,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bchj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bb1 #bjbe,mr4   
,b5net 7= himself & ,mr4 ,ricketts7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !    
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 to seek to e/abli%
 an ,economic ,security ,work+ ,gr\p )9 
! ,quad4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,quad ,economic ,security   
,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !    
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$      
,/ates1 z a ,pacific p[]1 %\ld /r5g!n   
coop]ation ) ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,au/ralia1 ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,india1 & ! ,gov]nm5t (     
,japan to address regional *all5ges &   
promote a free & op5 ,indo-,pacific     
region2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld exp& 
coop]ation1 ?r\gh ! ,quad1 ) ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ,au/ralia1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,india1 & ! 
,gov]nm5t ( ,japan to address %>$       
economic security *all5ges1 includ+ by  
seek+ to create an ,economic ,security  

,work+ ,gr\p )9 ! ,quad2 &  7#c7 !      
reviv+ ( ! ,quad by ,presid5t ,donald   
,j4 ,trump & ! elevation ( ! ,quad to ! 
lead]s' level by ,presid5t ,joseph ,r4  
,bid5 7 critical to advanc+ %>$ int]e/s 
9 ! ,indo-,pacific region4  #c4         
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means ! ,committee on ,=eign 
,relations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,quad ,! t]m     
,quad means ! p>tn]%ip among ! ,quad    
c\ntries4  7#c7 ,quad c\ntries ,! t]m   
,quad c\ntries means ,japan1 ,au/ralia1 
,india1 & ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7        
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 9 consultation ) !   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce4  7#e7 ,work+ ,gr\p
 ,! t]m ,work+ ,gr\p means ! ,economic  
,security ,work+ ,gr\p describ$ 9       
section #d4  #d4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ,economic
 ,security ,work+ ,gr\p  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 ,secret>y %all seek to ent] into       

negotiations ) ! gov]nm5ts ( ! o!r ,quad
 c\ntries ) ! goal ( rea*+ an agreem5t  
to e/abli% an ,economic ,security ,work+
 ,gr\p to secure critical supply *a9s1  
safegu>d critical infra/ructure1 c\nt]  
economic co]cion1 & address crises      
disrupt+ supply *a9s4  7b7 ,functions ,9
 conduct+ negotiations describ$ 9       
subsection 7a7 to e/abli% ! ,work+      
,gr\p1 ! ,secret>y %all seek to ensure !
 ,work+ ,gr\p-- 7#a7 s]ves z a =um = !  
,quad c\ntries to coord9ate to secure   
critical infra/ructure & bol/] supply   
*a9 resili5cy2  7#b7 holds crisis       
simulation ex]cises to bett] prep>e =   
pot5tial economic co]cion & disruptions 
to supply *a9s2 &  7#c7 s]ves z a       
collective em]g5cy response me*anism 9 !
 case ( economic co]cion & disruptions  
to supply *a9s = sectors critical to    
national security to facilitate em]g5cy 
communication & coord9ation4  7c7 ,unit$
 ,/ates repres5tation ,! ,unit$ ,/ates  
%all be repres5t$ on ! ,work+ ,gr\p by a
 ,unit$ ,/ates (ficial at ! level (     

,deputy ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,/ate or !
 equival5t1 9 l9e ) exi/+ work+ gr\ps ( 
! ,quad4  7d7 ,regional engagem5t ,9    
conduct+ negotiations describ$ 9        
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all        
enc\rage ! ,work+ ,gr\p to engage ) !   
gov]nm5ts ( regional p>tn]s to help     
bol/] _! economic security1 su* z by    
coop]at+ on capacity-build+ ) reg>d to  
security ( port infra/ructure & und]sea 
cables4  #e4 ,id5tification ( supply    
*a9s & regional p>tn]s  7a7 ,supply *a9s
 ,if negotiations are ent]$ into "u     
section #d1 on ! comm5cem5t ( su*       
negotiations1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! appropriate congressional committees 
a report id5tify+ supply *a9s = sectors 
critical to national security = purposes
 ( section #d7;b77#c74  7b7 ,regional   
p>tn]s ,if negotiations are ent]$ into  
"u section #d1 on ! comm5cem5t ( su*    
negotiations1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to
 ! appropriate congressional committees 
a report id5tify+ :i* c\ntries &        
jurisdictions 9 ! ,indo-,pacific region 

! ,secret>y consid]s to be regional     
p>tn]s = purposes ( section #d7;d74  #f4
 ,annual reports  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,if      
negotiations are ent]$ into "u section  
#d1 n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date on :i*
 su* negotiations comm5ce1 & annually   
!reaft] until ! date describ$ 9         
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all jo9tly submit 
to ! appropriate congressional          
committees a report on ef=ts to e/abli% 
! ,work+ ,gr\p4  7b7 ,date describ$ ,!  
date describ$ 9 ?is subsection is ! date
 on :i* negotiations to e/abli% ! ,work+
 ,gr\p conclude1 )\t reg>d to :e!r !    
,work+ ,gr\p is or is n e/abli%$4  #g4  
,no additional funds au?oriz$ ,no       
additional funds are au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act4 ,?is  
,act %all be c>ri$ out us+ am\nts       
o!rwise au?oriz$ to be appropriat$4