meeting on ,march #ab1 #bjba1 to
 address shared challenges1 including in
 public health1 cyberspace1 critical    
technologies1 counterterrorism1 quality 
infrastructure investment1 and          
humanitarian assistance and disaster    
relief1 as well as maritime domains1    
laid the foundation for critical        
cooperation among ,quad countries2  7#d7
 the ,quad countries1 working through   
institutions1 including the ,united     
,states ,international ,development     
,finance ,corporation1 the ,japan       
,international ,cooperation ,agency1 and

 the ,japan ,bank for ,international    
,cooperation1 and through partnerships  
with multilateral development banks such
 as the ,world ,bank and the ,asian     
,development ,bank1 should finance      
development and infrastructure projects 
in the ,indo-,pacific region that are   
competitive1 transparent1 and           
sustainable2  7#e7 ,president ,biden's  
decision to elevate the ,quad to the    
leader level was critical to bolstering 
cooperation1 and all #d countries should
 work to ensure that the ,quad ,leaders'
 ,summit continues to take place        
regularly2  7#f7 the ambitious framework
 for ongoing cooperation laid out by the
 #d leaders at the fifth convening of   
the ,quad ,leaders' ,summit in          
,hiroshima on ,may #bj1 #bjbc1 should   
continue2  7#g7 ,secretary of ,state    
,marco ,rubio hosted the ,quad ,foreign 
,ministers in ,washington1 ,,dc on      
,january #ba1 #bjbe--;his first day in  
office--underscoring the continued      
importance of cooperation between the #d

 democracies2 and  7#h7 the formation of
 a ,quad ,inter-,parliamentary ,working 
,group will--  7,a7 sustain and deepen  
engagement between senior officials of  
the ,quad countries on a full spectrum  
of issues2 and  7,b7 be modeled on the  
successful and long-standing bilateral  
inter-parliamentary groups between the  
,united ,states and ,mexico1 ,canada1   
and the ,united ,kingdom1 as well as    
other formal and informal parliamentary 
exchanges4  #c4 ,strategy  7a7 ,in      
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to
 the appropriate congressional          
committees a strategy for bolstering    
engagement and cooperation with the     
,quad4  7b7 ,matters ,to be included    
,the strategy required by subsection 7a7
 shall include the following3  7#a7 ,a  
description of how the ,united ,states  
intends to demonstrate democratic       
leadership in the ,indo-,pacific through
 quadrilateral engagement with          

,australia1 ,india1 and ,japan on shared
 interests and common challenges4  7#b7 
,a summary of--  7,a7 current and past  
,quad initiatives across the whole of   
the ,united ,states ,government1        
including to promote broad based and    
inclusive economic growth and           
investment1 and to advance technology   
cooperation1 energy innovation1 climate 
mitigation and adaptation1 physical and 
digital infrastructure development1     
education1 disaster management1         
resilient supply chains including in    
critical minerals1 and global health    
security2  7,b7 proposals agreed to by  
all ,quad countries since ,january #bjba
 to deepen existing security            
cooperation1 intelligence sharing1      
economic partnerships1 and multilateral 
coordination2 and  7,c7 initiatives and 
agreements undertaken jointly with ,quad
 countries1 in addition to other        
like-minded partners in the             
,indo-,pacific1 on areas of shared      
interest since ,january #bjba4  7#c7 ,a 

description of the diplomatic and       
bureaucratic barriers and obstacles to  
implementing and expanding existing     
streams of ,quad cooperation4  7#d7 ,a  
list of recommendations on how ,congress
 could assist in addressing the barriers
 described in paragraph 7#c71 as well   
as-- 7,a7 any new authorities needed to 
strengthen ,united ,states leadership in
 and contribution to existing and       
proposed ,quad initiatives and programs2
 and  7,b7 additional resources needed  
to scale up and expand successful ,quad 
initiatives and programs4  7c7          
,appropriate congressional committees   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
appropriate congressional committees    
means--  7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs of the ,house of              
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate4  #d4 ,establishment of quad   
inter-parliamentary working group  7a7  
,establishment ,not later than #fj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall    
seek to enter into negotiations with the
 ,governments of ,australia1 ,india1 and
 ,japan 7collectively1 with the ,united 
,states1 known as the ,quad7 with the   
goal of reaching a written agreement to 
establish a ,quad ,inter-,parliamentary 
,working ,group to facilitate closer    
cooperation on shared interests and     
values4  7b7 ,united ,states ,group     
7#a7 ,in general ,at such time as the   
governments of the ,quad countries enter
 into a written agreement described in  
subsection 7a7 to establish a ,quad     
,inter-,parliamentary ,working ,group1  
there shall be established a ,united    
,states ,group1 which shall represent   
the ,united ,states at the ,quad        
,inter-,parliamentary ,working ,group4  
7#b7 ,membership  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
,united ,states ,group shall be         
comprised of not more than #bd ,members 
of ,congress4  7,b7 ,appointment ,of the
 ,members of ,congress appointed to the 
,united ,states ,group under            

subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 half shall be  
appointed by the ,speaker of the ,house 
of ,representatives1 based on           
recommendations from the minority       
leader1 from among ,members of the      
,house1 not fewer than #d of whom shall 
be members of the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs2 and  7ii7 half shall be      
appointed by the ,president ,pro        
,tempore of the ,senate1 based on       
recommendations of the majority leader  
and minority leader of the ,senate1 from
 among ,members of the ,senate1 not     
fewer than #d of whom shall be members  
of the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
 7unless the majority leader and        
minority leader determine otherwise74   
7#c7 ,meetings  7,a7 ,in general ,the   
,united ,states ,group shall seek to    
meet not less frequently than annually  
with representatives and appropriate    
staff of the legislatures of ,australia1
 ,india1 and ,japan1 and any other      
country invited by mutual agreement of  
the ,quad countries4  7,b7 ,limitation  

,a meeting described in subparagraph    
7,a7 may be held--  7i7 in the ,united  
,states2  7ii7 in another ,quad country 
during periods when ,congress is not in 
session2 or  7iii7 virtually4  7#d7     
,chairperson and vice chairperson  7,a7 
,house delegation ,the ,speaker of the  
,house of ,representatives shall        
designate the chairperson or vice       
chairperson of the delegation of the    
,united ,states ,group from the ,house  
from among members of the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs4  7,b7 ,senate        
delegation ,the ,president ,pro ,tempore
 of the ,senate shall designate the     
chairperson or vice chairperson of the  
delegation of the ,united ,states ,group
 from the ,senate from among members of 
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations4  
7#e7 ,private sources ,the ,united      
,states ,group may accept gifts or      
donations of services or property1      
subject to the review and approval1 as  
appropriate1 of the ,committee on       
,ethics of the ,house of                

,representatives and the ,committee on  
,ethics of the ,senate4  7#f7           
,certification of expenditures ,the     
certificate of the chairperson of the   
delegation from the ,house of           
,representatives or the delegation of   
the ,senate of the ,united ,states      
,group shall be final and conclusive    
upon the accounting officers in the     
auditing of the accounts of the ,united 
,states ,group4  7#g7 ,annual report    
,the ,united ,states ,group shall submit
 to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate a report at the end of each
 year that outlines the group's         
activities that year1 including a       
description of its expenditures1 and its
 recommendations for enhancing the      
,quad4  7#h7 ,engagement with ,u4,s4    
officials on the ,quad ,senior ,united  
,states officials shall provide regular 
updates and briefings to the ,united    
,states ,group1 including leading up to 

and after major ,quadrilateral          
dialogues1 to ensure close coordination 
with ,congress4  ,passed the ,house of  
,representatives ,may #ai1              
#bjbe4;,clerk4