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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 835 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 835

Recognizing the importance of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the 
       ``Quad'') and welcoming the upcoming Quad Leaders Summit.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 19, 2024

   Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted the following 
  resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Recognizing the importance of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the 
       ``Quad'') and welcoming the upcoming Quad Leaders Summit.

Whereas Australia, India, Japan, and the United States are 4 leading maritime 
        democracies representing nearly 2,000,000,000 people and over \1/3\ of 
        global gross domestic product;
Whereas this grouping of countries, known as the ``Quad'', was launched 20 years 
        ago in response to the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and 
        tsunami;
Whereas, since its inception, the Quad partners have demonstrated their 
        commitment to the success of the Indo-Pacific region by supporting 
        regional institutions and promoting cooperation, mutual respect for 
        sovereignty, and a rules-based international order;
Whereas Quad Foreign Ministers have met 8 times since 2019;
Whereas Quad Leaders have met 5 times, including twice virtually, since 2021, 
        including most recently in Sydney in 2023;
Whereas Quad country representatives convene on a regular basis at all levels to 
        exchange ideas and drive cooperation toward our shared vision for a free 
        and open Indo-Pacific region;
Whereas the United States has directed over $100,000,000 in foreign assistance 
        to Quad-related programs, designed to build an Indo-Pacific region that 
        is prosperous, secure, connected, and resilient;
Whereas the Quad, through the Quad Vaccine Partnership, provided 400,000,000 
        COVID-19 vaccines and expanded vaccine production capacity in the Indo-
        Pacific region during the COVID-19 pandemic and has strengthened the 
        Indo-Pacific's ability to detect and respond to outbreaks of diseases 
        with pandemic potential through the Health Security Partnership;
Whereas, in 2022, the Quad established the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime 
        Domain Awareness to provide near-real-time, cost-effective, cutting-edge 
        maritime domain awareness, enabling over 2 dozen countries to monitor 
        their waters, counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, 
        respond to climate change and natural disasters, and enforce their laws 
        within their own territorial waters;
Whereas the Quad continues to deliver quality, resilient infrastructure around 
        the Indo-Pacific region to increase connectivity, build regional 
        capacity, and meet critical needs;
Whereas the Quad welcomed the 2023 launch of the Quad Investors Network, a 
        nongovernmental network fostering private sector investment into 
        critical and emerging technologies in Quad countries and across the 
        Indo-Pacific region;
Whereas the Quad has demonstrated leadership in promoting the development and 
        governance of critical and emerging technologies, ensuring the 
        protection of democratic values and human rights in the digital age;
Whereas, in 2023, Quad Leaders launched the Quad Partnership for Cable 
        Connectivity and Resilience and have invested in trusted undersea cables 
        to enhance digital connectivity and secure, sustainable, and resilient 
        telecommunications infrastructure among the Pacific Islands;
Whereas, in 2023, the Quad launched an Open RAN deployment in Palau to bring 
        secure, trusted information and communications technology 
        infrastructure, the first project of its kind in the Pacific;
Whereas the Quad has fostered people-to-people exchanges between citizens of the 
        United States, Japan, India, and Australia through exchange programs for 
        infrastructure experts and STEM students, including the Quad Fellowship 
        program; and
Whereas, in September 2024, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime 
        Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of 
        Japan will visit the United States for the fourth Quad Leaders Summit at 
        the invitation of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) welcomes the Quad Leaders to the United States;
            (2) recognizes the Quad's significant contributions to 
        global health security, climate resilience, maritime security, 
        technological cooperation, and economic development;
            (3) welcomes and encourages sustained cooperation among 
        Quad countries;
            (4) stands ready to support efforts to strengthen the Quad 
        and advance its objective of delivering tangible benefits for 
        the Indo-Pacific region;
            (5) affirms the Quad as a centerpiece of United States 
        foreign policy within the Indo-Pacific region;
            (6) views the Quad as an important mechanism for upholding 
        the rules-based international order and a source of United 
        States strength;
            (7) recognizes the importance of expanding people-to-people 
        programs between the 4 Quad member countries, Southeast Asia, 
        South Asia, and the Pacific Islands;
            (8) supports the annual provision of foreign assistance 
        funding to facilitate Quad-related programs; and
            (9) commits its support for the enduring partnership among 
        the Quad nations and their commitment to promoting peace, 
        security, and prosperity.
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