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(A) a description of the activities conducted and the 
results of such activities; 
(B) an identification of existing authorities used to 
carry out the pilot program; 
(C) any recommendations related to new authorities 
or modifications to existing authorities necessary to more 
effectively achieve the objectives of the pilot program; and 
(D) any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
relevant. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under subsection (a) shall 
terminate on December 31, 2026. 
(f) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1262. REPORT ON BILATERAL AGREEMENTS SUPPORTING UNITED 
STATES 
MILITARY 
POSTURE 
IN 
THE 
INDO-PACIFIC 
REGION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the adequacy of existing 
bilateral defense and security agreements between the United 
States and foreign governments that support the existing and 
planned military posture of the United States in the Indo-Pacific 
region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) An accounting of existing bilateral defense and security 
agreements that support the military posture of the United 
States in the Indo-Pacific region, by country and type. 
(2) An articulation of the need for new bilateral defense 
and security agreements, by country and type, to support a 
more distributed United States military posture in the Indo- 
Pacific region, as outlined by the Global Force Posture Review, 
including agreements necessary— 
(A) to establish new cooperative security locations, for-
ward operating locations, and other locations in support 
of distributed operations; and 
(B) to enable exercises and a more rotational force 
presence. 
(3) A description of the relative priority of the agreements 
articulated under paragraph (2). 
(4) Any specific request, financial or otherwise, made by 
a foreign government or a Federal agency other than the 
Department of Defense that complicates the completion of such 
agreements. 
(5) A description of Department activities planned for the 
current and subsequent fiscal year that are intended to con-
tribute to the completion of such agreements. 
(6) A description of the manner in which the necessity 
for such agreements is communicated to, and coordinated with, 
the Secretary of State.
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(7) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers 
relevant. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ 
means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1263. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON TAIWAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Consistent with the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et. seq.), it shall be the policy of the 
United States to maintain the capacity of the United States to 
resist a fait accompli that would jeopardize the security of the 
people on Taiwan. 
(b) FAIT ACCOMPLI DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘fait 
accompli’’ refers to the resort to force by the People’s Republic 
of China to invade and seize control of Taiwan before the United 
States can respond effectively. 
SEC. 1264. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON JOINT EXERCISES WITH TAIWAN. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) joint military exercises with Taiwan are an important 
component of improving military readiness; 
(2) the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command 
possesses the authority to carry out such joint military exer-
cises, including those that— 
(A) involve multiple warfare domains and exercise 
secure communications between the forces of the United 
States, Taiwan, and other foreign partners; 
(B) incorporate the participation of multiple combatant 
and subordinate unified commands; and 
(C) present complex military challenges, including the 
multi-domain capabilities of a capable adversary; 
(3) the United States should seek to use existing authorities 
more effectively to improve the readiness of the military forces 
of the United States and Taiwan; and 
(4) the naval forces of Taiwan should be invited to partici-
pate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as appropriate, con-
ducted in 2024. 
SEC. 1265. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PART-
NERSHIPS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 
continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances 
and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the 
comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition 
with the People’s Republic of China, including by— 
(1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the 
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United 
States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 
19, 1960, including by developing advanced military capabili-
ties, 
fostering 
interoperability 
across 
all 
domains, 
and 
improving sharing of information and intelligence;
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(2) reinforcing the United States alliance with the Republic 
of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of approxi-
mately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces 
deployed to the country and affirming the United States 
commitment to extended deterrence using the full range of 
United States defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual 
Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic 
of Korea, signed at Washington, October 1, 1953, in support 
of the shared objective of a peaceful and stable Korean Penin-
sula; 
(3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with 
Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between Aus-
tralia, New Zealand, and the United States of America, signed 
at San Francisco, September 1, 1951, and through the partner-
ship among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United 
States (commonly known as ‘‘AUKUS’’)— 
(A) to advance shared security objectives; 
(B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military 
capabilities; and 
(C) to build the capacity of emerging partners; 
(4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines 
and Thailand and United States partnerships with other part-
ners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance 
maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and terri-
torial integrity, leverage technology and promote innovation, 
and support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional 
architecture; 
(5) broadening United States engagement with India, 
including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue— 
(A) to advance the shared objective of a free and open 
Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and multilateral 
engagements and participation in military exercises, 
expanded defense trade, and collaboration on humanitarian 
aid and disaster response; and 
(B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime security 
and the threat of global pandemics, including COVID– 
19; 
(6) strengthening the United States partnership with 
Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan 
Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and 
the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan’s defen-
sive military capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait 
relations; 
(7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as 
a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States 
and continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation 
between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and 
the Armed Forces of the United States, including through 
participation in combined exercises and training; 
(8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the 
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and 
other Pacific Island countries, with the goal of strengthening 
regional security and addressing issues of mutual concern, 
including protecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and 
unregulated fishing; 
(9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, 
France, and other members of the European Union and the
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization to build connectivity and 
advance a shared vision for the region that is principled, long- 
term, and anchored in democratic resilience; and 
(10) investing in enhanced military posture and capabilities 
in the area of responsibility of the United States Indo-Pacific 
Command, identified by the Department of Defense as its pri-
ority theater, and strengthening cooperation in bilateral rela-
tionships, multilateral partnerships, and other international 
fora to uphold global security and shared principles, with the 
goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free and open Indo- 
Pacific region. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
SEC. 1271. NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS HEADQUARTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section 2350r: 
‘‘§ 2350r. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Oper-
ations Headquarters 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated for each fiscal year for operation and maintenance for 
the Army, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to use up to 
$50,000,000, to be derived from amounts made available for support 
of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (referred to in this section 
as ‘NATO’) operations, for each such fiscal year for the purposes 
set forth in subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The Secretary shall provide funds for the 
NATO Special Operations Headquarters— 
‘‘(1) to improve coordination and cooperation between the 
special operations forces of NATO countries and countries 
approved by the North Atlantic Council as NATO partners; 
‘‘(2) to facilitate joint operations by the special operations 
forces of NATO countries and such NATO partners; 
‘‘(3) to support special operations forces peculiar command, 
control, and communications capabilities; 
‘‘(4) to promote special operations forces intelligence and 
informational requirements within the NATO structure; and 
‘‘(5) to promote interoperability through the development 
of common equipment standards, tactics, techniques, and proce-
dures, and through execution of a multinational education and 
training program.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2350r. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special Operations Headquarters.’’. 
(c) REPEAL.—Section 1244 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 2541) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 1272. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON NATO AND UNITED STATES 
DEFENSE POSTURE IN EUROPE. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: