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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3373 

To strengthen United States engagement in the Oceania region and enhance 

the security and resilience of allies and partners of the Oceania community, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 20, 2021 

Mr. BERA (for himself, Mr. YOUNG, and Mr. CASE) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Natural Resources, Armed 

Services, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To strengthen United States engagement in the Oceania 

region and enhance the security and resilience of allies 

and partners of the Oceania community, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

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1 bor Islands and Allies Act of 2021’’ or the ‘‘Honoring 

2 OCEANIA Act’’. 

3 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

4 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Statement of policy. 

Sec. 3. Oceania strategic roadmap. 

Sec. 4. Review of USAID programming in Oceania. 

Sec. 5. Oceania development finance strategy. 

Sec. 6. Oceania disaster preparedness. 

Sec. 7. Oceania infrastructure resilience program. 

Sec. 8. Oceania Peace Corps partnerships. 

Sec. 9. Oceania Youth Engagement Coordinator. 

Sec. 10. Improving health care access for veterans in freely associated states. 

Sec. 11. Public health capacity-building in Oceania. 

Sec. 12. Oceania Security Dialogue. 

Sec. 13. Oceania Restoration and Hazards Removal Program. 

Sec. 14. Report on countering illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in 

Oceania. 

Sec. 15. Oceania maritime security initiative. 

Sec. 16. Coordinator for displaced persons. 

Sec. 17. Oceania anticorruption program. 

Sec. 18. Imposition of sanctions with respect to corruption in Oceania. 

Sec. 19. Report on financial intelligence resources of the Department of the 

Treasury in Oceania. 

Sec. 20. Definitions. 

5 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

6 It shall be the policy of the United States— 

7 (1) to elevate the countries of Oceania, includ8 ing the people and the protection of their cultural, 

9 historical, and environmental resources, as a stra10 tegic priority of the United States Government in all 

11 national security and economic considerations; 

12 (2) to promote civil society, the rule of law, and 

13 democratic governance across Oceania as part of a 

14 free and open Indo-Pacific region; 


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1 (3) to broaden and deepen relationships with 

2 the Freely Associated States of the Republic of 

3 Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the 

4 Federated States of Micronesia through robust de5 fense, diplomatic, economic, and development ex6 changes that promote the goals of individual states 

7 and the entire region; 

8 (4) to work with the governments of Pacific Is9 lands countries, Australia, France, Japan, New Zea10 land, the Republic of Korea, and the United King11 dom to advance shared alliance goals of the Oceania 

12 region concerning health, environmental protection, 

13 disaster resilience and preparedness, illegal, unre14 ported, and unregulated fishing (commonly referred 

15 to as ‘‘IUU fishing’’), maritime security, and eco16 nomic development; 

17 (5) to invest in a whole-of-government United 

18 States strategy that will enhance youth engagement 

19 and advance long-term growth and development 

20 throughout Oceania, especially as it relates to pro21 tecting marine resources and fisheries, addressing 

22 the existential global climate crisis, and strength23 ening the resilience of countries of the Oceania re24 gion against current and future threats resulting 

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1 vironment that pose a threat to livelihoods, public 

2 health, and safety; 

3 (6) to participate, wherever possible and appro4 priate, in existing regional organizations and inter5 national structures to support the Boe Declaration 

6 on Regional Security and advance the national secu7 rity and economic goals of the United States and 

8 countries of the Oceania region; 

9 (7) to deter and combat acts of malign foreign 

10 influence and corruption aimed at undermining the 

11 political, environmental, social, and economic sta12 bility of the people and governments of countries of 

13 Oceania; 

14 (8) to improve the local capacity of the coun15 tries of Oceania to address public health challenges 

16 and improve global health security, particularly as it 

17 relates to domestic violence, substance use disorders, 

18 obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular-related dis19 eases, malnutrition, and endemic tropical diseases, 

20 as well as global pandemic diseases, such as 

21 coronaviruses, influenza viruses, HIV/AIDS, and the 

22 Zika virus; 

23 (9) to help the countries of Oceania access mar24 ket-based private sector investments that adhere to 

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1 ability, and environmental and social safeguards as 

2 an alternative to state-directed investments by au3 thoritarian governments; 

4 (10) to ensure the people and communities of 

5 Oceania remain safe from the risks of old and de6 grading munitions hazards, marine plastics, and 

7 other marine debris that threaten health and liveli8 hoods; and 

9 (11) to work cooperatively with all governments 

10 in Oceania to promote the dignified return of all the 

11 remains of members of the United States Armed 

12 Forces that are missing in action from previous con13 flicts in the Indo-Pacific region. 

14 SEC. 3. OCEANIA STRATEGIC ROADMAP. 

15 (a) OCEANIA STRATEGIC ROADMAP.—Not later than 

16 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congres18 sional committees a strategic roadmap for strengthening 

19 United States engagement with the countries specified in 

20 subsection (c) to address shared concerns and promote 

21 shared goals in pursuit of security and resiliency for the 

22 countries of Oceania. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The strategic roadmap required by 

24 subsection (a) shall include the following: 


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1 (1) An assessment of the regional goals and 

2 concerns shared by the countries specified in sub3 section (c), including a review of issues related to 

4 anticorruption, maritime security, environmental 

5 protection, fisheries management, foreign economic 

6 assistance and development, and disaster resilience 

7 and preparedness. 

8 (2) A review of ongoing programs and initia9 tives by the governments of the countries specified 

10 in subsection (c) and the United States in pursuit of 

11 those shared regional goals and concerns, including 

12 with respect to the issues described in paragraph 

13 (1). 

14 (3) A review of ongoing programs and initia15 tives by regional organizations and other related 

16 intergovernmental structures aimed at addressing 

17 the issues described in paragraph (1). 

18 (4) A plan for aligning United States programs 

19 and resources in pursuit of the shared regional goals 

20 and concerns with respect to the issues described in 

21 paragraph (1). 

22 (5) Recommendations for additional United 

23 States authorities, personnel, programs, or resources 

24 necessary to execute the strategic roadmap. 


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1 (6) Any other elements the Secretary considers 

2 appropriate. 

3 (c) COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The countries specified 

4 in this subsection are the following: 

5 (1) Australia. 

6 (2) France. 

7 (3) Japan. 

8 (4) New Zealand. 

9 (5) The Republic of Korea. 

10 (6) The United Kingdom. 

11 SEC. 4. REVIEW OF USAID PROGRAMMING IN OCEANIA. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi13 nation with the Administrator of the United States Agen14 cy for International Development (in this section referred 

15 to as ‘‘USAID’’), shall include the countries of Oceania 

16 in existing strategic planning and multi-sector program 

17 evaluation processes, including the Department of State’s 

18 Integrated Country Strategies and USAID’s Country De19 velopment Cooperation Strategies, the Joint Strategic 

20 Plan, and the Journey to Self-Reliance Country Road21 maps. 

22 (b) PROGRAMMATIC CONSIDERATIONS.—Evaluations 

23 and considerations for countries of Oceania in the pro24 gram planning and strategic development processes under 

25 subsection (a) should include— 


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1 (1) descriptions of the diplomatic and develop2 ment challenges of the Indo-Pacific countries of Oce3 ania as those challenges relate to the strategic, eco4 nomic, and humanitarian interests of the United 

5 States; 

6 (2) reviews of existing Department of State and 

7 USAID programs to address the diplomatic and de8 velopment challenges of those countries evaluated 

9 under paragraph (1); 

10 (3) descriptions of the barriers, if any, to in11 creasing Department of State and USAID program12 ming to countries of Oceania, including— 

13 (A) the relative income level of the coun14 tries of Oceania relative to other regions where 

15 there is high demand for United States foreign 

16 assistance to support development needs; 

17 (B) the relative capacity of the countries of 

18 Oceania to absorb United States foreign assist19 ance for diplomatic and development needs 

20 through partner governments and civil society 

21 institutions; and 

22 (C) any other factor that the Secretary or 

23 Administrator determines may constitute a bar24 rier to deploying or increasing United States 

25 foreign assistance to the countries of Oceania; 


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1 (4) assessments of the presence of, degree of 

2 international development by, partner country in3 debtedness to, and political influence of malign for4 eign governments, such as the Government of the 

5 People’s Republic of China, and non-state actors; 

6 (5) assessments of new foreign economic assist7 ance modalities that could assist in strengthening 

8 United States foreign assistance in the countries of 

9 Oceania, including the deployment of technical as10 sistance and asset recovery tools to partner govern11 ments and civil society institutions to help develop 

12 the capacity and expertise necessary to achieve self13 sufficiency; 

14 (6) an evaluation of the existing budget and re15 source management processes for the mission and 

16 work of the Department of State and USAID with 

17 respect to programming in the countries of Oceania; 

18 (7) an explanation of how the Secretary and the 

19 Administrator will use existing programming proc20 esses, including those with respect to development of 

21 an Integrated Country Strategy, a Country Develop22 ment Cooperation Strategy, the Joint Strategic 

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1 ance, economic development, and resilience of the 

2 countries of Oceania; and 

3 (8) any recommendations about appropriate 

4 budgetary, resource management, and programmatic 

5 changes necessary to assist in strengthening United 

6 States foreign assistance programming in the coun7 tries of Oceania. 

8 (c) OCEANIA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

9 ‘‘Oceania’’ includes such independent countries of Oceania 

10 as are identified by the Secretary of State and the Admin11 istrator of the United States Agency for International De12 velopment. 

13 SEC. 5. OCEANIA DEVELOPMENT FINANCE STRATEGY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Chief Executive Officer of the 

15 United States International Development Finance Cor16 poration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Corporation’’), 

17 in consultation with the Administrator of the United 

18 States Agency for International Development, shall estab19 lish a strategy for supporting the development goals of the 

20 countries of Oceania using market-based private invest21 ment wherever there is appropriate capacity to absorb pri22 vate financing. 

23 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the strategy required 

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1 thorities to support efforts of the countries of Oceania to 

2 access market-based private investment, including authori3 ties provided under the Better Utilization of Investments 

4 Leading to Development Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601 et 

5 seq.), and consistent with section 1412(c) of that Act (22 

6 U.S.C. 9612(c)), to support sustainability, resilience, and 

7 development. 

8 (c) OBJECTIVES.—In developing the strategy re9 quired by subsection (a), the Chief Executive Officer of 

10 the Corporation shall consider the following, to the max11 imum extent practicable: 

12 (1) How the full range of financing products 

13 and technical assistance tools available to the Cor14 poration can be used to help counter malign foreign 

15 influence in Oceania that entraps host countries with 

16 development projects that result in high indebted17 ness and financial imbalance. 

18 (2) How the Corporation can create an invest19 ment portfolio that complements existing United 

20 States foreign economic assistance programs in the 

21 countries of Oceania, including specifically those ac22 tivities aimed at advancing the long-term growth, 

23 governance, economic development, and resilience of 

24 the countries of Oceania. 


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1 (3) How the Corporation can partner with re2 lated institutions of the governments of Australia, 

3 New Zealand, and Japan to maximize the effective4 ness of United States financing products and tech5 nical assistance tools to help the countries of Oce6 ania use market-based investment to advance eco7 nomic security as it relates to the development of 

8 fifth generation and future generation telecommuni9 cations infrastructure, undersea cables, and other 

10 critical infrastructure and associated supply chains. 

11 (4) How the Corporation can create an invest12 ment portfolio that minimizes financial risk exposure 

13 to the United States Government while helping to 

14 support the sustainable development goals of the 

15 countries of Oceania. 

16 (5) How the capacity of the private sector and 

17 economic constraints of the countries in Oceania 

18 may, at times, require that investment and develop19 ment are better supported by government rather 

20 than the private sector. 

21 (d) REPORT.—Not later than March 1, 2022, and an22 nually thereafter, the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor23 poration shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

24 committees a list of countries for which the Corporation 

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1 vate investment based on the objectives described in sub2 section (c) during the following 12-month period. 

3 (e) OCEANIA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 

4 ‘‘Oceania’’ includes such independent countries of Oceania 

5 as are identified by the Chief Executive Officer of the Cor6 poration and the Administrator of the United States 

7 Agency for International Development. 

8 SEC. 6. OCEANIA DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall de10 velop a program to strengthen the disaster risk reduction 

11 and resilience of the countries of Oceania. 

12 (b) GOALS.—The goals of the program required by 

13 subsection (a) are to help the countries of Oceania— 

14 (1) build national first responder capacity to 

15 anticipate, respond to, and recover from natural and 

16 man-made disasters; 

17 (2) strengthen end-to-end early warning sys18 tems to ensure the ability of emergency management 

19 and first responders to reach all communities vulner20 able to natural and man-made disasters; and 

21 (3) improve community-based assistance, in22 cluding through the development of community ac23 tion plans, exercises, and training programs that im24 prove local capacity to deliver first aid and emer25 gency services. 


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1 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In developing 

2 the program required by subsection (a), the Secretary 

3 shall review best practices of, and, where appropriate, col4 laborate with, other United States Government agencies 

5 to strengthen the disaster risk reduction and resilience of 

6 the countries of Oceania, including— 

7 (1) the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance of 

8 the United States Agency for International Develop9 ment; 

10 (2) the Food and Nutrition Service of the De11 partment of Agriculture; 

12 (3) the Federal Emergency Management Agen13 cy of the Department of Homeland Security; 

14 (4) the Federal Communications Commission; 

15 (5) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad16 ministration of the Department of Commerce; and 

17 (6) the United States Coast Guard. 

18 (d) ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary may 

19 partner with institutions of higher education in the United 

20 States and affiliated centers of excellence that have exper21 tise with strengthening disaster risk reduction and resil22 ience to carry out the program required by subsection (a). 

23 (e) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

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1 retary shall submit to the appropriate congressional 

2 committees a report on the status of the program re3 quired by subsection (a) in strengthening the dis4 aster risk reduction and resilience of the countries of 

5 Oceania. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para7 graph (1) shall include the following: 

8 (A) A review of programs that currently 

9 exist to strengthen the disaster risk reduction 

10 and resilience of the countries of Oceania, in11 cluding with respect to the programs and activi12 ties of regional partners and organizations to 

13 strengthen disaster preparedness and emer14 gency management, and a description of how 

15 those efforts have been incorporated into the 

16 program required by subsection (a). 

17 (B) An assessment of the challenges with 

18 delivering assistance to the countries of Oceania 

19 in support of the goals described in subsection 

20 (b). 

21 (C) Recommendations regarding the fund22 ing, personnel, and related resources required 

23 to address the challenges described in subpara24 graph (B). 


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1 SEC. 7. OCEANIA INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in collabo4 ration with the Secretary of Transportation, the Chief of 

5 Engineers, and the Secretary of Energy, working through 

6 the directors of the national laboratories of the Depart7 ment of Energy and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall 

8 develop a program to provide frequent and meaningful 

9 technical assistance to inform the needs assessments and 

10 planning of the countries of Oceania to protect against 

11 threats to critical infrastructure. 

12 (b) GOALS.—The goal of the program established 

13 under subsection (a) is to strengthen United States sup14 port of the countries of Oceania in assessing— 

15 (1) existing and forecasted threats to the 

16 functionality and safety of infrastructure resulting 

17 from sea-level fluctuation, salt water intrusion, ex18 treme weather, or other severe changes in the envi19 ronment, as well as cyber threats and any other se20 curity risks that disrupt essential services or threat21 en public health; 

22 (2) the strategies, designs, and engineering 

23 techniques for reinforcing or rebuilding failing infra24 structure in ways that with withstand and maintain 

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1 (3) rate and sources of deterioration, structural 

2 deficiencies, and most pressing risks to public safety 

3 from aging and failing infrastructure; 

4 (4) priorities for infrastructure improvement, 

5 reinforcement, re-engineering, or replacement based 

6 on the significance of infrastructure to ensuring 

7 public health, safety, and economic growth; 

8 (5) risks associated with the interconnectedness 

9 of supply chains and technology, communications, 

10 and financial systems; and 

11 (6) the policy and governance needed to 

12 strengthen critical infrastructure resilience, includ13 ing with respect to infrastructure financing to meet 

14 the contemporary needs of countries in Oceania. 

15 (c) ACTIVITIES.—To achieve the purpose of the pro16 gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary is en17 couraged to consider the following activities: 

18 (1) Educational and information sharing with 

19 the countries of Oceania that helps develop the local 

20 capacity of government and civil society leaders to 

21 evaluate localized critical infrastructure risks, inter22 dependencies across systems, and risk-mitigation so23 lutions. 

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1 fective solutions for mitigating the risks associated 

2 with critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and related 

3 interdependencies. 

4 (3) Financial and budget management and re5 lated technical assistance that provide the countries 

6 of Oceania with additional capacity to access, man7 age, and service financing for contemporary infra8 structure projects to support the resilience needs of 

9 communities in the Oceania region. 

10 SEC. 8. OCEANIA PEACE CORPS PARTNERSHIPS. 

11 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

12 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 

13 Peace Corps shall submit to Congress a report on strate14 gies to reasonably and safely expand the number of Peace 

15 Corps volunteers in Oceania, with the goals of— 

16 (1) expanding the presence of the Peace Corps 

17 to all currently feasible locations in Oceania; and 

18 (2) working with regional and international 

19 partners of the United States to expand the presence 

20 of Peace Corps volunteers in low-income Oceania 

21 communities in support of climate resilience initia22 tives. 

23 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

24 (a) shall— 


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1 (1) assess the factors contributing to the cur2 rent absence of the Peace Corps and its volunteers 

3 in Oceania; 

4 (2) examine potential remedies that include 

5 working with United States Government agencies 

6 and regional governments, including governments of 

7 United States allies— 

8 (A) to increase the health infrastructure 

9 and medical evacuation capabilities of the coun10 tries of Oceania to better support the safety of 

11 Peace Corps volunteers while in those countries; 

12 (B) to address physical safety concerns 

13 that have decreased the ability of the Peace 

14 Corps to operate in Oceania; and 

15 (C) to increase transportation infrastruc16 ture in the countries of Oceania to better sup17 port the travel of Peace Corps volunteers and 

18 their access to necessary facilities; 

19 (3) evaluate the potential to expand the deploy20 ment of Peace Corps Response volunteers to help the 

21 countries of Oceania address social, economic, and 

22 development needs of their communities that require 

23 specific professional expertise; and 


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1 (4) explore potential new operational models to 

2 address safety and security needs of Peace Corps 

3 volunteers in the countries of Oceania, including— 

4 (A) changes to volunteer deployment dura5 tions; and 

6 (B) scheduled redeployment of volunteers 

7 to regional or United States-based healthcare 

8 facilities for routine physical and behavioral 

9 health evaluation. 

10 (c) VOLUNTEERS IN LOW-INCOME OCEANIA COMMU11 NITIES.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—In examining the potential 

13 to expand the presence of Peace Corps volunteers in 

14 low-income Oceania communities under subsection 

15 (a)(3), the Director of the Peace Corps shall con16 sider the development of initiatives described in 

17 paragraph (2). 

18 (2) INITIATIVES DESCRIBED.—Initiatives de19 scribed in this paragraph are volunteer initiatives 

20 that help the countries of Oceania address social, 

21 economic, and development needs of their commu22 nities, including by— 

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1 treme weather, severe environmental change, 

2 and other climate related trends; and 

3 (B) improving, through smart infrastruc4 ture principles, access to transportation and 

5 connectivity infrastructure that will help ad6 dress the economic and social challenges that 

7 communities in Oceania confront as a result of 

8 poor or nonexistent infrastructure. 

9 SEC. 9. OCEANIA YOUTH ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR. 

10 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find11 ings: 

12 (1) The population of Oceania is young, with an 

13 estimated 23 percent of individuals living in the re14 gion under the age of 15 years old. 

15 (2) In some of the countries of Oceania, the 

16 percentage of the population under the age of 15 

17 years old is higher than the regional average, includ18 ing in the Federated States of Micronesia (32 per19 cent), Papua New Guinea (36 percent), and the Re20 public of the Marshall Islands (39 percent). 

21 (3) Young people, especially young women and 

22 girls, in Oceania are disproportionately impacted by 

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1 care, and housing, as well as food, water, and sani2 tation. 

3 (4) Enhancing United States engagement with 

4 young people in Oceania can strengthen democratic 

5 governance and civil society and increase civic en6 gagement in support of achieving regional sustain7 able development goals. 

8 (b) ASSIGNMENT.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary 

9 for the Office of Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy and 

10 Regional and Security of the Bureau of East Asian and 

11 Pacific Affairs of the Department of State shall serve as 

12 the Oceania Youth Engagement Coordinator (in this sec13 tion referred to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’) to work with the 

14 Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific 

15 Affairs and the Assistant Secretary of State for Global 

16 Public Affairs regarding youth engagement matters in 

17 Oceania. 

18 (c) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall— 

19 (1) ensure that youth engagement in Oceania 

20 and supporting activities are integrated in and co21 ordinated between the foreign policy initiatives of 

22 the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and 

23 the Bureau of Global Public Affairs; 


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1 (2) ensure that youth engagement opportunities 

2 are developed in support of the programs, activities, 

3 and initiatives authorized under this Act; 

4 (3) advocate for programs to expand Oceania 

5 youth engagement, including through educational 

6 and cultural exchange programs of the Department 

7 of State, as well as through country partnerships 

8 and civil society engagement coordinated through 

9 and with the support of the United States missions 

10 (including the chiefs of mission) in the countries of 

11 Oceania; and 

12 (4) coordinate Oceania youth engagement with 

13 other bureaus and offices of the Department of 

14 State, including, as appropriate, the United States 

15 Agency for International Development and the 

16 United States Mission to the United Nations. 

17 SEC. 10. IMPROVING HEALTH CARE ACCESS FOR VETERANS 

18 IN FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 

19 (a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

21 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec22 retary of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the 

23 Secretary of the Interior, shall commence a dem24 onstration program to provide hospital care, medical 


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1 services, and extended care services to veterans re2 siding in the freely associated states. 

3 (2) DURATION.—The Secretary shall carry out 

4 the demonstration program required by paragraph 

5 (1) during the 3-year period beginning on the date 

6 of the commencement of the demonstration program. 

7 (3) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the dem8 onstration program required by paragraph (1), the 

9 Secretary shall— 

10 (A) consult with the Secretary of Defense, 

11 the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 

12 the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 

13 State, each government of the freely associated 

14 states, and nongovernmental organizations as 

15 the Secretary considers appropriate; 

16 (B) emphasize the use of telehealth and 

17 provide education and training using tech18 nology-enabled collaborative learning and capac19 ity-building models to employees of the Depart20 ment of Veterans Affairs and, to the extent 

21 practicable, to local health care providers, re22 sponsible for carrying out the demonstration 

23 program; 


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1 (C) assess the feasibility of providing hos2 pital care, medical services, and extended care 

3 services through local providers; 

4 (D) conduct a robust outreach program to 

5 inform veterans in the freely associated states 

6 about the demonstration program and the serv7 ices available under the demonstration program; 

8 (E) assess the feasibility and advisability 

9 of building clinics or leasing space on military 

10 installations or embassy compounds or in con11 sulate facilities of the United States in the free12 ly associated states for the purposes of pro13 viding hospital care, medical services, and ex14 tended care services to veterans; and 

15 (F) submit to the Committee on Veterans’ 

16 Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 

17 Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representa18 tives a report on the findings of the Secretary 

19 with respect to the demonstration program that 

20 includes— 

21 (i) an explanation of how the Sec22 retary expects to provide continuity of care 

23 to veterans in the freely associated states; 

24 (ii) an assessment of the barriers and 

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1 ical services, and extended care services to 

2 veterans residing in the freely associated 

3 states, including recommendations to facili4 tate the provision of such care and serv5 ices; and 

6 (iii) an estimate of the budgetary re7 sources required to establish and provide 

8 hospital care, medical services, and ex9 tended care services to veterans in the 

10 freely associated states during the 10-year 

11 period beginning on the date of the sub12 mittal of the report to such committees. 

13 (4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

14 (A) FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES.—The 

15 term ‘‘freely associated states’’ means the Re16 public of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall 

17 Islands, and the Federated States of Micro18 nesia, which have each entered into a Compact 

19 of Free Association with the United States. 

20 (B) VETERAN.—The term ‘‘veteran’’ has 

21 the meaning given such term in section 101 of 

22 title 38, United States Code. 

23 (b) CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH CARE IS REQUIRED

24 TO BE FURNISHED UNDER VETERANS COMMUNITY CARE

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1 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 

2 paragraph: 

3 ‘‘(4) For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the 

4 term ‘State’ includes the Republic of Palau, the Re5 public of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated 

6 States of Micronesia, which have each entered into 

7 a Compact of Free Association with the United 

8 States.’’. 

9 (c) HOSPITAL CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND

10 NURSING HOME CARE ABROAD.—Section 1724 of such 

11 title is amended— 

12 (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or in 

13 Canada’’ and inserting ‘‘, Canada, or the freely asso14 ciated states’’; and 

15 (2) by adding at the end, the following new sub16 section: 

17 ‘‘(f) In this section, the term ‘freely associated states’ 

18 means the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall 

19 Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, which 

20 have each entered into a Compact of Free Association with 

21 the United States.’’. 

22 SEC. 11. PUBLIC HEALTH CAPACITY-BUILDING IN OCEANIA. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in con24 sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv25 ices, shall establish a program to make grants, enter into 


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1 cooperative agreements, and supplement funds available 

2 under Federal programs administered by agencies other 

3 than the Department of State or the Department of 

4 Health and Human Services to support the governments 

5 of the countries of Oceania in building public health capac6 ity and improving access to care and local health out7 comes. 

8 (b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of State, in con9 sultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Serv10 ices, shall establish eligibility criteria and a process for 

11 providing assistance described in subsection (a), which 

12 shall include the authority— 

13 (1) to make grants and enter into cooperative 

14 agreements with, and supplement other available 

15 Federal funds directly to, the governments of the 

16 countries of Oceania in accordance with the Foreign 

17 Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.); 

18 (2) to provide grants to qualified nongovern19 mental organizations within the counties of Oceania 

20 specialized in building health capacity and improving 

21 access to care and local health outcomes; and 

22 (3) to provide grants to qualified United States 

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3 (c) SCOPE OF ASSISTANCE.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The program established 

5 under subsection (a) shall prioritize assistance aimed 

6 at building public health capacity and improving ac7 cess to care and health outcomes related to— 

8 (A) maternal and child morbidity and mor9 tality; 

10 (B) morbidity and mortality from sexually 

11 transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, 

12 malaria, and neglected tropical diseases; 

13 (C) morbidity, premature death, and dis14 abilities from noncommunicable diseases; 

15 (D) gender-based violence; 

16 (E) substance use disorder; 

17 (F) mortality due to epidemics, disasters, 

18 and the impacts from severe weather and envi19 ronmental change; 

20 (G) access to essential mental, behavioral, 

21 and physical health services and supplies; and 

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1 mines is necessary to improving access to care 

2 and health outcomes. 

3 (2) GOALS.—To support the goals of the pro4 gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary 

5 may consider incorporating traditional modalities for 

6 improving access to care and health outcomes, such 

7 as— 

8 (A) the use of interactive technology, such 

9 as telehealth; 

10 (B) the deployment of mobile health teams; 

11 (C) indigenous health worker recruitment, 

12 training, and retention activities; 

13 (D) strategies for overcoming the logistics 

14 management challenges posed by vast distances, 

15 geographic isolation, and multinational regula16 tion; and 

17 (E) health promotion and preventive medi18 cine initiatives. 

19 (d) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 

21 after the establishment of the program under sub22 section (a), and annually thereafter, the Secretary of 

23 State, in consultation with the Secretary of Health 

24 and Human Services, shall submit to the appropriate 

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1 with respect to the efficacy of United States assist2 ance to the governments of the countries of Oceania 

3 in building public health capacity and improving 

4 local health outcomes. 

5 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para6 graph (1) shall include the following: 

7 (A) An explanation and review of the 

8 methodology used to determine which activities 

9 to fund to achieve the goals of the program es10 tablished under subsection (a). 

11 (B) A description of each grant, coopera12 tive agreement, or other funding mechanism se13 lected to support the goals of the program dur14 ing the year preceding submission of the report. 

15 (C) An explanation of how, if at all, tradi16 tional modalities for building health capacity 

17 and improving access to care and health out18 comes were integrated into the program, includ19 ing— 

20 (i) the use of interactive technology, 

21 such as telehealth; 

22 (ii) the deployment of mobile health 

23 teams; 

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1 (iv) strategies for overcoming the lo2 gistics management challenges posed by 

3 vast distances, geographic isolation, and 

4 multinational regulation; and 

5 (v) health promotion and preventive 

6 medicine initiatives. 

7 (D) An assessment of the activities carried 

8 out under the program and their efficacy in 

9 achieving the goals of the program. 

10 (E) A review of how public health capacity 

11 and access to care and health outcomes have 

12 improved from the year preceding the year cov13 ered by the report. 

14 (F) An assessment of areas for improve15 ment in achieving the goals of the program, in16 cluding consideration of new modalities for im17 proving health capacity and outcomes in Oce18 ania. 

19 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

21 appropriated such sums as may be necessary to 

22 carry out the program under this section. 

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1 the authorization of appropriations under paragraph 

2 (1) shall remain available until expended. 

3 SEC. 12. OCEANIA SECURITY DIALOGUE. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 

6 shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 

7 a report on the feasibility and advisability of establishing 

8 a United States-based public-private sponsored security 

9 dialogue (to be known as the ‘‘Oceania Security Dia10 logue’’) among the countries of Oceania for the purposes 

11 of jointly exploring and discussing issues affecting the eco12 nomic, diplomatic, and national security of the countries 

13 of Oceania. 

14 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The report required by 

15 subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following: 

16 (1) A review of the ability of the Department 

17 of State to participate in a public-private sponsored 

18 security dialogue, including the available expertise, 

19 funding, and other resources available to the Bureau 

20 of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the Depart21 ment of State. 

22 (2) An assessment of the potential locations for 

23 conducting an Oceania Security Dialogue in the ju24 risdiction of the United States. 


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1 (3) Consideration of dates for conducting an 

2 Oceania Security Dialogue that would maximize par3 ticipation of representatives from the Pacific Islands 

4 countries of Oceania and United States allies that 

5 work in support of regional issues, including the gov6 ernments of Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, 

7 the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom. 

8 (4) A review of the funding modalities available 

9 to the Department of State to help finance an Oce10 ania Security Dialogue, including grant-making au11 thorities available to the Department of State. 

12 (5) An assessment of any administrative, statu13 tory, or other legal limitations that would prevent 

14 the establishment of an Oceania Security Dialogue 

15 with participation and support of the Department of 

16 State as described in subsection (a). 

17 (6) An evaluation of how an Oceania Security 

18 Dialogue could help amplify the issues and work of 

19 existing regional structures and organizations dedi20 cated to the security of the Oceania region, such as 

21 the Pacific Islands Forum and Pacific Environ22 mental Security Forum. 

23 (7) An analysis of how an Oceania Security 

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1 strategic roadmap required by section 3 and advance 

2 the National Security Strategy of the United States. 

3 (c) INTERAGENCY CONSULTATION.—To the extent 

4 practicable, the Secretary of State may consult with the 

5 Secretary of Defense and, where appropriate, evaluate the 

6 lessons learned of the Regional Centers for Security Stud7 ies of the Department of Defense to determine the feasi8 bility and advisability of establishing a United States9 based public-private Oceania Security Dialogue. 

10 SEC. 13. OCEANIA RESTORATION AND HAZARDS REMOVAL 

11 PROGRAM. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es13 tablish an Oceania Restoration and Hazards Removal Pro14 gram (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 

15 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program is— 

16 (1) to coordinate with the countries of Oce17 ania— 

18 (A) to support survey and clearance oper19 ations of buried and abandoned bombs, mor20 tars, artillery shells, and unexploded ordnance 

21 from battlefields of World War II; and 

22 (B) to identify, isolate, and, where appro23 priate, mitigate environmental risks associated 

24 with submerged maritime vessels that pose a 

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1 of the presence of oil, fuel, corrosive metals, or 

2 other toxins; and 

3 (2) to build the national capacity of the coun4 tries of Oceania to identify, isolate, and mitigate 

5 risks related to explosive ordnance hazards, sub6 merged maritime vessels, or related hazardous ma7 rine debris through survey and disposal training, 

8 funding to nongovernmental organizations, and sup9 port to regional cooperation initiatives with countries 

10 that are partners and allies of the United States, in11 cluding Australia, France, Japan, New Zealand, the 

12 Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom. 

13 (c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

15 thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the com16 mittees specified in subsection (d) a report on the Pro17 gram that includes the following: 

18 (1) An assessment of the risk from surface and 

19 subsurface explosive ordnance hazards, submerged 

20 maritime vessels, and related hazards as determined 

21 by the Secretary that exists for the people of Oce22 ania, including a review of threats to critical infra23 structure, environmental resources, and other sectors 

24 essential to the health, safety, and livelihoods of the 

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1 (2) A list of the locations where the United 

2 States plans to prioritize mitigation efforts based on 

3 the risk assessment conducted under paragraph (1) 

4 to support and fund survey and clearance operations 

5 and enhance national capacity building to clear haz6 ards or mitigate risks associated with the hazards 

7 identified in paragraph (1). 

8 (3) A description of the survey and removal ac9 tivities and national capacity building initiatives con10 ducted during the year preceding submission of the 

11 report, including an explanation of how those activi12 ties and initiatives aligned with the activities and 

13 initiatives of countries that are partners or allies of 

14 the United States. 

15 (4) A description of the survey and removal ac16 tivities and national capacity building initiatives 

17 planned for the year following the submission of the 

18 report, including budgetary and other resource re19 quirements necessary to conduct those activities and 

20 initiatives during that year. 

21 (5) A description of the United States support 

22 provided to nongovernmental organizations con23 ducting survey and removal activities in the coun24 tries of Oceania. 


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1 (d) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The committees spec2 ified in this subsection are— 

3 (1) the appropriate congressional committees; 

4 and 

5 (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

6 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

7 House of Representatives. 

8 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

10 $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026 

11 to carry out this section. 

12 SEC. 14. REPORT ON COUNTERING ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, 

13 AND UNREGULATED FISHING IN OCEANIA. 

14 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con15 gress that— 

16 (1) many countries of the Oceania region de17 pend on commercial tuna fisheries as a critical com18 ponent of their economies; 

19 (2) the Government of the People’s Republic of 

20 China has used its licensed fishing fleet to exert 

21 greater influence in Oceania, but at the same time, 

22 its licensed fishing fleet is also a major contributor 

23 to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (in 

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1 (3) the sustainability of Oceania’s fisheries is 

2 threatened by IUU fishing, which depletes both com3 mercially important fish stocks and non-targeted 

4 species that help maintain the integrity of the ocean 

5 ecosystem; 

6 (4) IUU fishing puts pressure on protected spe7 cies of marine mammals, sea turtles, and sea birds, 

8 which also jeopardizes the integrity of the ocean eco9 system; 

10 (5) because IUU fishing goes unrecorded, the 

11 loss of biomass compromises the work of scientists 

12 to assess and model fishery stocks and advise man13 agers on sustainable catch levels; 

14 (6) beyond the damage to living marine re15 sources, IUU fishing also contributes directly to ille16 gal activity in the Oceania region, such as food 

17 fraud, smuggling, and human trafficking; 

18 (7) current approaches to IUU fishing enforce19 ment rely on established methods, such as vessel 

20 monitoring systems, logbooks maintained by govern21 ment fisheries enforcement authorities to record the 

22 catches landed by fishing vessels, and corroborating 

23 data on catches hand-collected by human observer 

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1 (8) such established methods are imperfect be2 cause— 

3 (A) vessels can turn off monitoring sys4 tems and unlicensed vessels do not use them; 

5 and 

6 (B) observer coverage is thin and subject 

7 to human error and corruption; 

8 (9) maritime domain awareness technology so9 lutions for vessel monitoring have gained credibility 

10 in recent years and include systems such as observ11 ing instruments deployed on satellites, crewed and 

12 uncrewed air and surface systems, aircraft, and sur13 face vessels, as well as electronic monitoring systems 

14 on fishing vessels; 

15 (10) maritime domain awareness technologies 

16 hold the promise of significantly augmenting the 

17 current IUU fishing enforcement capacities; and 

18 (11) maritime domain awareness technologies 

19 offer an avenue for addressing key United States na20 tional interests, including those interests related 

21 to— 

22 (A) increasing bilateral diplomatic ties with 

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1 (B) countering illicit trafficking in arms, 

2 narcotics, and human beings associated with 

3 IUU fishing; 

4 (C) advancing security, long-term growth, 

5 and development in the Oceania region; 

6 (D) supporting ocean conservation objec7 tives; 

8 (E) reducing food insecurity; and 

9 (F) countering attempts by the Govern10 ment of the People’s Republic of China to grow 

11 its influence in the Oceania region. 

12 (b) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec15 retary of State, in consultation with the Adminis16 trator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad17 ministration, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, 

18 and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the 

19 appropriate congressional committees a report as20 sessing the use of advanced maritime domain aware21 ness technology systems to combat IUU fishing in 

22 Oceania. 

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1 (A) a review of the effectiveness of existing 

2 monitoring technologies, including electronic 

3 monitoring systems, to combat IUU fishing; 

4 (B) recommendations for effectively inte5 grating effective monitoring technologies into a 

6 Oceania-wide strategy for IUU fishing enforce7 ment; 

8 (C) an assessment and recommendations 

9 for the secure and reliable processing of data 

10 from such monitoring technologies, including 

11 the security and verification issues; 

12 (D) the technical and financial capacity of 

13 countries of the Oceania region to deploy and 

14 maintain large-scale use of maritime domain 

15 awareness technological systems for the pur16 poses of combating IUU fishing and supporting 

17 fisheries resource management; 

18 (E) a review of the technical and financial 

19 capacity of regional organizations and inter20 national structures to support countries of the 

21 Oceania region in the deployment and mainte22 nance of large-scale use of maritime domain 

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1 (F) an evaluation of the utility of using 

2 foreign assistance, security assistance, and de3 velopment assistance provided by the United 

4 States to countries of the Oceania region to 

5 support the large-scale deployment and oper6 ations of maritime domain awareness systems 

7 to increase maritime security across the region; 

8 and 

9 (G) an assessment of the role of large-scale 

10 deployment and operations of maritime domain 

11 awareness systems throughout Oceania to sup12 porting United States economic and national se13 curity interests in the Oceania region, including 

14 efforts related to countering IUU fishing, im15 proving maritime security, and countering ma16 lign foreign influence. 

17 SEC. 15. OCEANIA MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE. 

18 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense and the 

19 Secretary of Homeland Security shall cooperate to carry 

20 out a program in support of strengthening maritime secu21 rity partnerships in Oceania using assets of the Depart22 ment of Defense and the Department of Homeland Secu23 rity. 

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1 (1) to enhance interoperability between per2 sonnel of the United States Coast Guard and the 

3 United States Navy and the maritime forces of 

4 countries that are allies and partners of the United 

5 States in Oceania; 

6 (2) to strengthen the participation and coordi7 nation of the United States Coast Guard and, where 

8 appropriate, the United States Navy in regional or9 ganizations dedicated to coordination and coopera10 tion in support of Oceania fisheries policies, ocean 

11 conservation, maritime security, and related initia12 tives; 

13 (3) to strengthen maritime domain awareness, 

14 enforcement of exclusive economic zones, marine en15 vironment protection, combat illegal, unreported, 

16 and unregulated fishing, and strengthen disaster 

17 preparedness and resilience; 

18 (4) to mature logistics delivery among the coun19 tries of Oceania to enhance the ability of the De20 partment of Defense and the Department of Home21 land Security to supply remote areas following ex22 treme weather events and other major natural disas23 ters; 

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1 law enforcement, maritime protection, and capacity2 building initiatives in Oceania; and 

3 (6) to conduct research and development and, 

4 where possible, deploy technologies or related capa5 bilities to countries in the Oceania region that will 

6 improve maritime domain awareness, improve the 

7 ability to monitor fisheries and other marine re8 sources, and strengthen disaster warning and re9 sponse. 

10 (c) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

12 of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

13 jointly submit to Congress a strategy that includes the fol14 lowing: 

15 (1) A review of ongoing United States efforts to 

16 promote maritime security, environmental protec17 tion, and disaster resilience and preparedness in 

18 Oceania. 

19 (2) An assessment of the feasibility and advis20 ability of routine ports of call by the United States 

21 Navy and the Coast Guard at ports in the countries 

22 of Oceania and the Pacific Islands region. 

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1 the United States and the countries of Oceania and 

2 the Pacific Islands region. 

3 (4) An assessment of the feasibility and advis4 ability of developing joint and multinational exer5 cises focused on improving combined response and 

6 logistics delivery in support of humanitarian assist7 ance and disaster relief operations. 

8 (5) An assessment of ways to increase the pres9 ence of United States Coast Guard cutters and per10 sonnel to the Oceania region in support of law en11 forcement, maritime security, disaster responses, 

12 and related goals, including— 

13 (A) a review of challenges related to the 

14 deployment of medium- and long-range cutters, 

15 including personnel and logistical requirements; 

16 (B) a review of budgetary constraints that 

17 would limit the deployment of additional Coast 

18 Guard cutters and resources to the Oceania re19 gion; and 

20 (C) any other considerations that the Sec21 retary of Homeland Security, in coordination 

22 with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, con23 siders important to assessing ways to increase 

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1 SEC. 16. COORDINATOR FOR DISPLACED PERSONS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall be 

3 responsible for ensuring that the United States Govern4 ment, in collaboration with allies and partners of the 

5 United States and intergovernmental organizations, is rea6 sonably prepared to provide support to people residing in 

7 countries in the Oceania region that may become perma8 nently displaced as a result of severe weather or extreme 

9 changes in the environment, including sea-level fluctua10 tion, salt water intrusion, or changes in precipitation. 

11 (b) COORDINATOR.—The Deputy Assistant Secretary 

12 for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands of the 

13 Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the Depart14 ment of State shall— 

15 (1) serve as the Coordinator for Displaced Per16 sons in the Oceania Region (in this section referred 

17 to as the ‘‘Coordinator’’); and 

18 (2) be responsible for working with the Assist19 ant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific 

20 Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of State for Popu21 lation, Refugees, and Migration, the Assistant to the 

22 Administrator in the Bureau for Humanitarian As23 sistance at the United States Agency for Inter24 national Development, and the United States Rep25 resentative to the United Nations regarding matters 

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1 (c) DUTIES.—The Coordinator shall— 

2 (1) facilitate a whole-of-government approach to 

3 reasonably anticipate and respond to the displaced 

4 persons in Oceania; 

5 (2) explore opportunities to collaborate with, 

6 and when appropriate provide direct support to, al7 lies, regional forums, and intergovernmental organi8 zations to support displaced persons in Oceania; 

9 (3) review the contributions of the United 

10 States to organizations that support displaced per11 sons in Oceania to ensure sure that the funding con12 tributes to outcomes that are consistent with United 

13 States Government policies; 

14 (4) advocate for legislative authority, programs, 

15 and funding that are necessary to carry out the 

16 United States and international response to support 

17 displaced persons in Oceania; and 

18 (5) oversee the production of an annual report 

19 on the challenges related to displaced persons in 

20 Oceania, including recommendations to Congress re21 lated to requirements for carrying out the United 

22 States and international response to support dis23 placed persons in Oceania. 

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1 after, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appro2 priate congressional committees a report that includes the 

3 following: 

4 (1) An assessment of the risks driving the dis5 placement of persons in the Oceania region, includ6 ing a projection of the number of persons that are 

7 at risk of being displaced during the 25-year period 

8 after submission of the report based on the best in9 formation available at the time of submission of the 

10 report. 

11 (2) A review of ongoing programs and initia12 tives by the governments of Australia, France, 

13 Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the 

14 United Kingdom, and the United States to respond 

15 to potentially displaced persons in the Oceania re16 gion. 

17 (3) An assessment of the efficacy of the pro18 grams and initiatives described in paragraph (2) to 

19 mitigate the risks driving the displacement of per20 sons described in paragraph (1) and to support dis21 placed persons. 

22 (4) A plan to address any shortfalls in the effi23 cacy of such programs identified under paragraph 

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1 (5) Recommendations related to any legislative 

2 authority, programs, and funding that the Secretary 

3 determines are necessary to carry out the United 

4 States and international response to support dis5 placed persons in Oceania. 

6 SEC. 17. OCEANIA ANTICORRUPTION PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall es8 tablish a program to provide technical and financial assist9 ance to civil society organizations and governments in Oce10 ania to strengthen the capacity of civil society and the law 

11 enforcement agencies to identify and defeat acts of corrup12 tion that destabilize democratic governments and under13 mine the rule of law. 

14 (b) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In establishing 

15 the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of State 

16 shall coordinate with the head of any other Federal agency 

17 managing a program or initiative to strengthen 

18 anticorruption, fiscal transparency, economic governance, 

19 or related legal processes in Oceania to ensure policy co20 herence and unity of effort. 

21 (c) REQUIRED REPORT.—Not later than one year 

22 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 

23 thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the com24 mittees specified in subsection (d) a report that includes 

25 the following: 


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1 (1) A list of civil society organizations and gov2 ernments in Oceania, and the agencies of those gov3 ernments, receiving assistance under the program 

4 established under subsection (a). 

5 (2) A description of the activities carried out by 

6 those civil society organizations, governments, and 

7 agencies using that assistance during the year pre8 ceding submission of the report. 

9 (3) The goals and anticipated outcomes of the 

10 activities described in paragraph (2). 

11 (4) The metrics used to evaluate the success of 

12 the activities described in paragraph (2) and the 

13 achievement of the goals and outcomes described in 

14 paragraph (3). 

15 (5) A description of what, if any, follow-on ac16 tivities are planned to build on the activities de17 scribed in paragraph (2) and the preliminary goals 

18 for those follow-on activities. 

19 (6) An explanation, as appropriate, of how the 

20 activities described in paragraph (2) complement the 

21 programs or projects of another Federal agency sup22 porting anticorruption, fiscal transparency, economic 

23 governance, or related legal processes in Oceania. 

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1 (1) the appropriate congressional committees; 

2 and 

3 (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

4 Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the 

5 House of Representatives. 

6 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of State 

8 such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program 

9 established under subsection (a). 

10 SEC. 18. IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO 

11 CORRUPTION IN OCEANIA. 

12 (a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an15 nually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordi16 nation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Sec17 retary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, the 

18 Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney Gen19 eral, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall 

20 submit to Congress a report on the efforts of foreign 

21 persons (including foreign financial institutions) to 

22 engage or attempt to engage in acts of corruption in 

23 a country or territory of Oceania. 


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1 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by para2 graph (1) shall include, for the one-year period pre3 ceding submission of the report— 

4 (A) an identification of each foreign person 

5 that the Secretary of State, in coordination 

6 with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Sec7 retary of Defense, the Secretary of Commerce, 

8 the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attor9 ney General, and the Director of National Intel10 ligence, determines engaged or attempted to en11 gage, during that period, in an act of corrup12 tion in a country or territory of Oceania; 

13 (B) for each person identified under sub14 paragraph (A)— 

15 (i) an identification of the country of 

16 origin of the person; 

17 (ii) a description of the act or at18 tempted act that resulted in the identifica19 tion of the person; and 

20 (iii) an identification of any foreign fi21 nancial institution that knowingly con22 ducted a significant transaction with the 

23 person during that period; 

24 (C) an assessment of the capacity of the 

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1 the act or attempted act occurred or would have 

2 occurred to identify actors engaged in corrup3 tion, prosecute anticorruption cases, and en4 force existing anticorruption laws; and 

5 (D) an assessment of the impact the act or 

6 attempted act could have on the national or 

7 economic security of the United States. 

8 (3) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.— 

9 (A) INTELLIGENCE.—The Secretary of 

10 State shall not disclose the identity of a person 

11 in a report submitted under paragraph (1) if 

12 the Director of National Intelligence determines 

13 that such disclosure could compromise an intel14 ligence operation, activity, source, or method of 

15 the United States. 

16 (B) LAW ENFORCEMENT.—The Secretary 

17 of State shall not disclose the identity of a per18 son in a report submitted under paragraph (1) 

19 if the Attorney General, in coordination with 

20 the head of an appropriate Federal law enforce21 ment agency, determines that such disclosure 

22 could reasonably be expected— 

23 (i) to compromise the identity of a 

24 confidential source, including a State, 

25 local, or foreign agency or authority or any 


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1 private institution that furnished informa2 tion on a confidential basis; 

3 (ii) to jeopardize the integrity or suc4 cess of an ongoing criminal investigation or 

5 prosecution; 

6 (iii) to endanger the life or physical 

7 safety of any person; or 

8 (iv) to cause substantial harm to 

9 physical property. 

10 (C) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—If the Di11 rector of National Intelligence makes a deter12 mination under subparagraph (A) or the Attor13 ney General makes a determination under sub14 paragraph (B), the Director or the Attorney 

15 General, as the case may be, shall notify Con16 gress of the determination and the reasons for 

17 the determination. 

18 (4) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required 

19 by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified 

20 form but may include a classified annex. 

21 (b) IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.—The President shall 

22 impose sanctions pursuant to section 1263 of the Global 

23 Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F 

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1 with respect to each foreign person identified in a report 

2 submitted under subsection (a). 

3 (c) WAIVER.—The President may waive the imposi4 tion of sanctions under subsection (b) with respect to a 

5 foreign person if the President— 

6 (1) determines that imposing such sanctions 

7 with respect to that person would harm the national 

8 security of the United States; and 

9 (2) submits to Congress a report describing the 

10 determination and the reasons for the determination. 

11 SEC. 19. REPORT ON FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE RE12 SOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 

13 TREASURY IN OCEANIA. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

15 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 

16 Treasury, in consultation with the Director of National In17 telligence, shall submit to the Committee on Appropria18 tions of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 

19 of the House of Representatives a report on the financial 

20 intelligence resources of the Department of the Treasury 

21 in Oceania. 

22 (b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 

23 (a) shall include— 

24 (1) a review of the existing financial intelligence 

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1 ania, including budgetary and manpower resources, 

2 that the Department dedicates to detecting and 

3 countering illicit finance activity and acts of corrup4 tion in Oceania; 

5 (2) an assessment of the success of the Depart6 ment in countering illicit finance activity and acts of 

7 corruption in Oceania using the resources described 

8 in paragraph (1); 

9 (3) an assessment of the ability to the Depart10 ment to effectively use and operationalize the finan11 cial intelligence resources of United States allies to 

12 help counter illicit finance activity and acts of cor13 ruption in Oceania; 

14 (4) an identification of the resource gaps, in15 cluding with respect to budgetary and manpower re16 sources and lack of legal authorities, that would pre17 vent the Department from supporting the implemen18 tation of the strategic roadmap required by section 

19 3; and 

20 (5) a plan to fill the gaps identified under para21 graph (4). 

22 (c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub23 section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may 

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1 SEC. 20. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com5 mittees’’ means the Committee on Foreign Relations 

6 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

7 of the House of Representatives. 

8 (2) FOREIGN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

10 subparagraph (B), the term ‘‘foreign financial 

11 institution’’ means any foreign entity that is en12 gaged in the business of accepting deposits, 

13 making, granting, transferring, holding, or 

14 brokering loans or credits, or purchasing or 

15 selling foreign exchange, securities, commodity 

16 futures or options, or procuring purchasers and 

17 sellers thereof, as principal or agent, includ18 ing— 

19 (i) a depository institution; 

20 (ii) a bank; 

21 (iii) a savings bank; 

22 (iv) a money service business; 

23 (v) a trust company; 

24 (vi) a securities broker or dealer; 

25 (vii) a commodity futures and options 

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1 (viii) a forward contract or foreign ex2 change merchant; 

3 (ix) a securities or commodities ex4 change; 

5 (x) a clearing corporation; 

6 (xi) an investment company; 

7 (xii) an employee benefit plan; 

8 (xiii) a dealer in precious metals, 

9 stones, or jewels; and 

10 (xiv) any holding company, affiliate, 

11 or subsidiary of an entity specified in any 

12 clauses (i) through (xiii). 

13 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘foreign fi14 nancial institution’’ does not include— 

15 (i) an international financial institu16 tion, as defined in section 1701(c) of the 

17 International Financial Institutions Act 

18 (22 U.S.C. 262r(c)); 

19 (ii) the International Fund for Agri20 cultural Development; 

21 (iii) the North American Development 

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23 (iv) any other international financial 

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1 eign Assets Control of the Department of 

2 the Treasury. 

3 (3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per4 son’’ means an individual or entity that is not a 

5 United States person. 

6 (4) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’ with 

7 respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 

8 means that a person had actual knowledge, or 

9 should have known, of the conduct, the cir10 cumstance, or the result. 

11 (5) OCEANIA.—Except as provided in sections 4 

12 and 5, the term ‘‘Oceania’’ may include the fol13 lowing: 

14 (A) Easter Island of Chile. 

15 (B) Fiji. 

16 (C) French Polynesia of France. 

17 (D) Kiribati. 

18 (E) New Caledonia of France. 

19 (F) Nieu of New Zealand. 

20 (G) Papua New Guinea. 

21 (H) Samoa. 

22 (I) Vanuatu. 

23 (J) The Ashmore and Cartier Islands of 

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1 (L) The Coral Islands of Australia. 

2 (M) The Federated States of Micronesia. 

3 (N) The Norfolk Island of Australia. 

4 (O) The Pitcairn Islands of the United 

5 Kingdom. 

6 (P) The Republic of the Marshal Islands. 

7 (Q) The Republic of Palau. 

8 (R) The Solomon Islands. 

9 (S) Tokelau of New Zealand. 

10 (T) Tonga. 

11 (U) Tuvalu. 

12 (V) Wallis and Futuna of France. 

13 (6) UNITED STATES PERSON.—The term 

14 ‘‘United States person’’ means— 

15 (A) a United States citizen or an alien law16 fully admitted for permanent residence to the 

17 United States; or 

18 (B) an entity organized under the laws of 

19 the United States or any jurisdiction within the 

20 United States, including a foreign branch of 

21 such an entity. 

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