(2) Strengthening and diversifying broadcast 
content tailored to local audiences, including content 
broadcast in the local vernacular. 
(3) Investing in connectivity infrastructure with 
an emphasis on broadcast radio and transmission. 
SEC. 203. PROGRAM TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL AND PRO-
FESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
FOR 
YOUNG 
ADULT LEADERS AND PROFESSIONALS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that routinized people-to-people exchange programs 
to bring Pacific Islands religious leaders, journalists, civil 
society members, politicians, and others to the United 
States, as well as supporting similar exchange participants 
from the United States to the Pacific Islands, strengthens 
existing relationships and advances United States inter-
ests and shared values in the region. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State may de-
velop and implement a program to promote educational 
and professional development for young adult leaders and 
professionals in the Pacific Islands with a demonstrated 
passion to contribute to the continued development of the 
Pacific Islands. 
(c) CONDUCT OF PROGRAM.—The program developed 
under this section may be carried out through— 
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(1) grants provided on a competitive basis to 
qualified organizations with demonstrated expertise 
relating to the Pacific Islands; 
(2) grants in amounts not to exceed $50,000 
provided on a competitive basis to qualified young 
leaders from the Pacific Islands for the purpose of 
carrying out projects dedicated to the improvement 
of their communities in the Pacific Islands; 
(3) regional workshops and professional, voca-
tional, and academic fellowships; and 
(4) people-to-people exchanges. 
(d) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State, acting through the Assistant Sec-
retary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, 
should brief the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on exchange programs for the Pacific Islands 
region. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The briefing required by 
paragraph (1) shall include— 
(A) an assessment of factors constraining 
the number and frequency of International Vis-
itor Leadership Program participants from 
countries of the Pacific Islands; 
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(B) an identification of resources that are 
necessary to address the factors described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
(C) a strategy for connecting alumni and 
participants of the Department of State’s pro-
fessional development exchange programs in 
East Asia, such as the Young Southeast Asian 
Leaders Initiative and the Young Pacific Lead-
ers programs, to enhance interregion and 
intraregion people-to-people ties. 
SEC. 204. EDUCATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) promoting basic education in the Pacific Is-
lands, particularly in traditionally underserved com-
munities, advances United States foreign policy 
goals and requires a whole of government approach, 
and the United States Government currently dedi-
cates insufficient resources and attention to assisting 
with education needs in the region; 
(2) the Peace Corps alone is insufficient to 
achieve United States objectives of promoting sus-
tainable, quality basic education; and 
(3) countries of the Pacific Islands meet the re-
quirements outlined in subsection (c)(4) of section 
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105 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2151c). 
(b) EDUCATION ASSISTANCE.—The President is au-
thorized to provide assistance under section 105 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151c) to pro-
mote sustainable, quality basic education in the Pacific Is-
lands, including for the following purposes: 
(1) Supporting national nutrition and health 
programs. 
(2) Working with partner governments to re-
form policies, improve curricula, strengthen data 
systems, train teachers, and provide quality learning 
materials. 
(3) Building new schools and renovating older 
facilities to ensure safe places for learning. 
(4) Providing individuals, particularly at-risk 
youth, with relevant education, training, and skills 
for meaningful employment. 
(5) Removing barriers to entering formal edu-
cation for out-of-school individuals, assisting in 
keeping them in school, and providing an oppor-
tunity to catch up on schooling for those left behind. 
(6) Promoting teaching and research exchanges 
between the Pacific Islands and United States insti-
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tutions of higher education, including community 
colleges. 
SEC. 205. INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation has a dual mandate to 
advance United States foreign policy and make high-
ly developmental investment around the world with 
a focus on communities most in need; 
(2) the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation must enter into an in-
vestment incentive agreement with a jurisdiction’s 
government in order to pursue development projects 
in that jurisdiction; 
(3) the market-based private sector development 
and inclusive economic growth of the Solomon Is-
lands and the Republic of Vanuatu are in the United 
States foreign policy interest; 
(4) the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation has not entered into in-
vestment incentive agreements with the government 
of the Solomon Islands or with the government of 
the Republic of Vanuatu; and 
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(5) the inability of the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation to sup-
port investments in the Solomon Islands and the Re-
public of Vanuatu undermines United States policy 
to provide countries a robust alternative to state-di-
rect investments by authoritarian governments and 
United States strategic competitors. 
(b) INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS.—The Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation, in coordination with the Sec-
retary of State, shall seek to enter into investment incen-
tive agreements with the governments of those Pacific Is-
lands in which the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation is otherwise authorized to oper-
ate under the BUILD Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.). 
(c) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
State, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, the 
Secretary of the Treasury, and the Chief Executive Officer 
of the United States International Development Finance 
Corporation, as appropriate, is authorized to provide tech-
nical assistance to assist the Pacific Islands in negotiating 
and executing investment incentive agreements with the 
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United States International Development Finance Cor-
poration. 
TITLE III—PEACE AND 
SECURITY 
SEC. 301. BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL CIVILIAN 
AND NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, as appropriate, is authorized to 
provide assistance to build the capacity of local civilian 
and national security institutions of the Pacific Islands for 
purposes of— 
(1) enhancing maritime security and maritime 
domain awareness to address challenges such as ille-
gal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; 
(2) assisting local law enforcement in detecting, 
preventing, and combating trafficking in persons and 
drug trafficking and other forms of transnational 
crime; 
(3) providing essential services to civilian popu-
lations and responding to humanitarian challenges 
caused by natural disasters; 
(4) participating in efforts by regional institu-
tions and frameworks to coordinate and facilitate co-
operation on shared security challenges; 
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(5) expanding information sharing and working 
toward operational coordination and interoperability 
among Pacific Island maritime security forces, in-
cluding through regional fusion centers; and 
(6) providing assistance in legal actions, includ-
ing hiring legal counsel or providing legal support, 
as appropriate, to support Pacific Islands in defend-
ing their rights and interests related to maritime se-
curity, combating transnational crime, responding to 
natural disasters, and participating in regional secu-
rity efforts. 
(b) RELATED PROGRAMS AND AUTHORITIES.—The 
assistance and capacity building authorized by this sub-
section should build on the following: 
(1) The International Military Education and 
Training program. 
(2) The Foreign Military Financing program. 
(3) The Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and 
Civic Aid program. 
(4) The authority to build the capacity of for-
eign security forces under section 333 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(5) The authority to provide excess defense ar-
ticles under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
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(6) The National Guard State Partnership Pro-
gram. 
(7) The International Narcotics Control and 
Law Enforcement Program. 
(c) 
NATIONAL
POLICE
FORCES
AND
COAST 
GUARDS.—The national police forces and coast guards of 
countries of the Pacific Islands are eligible to receive as-
sistance under the programs and authorities described in 
subsection (b) (other than the programs and authorities 
described in paragraphs (1), (4), (6), and (7) of subsection 
(b)). 
SEC. 302. REPORTING. 
(a) UPDATES OF CERTAIN REPORTS.—The Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the heads of other Federal 
agencies as appropriate, shall identify and update the re-
ports described in subsection (b) to include in such reports 
a discussion of forms of transnational crime affecting the 
Pacific Islands. 
(b) REPORTS DESCRIBED.—The reports described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) The International Narcotics Control Strat-
egy report. 
(2) The Improving International Fisheries Man-
agement report. 
(3) The Trafficking in Persons report. 
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TITLE IV—RESOURCE AND 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 401. TRADE DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PACIFIC IS-
LANDS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States should expand bilateral and 
multilateral trade with the Pacific Islands to promote so-
cioeconomic development and mutual prosperity. 
(b) TRADE
DEVELOPMENT.—The United States 
Trade Representative is authorized to expand and diver-
sify trade and promote regional development with the Pa-
cific Islands, including through negotiating trade and in-
vestment framework agreements. 
SEC. 402. TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE FOR THE 
PACIFIC ISLANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the 
Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Chief Exec-
utive Officer of the United States International Develop-
ment Finance Corporation, and the Director of the United 
States Trade and Development Agency are authorized to 
implement programming to build trade capacity in the Pa-
cific Islands. 
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(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities authorized under this 
section include— 
(1) development of human and institutional ca-
pacity and infrastructure across multiple sectors of 
economies, including digital connectivity and cyber-
security; 
(2) assistance with development and implemen-
tation of regional and international trade agree-
ments, including the World Trade Organization’s 
Agreement on Trade Facilitation and facilitation of 
intraregional trade flows; 
(3) support for women-owned enterprises and 
gender equality; and 
(4) promotion of government policies that en-
courage free and fair competition, sound governance, 
environmental protection, and business environments 
conducive to sustainable and inclusive economic 
growth. 
SEC. 403. UNITED STATES COMMERCIAL SERVICE. 
The Secretary of Commerce shall expand the pres-
ence of the United States Commercial Service in the Pa-
cific Islands and allocate additional Foreign Commercial 
Service Officers to the Pacific Islands, including by ele-
vating existing partner posts and establishing new Com-
mercial Service posts and partner posts, to— 
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