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Calendar No. 466 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 406 

Recognizing that for 50 years, the Association of South East Asian Nations 

(ASEAN) and its ten members, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, 

Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, 

have worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and 

peace in Southeast Asia, and expressing the sense of the Senate that 

the United States will continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active 

partner in the ASEAN region. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 5, 2019 

Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. RISCH, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. GARDNER) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Relations 

JUNE 3, 2020 

Reported by Mr. RISCH, with an amendment and an amendment to the 

preamble 

[Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[Strike the preamble and insert the part printed in italic] 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing that for 50 years, the Association of South 

East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten members, 

Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, 

the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, have 

worked with the United States toward stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia, and expressing the 


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sense of the Senate that the United States will continue 

to remain a strong, reliable, and active partner in the 

ASEAN region. 

Whereas the 10 members of the Association of South East 

Asian Nations (ASEAN) represent a variety of different 

cultures and beliefs as well as vibrant economies giving 

rise to a flourishing middle class; 

Whereas an estimated 70,000,000 United States citizens 

identify with an ethnicity represented in ASEAN, including 4,000,000 Filipinos and 1,900,000 Vietnamese; 

Whereas the United States and ASEAN have been cooperating to advance our mutual interests for 40 years, having first established dialogue relations on September 10, 

1977, with the issuing of the 1977 Joint Communique of 

the First ASEAN-United States Dialogue and the United 

States acceding to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation 

in Southeast Asia (TAC) at the ASEAN Post Ministerial 

Conference Session with the United States in Thailand 

on July 22, 2009; 

Whereas the United States was the first non-ASEAN country 

to appoint an ambassador to ASEAN on April 29, 2008, 

and the first non-member to establish a permanent mission to ASEAN in 2010; 

Whereas cooperation between the United States Government 

and the governments and people of the ASEAN nations 

can help realize their common goals of a peaceful, prosperous, and open Indo-Pacific rooted in a rule-based 

order that promotes security, opportunity, and dignity to 

all peoples; 

Whereas, in 2019, ASEAN’s 10 members represent the sixth 

largest economy in the world and constitute the United 


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States fourth-largest export market, with total exports to 

ASEAN countries reaching $116,200,000,000, representing the number one destination for United States 

investment in the Indo-Pacific with $329,000,000,000 in 

cumulative foreign direct investment; 

Whereas ASEAN nations host critical global sea lanes located 

at the heart of the world’s most dynamic economic regions, with $5,300,000,000,000 of global trade and more 

than half of the world’s total shipped tonnage transiting 

through ASEAN waters each year; 

Whereas the ultimate goal of the ASEAN Economic Community is to create one of the world’s largest single market 

economies and facilitate the free movement of goods, 

services, and professionals; 

Whereas the United States-ASEAN Single Window custom 

facilitation system expedites intra-ASEAN trade and enhances the ability of United States businesses to operate 

in the region; 

Whereas the United States-ASEAN Business Alliance for 

Competitive, Small, and Medium Sized Enterprises 

(SMEs) has trained more than 4,600 small-to-medium 

size enterprises, with nearly half of the participants being 

women entrepreneurs; 

Whereas the Lower Mekong Initiative, established on July 

23, 2009, promotes sustainable economic development in 

mainland Southeast Asia and fosters regional cooperation, integration, and capacity building; 

Whereas the United States remains committed to working 

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tries, a key ingredient to maintaining stability, promoting 

economic growth, and advancing good governance; 

Whereas the United States opposes all claims in the maritime 

domain that infringe on the rights, freedoms, and lawful 

use of the sea that belongs to all nations, and has a national interest in freedom of navigation and overflight, 

open access to Asia’s maritime commons, and respect for 

international law in the South China Sea; 

Whereas the United States does not take sides on the competing territorial disputes, but nevertheless believes 

claimants should pursue territorial claims without resort 

to coercion, and through collaborative diplomacy, including international arbitration, and in accordance with 

international law and institutions; 

Whereas the United States supports the Philippines’ decision 

to use arbitration under the United Nations Convention 

on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), done at Montego Bay 

December 10, 1982, to peacefully and lawfully address 

competing territorial claims; 

Whereas the United States supports efforts by ASEAN and 

the People’s Republic of China to develop an effective 

Code of Conduct (COC), opposes efforts by any nation to 

use the COC as a vehicle to limit presence in or lawful 

use of the South China Sea, encourages claimants not to 

undertake new or unilateral attempts to change the status quo since the signing of the 2002 Declaration of Conduct, including reclamation activities or administrative 

measures or controls in disputed areas in the South 

China Sea, and encourages ASEAN countries to adopt a 

unified position in negotiating the COC; 


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Whereas the ASEAN-United States Maritime Exercise 

(AUXM), which ran from September 2, 2019, until September 6, 2019, built greater maritime security on the 

strength of ASEAN, the strength of our navy-to-navy 

bonds, and the strength of our shared belief in a free and 

open Indo-Pacific; and 

Whereas changes in climatic conditions in the ASEAN region 

over the past four decades have resulted in major loss 

and damage, with a disproportionate impact on developing countries, and the United States will pursue initiatives that are consistent with sustainable development, including the achievement of food security and poverty alleviation, improvement of conservation and sustainable 

management of forests, fish stocks, and oceanic resources, resilience to extreme weather events and climatedriven disasters, and provision of sustainable livelihood 

for local communities throughout the ASEAN region: 

Now, therefore, be it 

Whereas the 10 members of the Association of South East 

Asian Nations (ASEAN) represent a variety of different 

cultures and beliefs; 

Whereas an estimated 70,000,000 United States citizens identify with an ethnicity represented in ASEAN; 

Whereas the United States and ASEAN have been cooperating 

to advance our mutual interests for 40 years, having first 

established dialogue relations on September 10, 1977, 

through the 1977 Joint Communique of the First ASEANUnited States Dialogue and the United States’ accession to 

the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia 

(TAC) at the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference Session 

in Thailand on July 22, 2009; 


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Whereas the United States was the first non-ASEAN country 

to appoint an ambassador to ASEAN on April 29, 2008, 

and the first non-member to establish a permanent mission 

to ASEAN in 2010; 

Whereas cooperation between the United States Government 

and the governments and people of the ASEAN nations 

can help realize our common goals of a free, open, peaceful, 

and prosperous Indo-Pacific rooted in a rule-based order 

that promotes security, opportunity, and dignity to all 

peoples; 

Whereas the member states of ASEAN are all vibrant economies that have given rise to a flourishing middle class and 

collectively are predicted to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2050; 

Whereas, in 2019, ASEAN’s 10 members represented the sixth 

largest economy in the world and constitute the United 

States fourth-largest export market, with total United 

States exports to ASEAN countries reaching 

$116,200,000,000; 

Whereas ASEAN is the number one destination for United 

States investment in the Indo-Pacific, with 

$329,000,000,000 in cumulative foreign direct investment; 

Whereas ASEAN nations surround critical global sea lanes, 

with $5,300,000,000,000 of global trade and more than 

half of the world’s total shipped tonnage transiting through 

ASEAN waters each year; 

Whereas the ultimate goal of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is to create one of the world’s largest single 

market economies and facilitate the free movement of 

goods, services, and professionals; 


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Whereas the United States-ASEAN Single Window custom facilitation system expedites intra-ASEAN trade and enhances the ability of United States businesses to operate in 

the region; 

Whereas the United States-ASEAN Business Alliance for Competitive Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) has 

trained more than 4,600 small-to-medium size enterprises, 

with nearly half of the participants being women entrepreneurs; 

Whereas the Lower Mekong Initiative, established on July 23, 

2009, promotes sustainable long-term economic development throughout mainland Southeast Asia and fosters regional cooperation, integration, and capacity building; 

Whereas the newly announced Japan-United States Mekong 

Power Partnership aims to ‘‘promote a more sustainable 

energy sector and quality energy infrastructure development’’ and demonstrates the shared commitment of the 

United States and other Indo-Pacific nations to strengthen 

ties with Mekong countries; 

Whereas, in 2018 and 2019, the United States announced several additional initiatives to enhance cooperation with 

ASEAN, including the United States-ASEAN Smart Cities 

Partnership, the ASEAN Policy Implementation Project, 

and the United States-ASEAN Innovation Circle; 

Whereas the United States is cooperating with ASEAN member 

states and providing emergency health assistance to enhance their resilience in the face of the COVID–19 pandemic, including through the recently announced United 

States-ASEAN Health Futures program that builds on the 

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al health collaboration with ASEAN nations over the last 

20 years; 

Whereas the United States remains committed to working with 

ASEAN to improve the promotion and protection of 

human rights and fundamental dignity of the people of 

ASEAN countries, a key ingredient to maintaining stability, promoting economic growth, and advancing good 

governance; 

Whereas the United States opposes all actions and claims that 

infringe upon the freedom and lawful use of the sea, and 

has a national interest in ensuring freedom of navigation 

and overflight, open access to the Indo-Pacific region’s 

maritime commons, and respect for international law in 

the South China Sea; 

Whereas the United States is deeply concerned about recent assertive and unsafe behavior by the People’s Republic of 

China in the South China Sea, and urges all claimants 

with competing territorial claims to seek peaceful resolution of disputes through collaborative diplomacy and, as 

necessary, international arbitration mechanisms consistent 

with international law; 

Whereas the United States supports the Philippines’ decision 

to use arbitration under the United Nations Convention on 

the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), done at Montego Bay December 10, 1982, to peacefully and lawfully address competing claims; 

Whereas the United States supports development of a Code of 

Conduct (COC) that represents the interests of all parties 

and promotes peace and stability in the region, opposes efforts by any nation to use a COC as a vehicle to limit 

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ages claimants not to undertake new or unilateral attempts to change the status quo since the signing of the 

2002 Declaration of Conduct, including reclamation activities or administrative measures or controls in disputed 

areas in the South China Sea, and encourages ASEAN 

countries to adopt a unified position in negotiating the 

COC; 

Whereas the ASEAN-United States Maritime Exercise 

(AUXM), which ran from September 2-6, 2019, and featured over 1,000 sailors from all 11 countries, built greater 

maritime security on the strength of ASEAN, strengthened 

navy-to-navy bonds, and exemplified our shared belief in 

a free and open Indo-Pacific; and 

Whereas natural disasters in the ASEAN region over the past 

four decades have resulted in major loss and damage, with 

a disproportionate impact on developing countries, and the 

United States will pursue initiatives that are consistent 

with sustainable long-term economic development, including the achievement of food security and poverty alleviation; improvement of conservation and sustainable management of forests, fish stocks, and oceanic resources; resilience to extreme weather events that are increasing in frequency and severity; and provision of sustainable livelihoods for local communities throughout the ASEAN region: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) supports and affirms the full implementa3 tion of provisions of the Asia Reassurance Initiative 

4 Act (Public Law 115–409) with regard to elevating 

5 the United States relationship with ASEAN; 


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1 (2) reaffirms the importance of United States2 ASEAN economic engagement, including the elimi3 nation of barriers to cross-border commerce, and 

4 supports the ASEAN Economic Community’s goals, 

5 including strong, inclusive, and sustainable growth 

6 and cooperation with the United States that focuses 

7 on innovation and capacity building efforts in tech8 nology, education, disaster management, food secu9 rity, human rights, and trade facilitation, including 

10 for ASEAN’s poorest countries; 

11 (3) urges ASEAN to continue its efforts to fos12 ter greater integration and unity within the ASEAN 

13 community, as well as to foster greater integration 

14 and unity with non-ASEAN economic, political, and 

15 security partners, including Japan, the Republic of 

16 Korea, Australia, the European Union, Taiwan, and 

17 India; 

18 (4) recognizes the value of strategic economic 

19 initiatives like the United States-ASEAN Connect, 

20 which demonstrates a commitment to ASEAN and 

21 the AEC and builds upon economic relationships in 

22 the region; 

23 (5) supports ASEAN nations in addressing 

24 maritime and territorial disputes in a constructive 

25 manner and in pursuing claims through peaceful, 


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1 diplomatic, and legitimate regional and international 

2 arbitration mechanisms, consistent with inter3 national law, including through the adoption of a 

4 code of conduct in the South China Sea to further 

5 promote peace and stability in the region; 

6 (6) urges all parties to maritime and territorial 

7 disputes in the Asia-Pacific region, including the 

8 Government of the People’s Republic of China— 

9 (A) to exercise self-restraint in the conduct 

10 of activities that would undermine stability or 

11 complicate or escalate disputes through the use 

12 of coercion, intimidation, or military force; 

13 (B) to refrain from new efforts to milita14 rize uninhabited islands, reefs, shoals, and 

15 other features, including the construction of 

16 new garrisons and facilities and the relocation 

17 of additional military personnel, material, or 

18 equipment; 

19 (C) to oppose actions by any country to 

20 prevent any other country from exercising its 

21 sovereign rights to the resources of the exclu22 sive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf 

23 by seeking to enforce claims to those areas in 

24 the South China Sea that have no support in 

25 international law; and 


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1 (D) to oppose unilateral declarations of ad2 ministrative and military districts in contested 

3 areas in the South China Sea; 

4 (7) urges parties to refrain from unilateral ac5 tions that cause permanent physical damage to the 

6 marine environment, and supports the efforts of the 

7 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

8 and ASEAN to implement guidelines to address the 

9 illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the 

10 region; 

11 (8) supports efforts by United States partners 

12 and allies in ASEAN— 

13 (A) to enhance maritime capability and 

14 maritime domain awareness; 

15 (B) to protect unhindered access to and 

16 use of international waterways in the Asia-Pa17 cific region that are critical to ensuring the se18 curity and free flow of commerce; 

19 (C) to counter piracy; 

20 (D) to disrupt illicit maritime trafficking 

21 activates such as the trafficking of persons, 

22 goods, and drugs; and 

23 (E) to enhance the maritime capabilities of 

24 countries or regional organizations to respond 


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1 to emerging threats to maritime security in the 

2 Asia-Pacific region; 

3 (9) urges ASEAN member states to develop a 

4 common approach to reaffirm the decision of the 

5 Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague’s rul6 ing with respect to the case between the Republic of 

7 the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China; 

8 (10) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

9 States to continue joint efforts with ASEAN to halt 

10 human smuggling and trafficking in persons, and 

11 urges ASEAN to make increased efforts to create 

12 and strengthen regional mechanisms to provide as13 sistance and support to refugees and migrants; 

14 (11) supports the Lower Mekong Initiative, 

15 which has made significant progress in promoting 

16 sustainable economic development in mainland 

17 Southeast Asia and fostering integrated sub-regional 

18 cooperation and capacity building; 

19 (12) urges ASEAN to build capacity for the 

20 promotion and protection of human rights by 

21 ASEAN member states, and the implementation of 

22 related priorities, programs, and activities; 

23 (13) urges ASEAN governments to engage di24 rectly with leaders of civil society and human rights, 

25 including advocates of religious freedom, victims of 


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1 human rights abuses, and environmental groups, 

2 and to prioritize the construction of forums that give 

3 these stakeholders a voice to instruct public policy; 

4 (14) encourages the President of the United 

5 States to communicate to ASEAN leaders the im6 portance of protecting human rights, including end7 ing extrajudicial killings, releasing political pris8 oners, ceasing politically motivated prosecutions, 

9 strengthening civil society, safeguarding freedom of 

10 the press, freedom of assembly, and the free flow of 

11 information and ideas, and promoting the rule of law 

12 and open and transparent government; 

13 (15) supports efforts by organizations in 

14 ASEAN addressing corruption in the public and pri15 vate sectors, enhancing anti-bribery compliance, en16 forcing bribery criminalization in the private sector, 

17 and building beneficial ownership transparency 

18 through the ASEAN–USAID PROSPECT project 

19 partnered with the South East Asia Parties Against 

20 Corruption (SEA–PAC); 

21 (16) supports the Young Southeast Asian Lead22 ers Initiative program as an example of people-to23 people partnership building that provides skills, net24 works, and leadership capabilities to a new genera25 tion of people who will create and fill jobs, foster 


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1 cross-border cooperation and partnerships, and rise 

2 to solve the regional and global challenges of the fu3 ture; and 

4 (17) urges ASEAN governments to fully uphold 

5 and implement all United Nations Security Council 

6 resolutions and international agreements with re7 spect to North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile 

8 programs. 

9 That the Senate— 

10 (1) supports and affirms the full implementation 

11 of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (Public Law 

12 115–409) with regard to elevating the United States 

13 relationship with ASEAN; 

14 (2) stands with the nations of ASEAN as they 

15 respond to COVID–19 and supports greater coopera16 tion in building capacity to prepare for and respond 

17 to pandemics and other public health challenges; 

18 (3) expresses support for rescheduling the United 

19 States-ASEAN Special Summit at an appropriate 

20 time, and supports high-level United States participa21 tion in the annual ASEAN summit held each Novem22 ber; 

23 (4) reaffirms the importance of United States24 ASEAN economic engagement, including the elimi25 nation of barriers to cross-border commerce, and supVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:48 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\SR406.RS SR406

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1 ports the ASEAN Economic Community’s (AEC) 

2 goals, including strong, inclusive, and sustainable 

3 long-term economic growth and cooperation with the 

4 United States that focuses on innovation and capac5 ity-building efforts in technology, education, disaster 

6 management, food security, human rights, and trade 

7 facilitation, particularly for ASEAN’s poorest coun8 tries; 

9 (5) urges ASEAN to continue its efforts to foster 

10 greater integration and unity within the ASEAN 

11 community, as well as to foster greater integration 

12 and unity with non-ASEAN economic, political, and 

13 security partners, including Japan, the Republic of 

14 Korea, Australia, the European Union, Taiwan, and 

15 India; 

16 (6) recognizes the value of strategic economic ini17 tiatives like United States-ASEAN Connect, which 

18 demonstrates a commitment to ASEAN and the AEC 

19 and builds upon economic relationships in the region; 

20 (7) supports ASEAN nations in addressing mar21 itime and territorial disputes in a constructive man22 ner and in pursuing claims through peaceful, diplo23 matic, and, as necessary, legitimate regional and 

24 international arbitration mechanisms, consistent with 

25 international law, including through the adoption of 


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1 a code of conduct in the South China Sea that rep2 resents the interests of all parties and promotes peace 

3 and stability in the region; 

4 (8) urges all parties involved in the maritime 

5 and territorial disputes in the Indo-Pacific region, 

6 including the Government of the People’s Republic of 

7 China— 

8 (A) to cease any current activities, and 

9 avoid undertaking any actions in the future, 

10 that undermine stability, or complicate or esca11 late disputes through the use of coercion, intimi12 dation, or military force; 

13 (B) to demilitarize islands, reefs, shoals, 

14 and other features, and refrain from new efforts 

15 to militarize, including the construction of new 

16 garrisons and facilities and the relocation of ad17 ditional military personnel, material, or equip18 ment; 

19 (C) to oppose actions by any country that 

20 prevent other countries from exercising their sov21 ereign rights to the resources in their exclusive 

22 economic zones (EEZ) and continental shelves by 

23 enforcing claims to those areas in the South 

24 China Sea that lack support in international 

25 law; and 


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1 (D) to oppose unilateral declarations of ad2 ministrative and military districts in contested 

3 areas in the South China Sea; 

4 (9) urges parties to refrain from unilateral ac5 tions that cause permanent physical damage to the 

6 marine environment, and supports the efforts of the 

7 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

8 and ASEAN to implement guidelines to address the 

9 illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the re10 gion; 

11 (10) supports efforts by United States partners 

12 and allies in ASEAN— 

13 (A) to enhance maritime capability and 

14 maritime domain awareness; 

15 (B) to protect unhindered access to and use 

16 of international waterways in the Indo-Pacific 

17 region that are critical to ensuring the security 

18 and free flow of commerce; 

19 (C) to counter piracy; 

20 (D) to disrupt illicit maritime trafficking 

21 activities such as the trafficking of persons, 

22 goods, and drugs; and 

23 (E) to enhance the maritime capabilities of 

24 countries or regional organizations to respond to 


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1 emerging threats to maritime security in the 

2 Indo-Pacific region; 

3 (11) urges ASEAN member states to develop a 

4 common approach to reaffirm the decision of the Per5 manent Court of Arbitration’s 2016 ruling in favor of 

6 the Republic of the Philippines in the case against the 

7 People’s Republic of China’s excessive maritime 

8 claims; 

9 (12) reaffirms the commitment of the United 

10 States to continue joint efforts with ASEAN to halt 

11 human smuggling and trafficking in persons, and 

12 urges ASEAN to create and strengthen regional mech13 anisms to provide assistance and support to refugees 

14 and migrants; 

15 (13) supports the Lower Mekong Initiative, 

16 which has led to significant progress in promoting 

17 sustainable long-term economic development in main18 land Southeast Asia and fostering integrated sub-re19 gional cooperation and capacity building; 

20 (14) urges ASEAN to build capacity for the pro21 motion and protection of human rights by ASEAN 

22 member states, and the implementation of related pri23 orities, programs, and activities; 

24 (15) urges ASEAN governments to engage di25 rectly with leaders of civil society and human rights, 


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1 including advocates of religious freedom, victims of 

2 human rights abuses, and environmental groups, and 

3 to ensure these stakeholders have a voice in con4 structing public policy; 

5 (16) encourages the President of the United 

6 States to communicate to ASEAN leaders the impor7 tance of promoting the rule of law and open and 

8 transparent government, strengthening civil society, 

9 and protecting human rights, including releasing po10 litical prisoners, ceasing politically motivated pros11 ecutions and arbitrary killings, safeguarding freedom 

12 of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, 

13 and freedom of speech and expression; 

14 (17) supports efforts by organizations in ASEAN 

15 that address corruption in the public and private sec16 tors, enhance anti-bribery compliance, enforce bribery 

17 criminalization in the private sector, and build bene18 ficial ownership transparency through the ASEAN– 

19 USAID PROSPECT project partnered with the South 

20 East Asia Parties Against Corruption (SEA–PAC); 

21 (18) supports the Young Southeast Asian Lead22 ers Initiative as an example of a people-to-people 

23 partnership that provides skills, networks, and leader24 ship training to a new generation who will create and 

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1 ships, and rise to solve the regional and global chal2 lenges of the future; and 

3 (19) applauds the ASEAN governments that 

4 have fully upheld and implemented all United Na5 tions Security Council resolutions and international 

6 agreements with respect to North Korea’s nuclear and 

7 ballistic missile programs, and encourages all other 

8 ASEAN governments to do the same. 


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Calendar No. 466 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 406 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing that for 50 years, the Association of 

partner in the ASEAN region. continue to remain a strong, reliable, and active sense of the Senate that the United States will peace in Southeast Asia, and expressing the United States toward stability, prosperity, and Thailand, and Vietnam, have worked with the Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, members, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its ten 

JUNE 3, 2020 

Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the 

preamble 


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