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(5) Since 2013, senior United States officials, including 
the President, the Secretary of State, and the Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, have raised Russian noncompliance 
with the INF Treaty to their counterparts, but no progress 
has been made in bringing the Russian Federation back into 
compliance with the INF Treaty. 
(6) In April 2014, General Breedlove, the Supreme Allied 
Commander Europe, correctly stated, ‘‘A weapon capability that 
violates the INF, that is introduced into the greater European 
land mass, is absolutely a tool that will have to be dealt 
with . . . It can’t go unanswered.’’. 
(7) The Department of Defense in its September 2013 
report, Report on Conventional Prompt Global Strike Options 
if Exempt from the Restrictions of the Intermediate-Range 
Nuclear Forces Treaty Between the United States of America 
and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, stated that it 
has multiple validated military requirement gaps due to the 
prohibitions imposed on the United States as a result of its 
compliance with the INF Treaty. 
(8) It is not in the national security interests of the United 
States to be unilaterally legally prohibited from developing 
dual-capable ground-launched cruise missiles with ranges 
between 500 and 5,500 kilometers, while Russia makes 
advances in developing and fielding this class of weapon sys-
tems, and such unilateral limitation cannot be allowed to con-
tinue indefinitely. 
(9) Admiral Harry Harris, Jr., Commander of the United 
States Pacific Command, testified before the Senate Armed 
Services Committee on April 27, 2017, that ‘‘[W]e’re in a multi- 
polar world where we have a lot of countries who are developing 
these weapons, including China, that I worry about. And I 
worry about their DF-21 and DF-26 missile programs, their 
anti-carrier ballistic missile programs, if you will. INF doesn’t 
address missiles launched from ships or airplanes, but it focuses 
on those land-based systems. I think there’s goodness in the 
INF treaty, anything you can do to limit nuclear weapons 
writ-large is generally good. But the aspects of the INF Treaty 
that limit our ability to counter Chinese and other countries’ 
land-based missiles, I think, is problematic.’’. 
(10) A material breach of the INF Treaty by the Russian 
Federation affords the United States the right to invoke legal 
countermeasures which include suspension of the treaty in 
whole or in part. 
(11) Article XV of the INF Treaty provides that ‘‘Each 
Party shall, in exercising its national sovereignty, have the 
right to withdraw from this Treaty if it decides that extraor-
dinary events related to the subject matter of this Treaty have 
jeopardized its supreme interests.’’. 
SEC. 1243. COMPLIANCE ENFORCEMENT REGARDING RUSSIAN VIOLA-
TIONS OF THE INF TREATY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the actions undertaken by the Russian Federation in 
violation of the INF Treaty constitute a material breach of 
the treaty; 
(2) in light of the Russian Federation’s material breach 
of the INF Treaty, the United States is legally entitled to
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suspend the operation of the INF Treaty in whole or in part 
for so long as the Russian Federation continues to be in mate-
rial breach; and 
(3) for so long as the Russian Federation remains in non-
compliance with the INF Treaty, the United States should 
take actions to encourage the Russian Federation return to 
compliance, including by— 
(A) providing additional funds for the capabilities 
identified in section 1243(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114– 
92; 129 Stat. 1062); and 
(B) seeking additional missile defense assets in the 
European theater to protect United States and NATO forces 
from ground-launched missile systems of the Russian Fed-
eration that are in noncompliance with the INF Treaty. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2018 for research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in 
division D, $58,000,000 shall be made available for the development 
of— 
(1) active defenses to counter ground-launched missile sys-
tems with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers; 
(2) counterforce capabilities to prevent attacks from these 
missiles; and 
(3) countervailing strike capabilities to enhance the 
capabilities of the United States identified in section 1243(d) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1062). 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF INF RANGE GROUND-LAUNCHED MISSILE 
SYSTEM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM OF RECORD.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish a program of record to develop 
a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile 
system with a range of between 500 to 5,500 kilometers, 
including research and development activities with respect to 
such cruise missile system. 
(2) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the cost and schedule for, and feasibility of, modifying United 
States missile systems in existence or planned as of such date 
of enactment for ground launch with a range of between 500 
and 5,500 kilometers as compared with the cost and schedule 
for, and feasibility of, developing a new ground-launched missile 
using new technology with the same range. 
SEC. 1244. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT RELATED TO RUSSIAN FED-
ERATION DEVELOPMENT OF NONCOMPLIANT SYSTEMS 
AND UNITED STATES ACTIONS REGARDING MATERIAL 
BREACH OF INF TREATY BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION. 
(a) NOTIFICATION BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of National Intelligence shall 
notify the appropriate congressional committees of any develop-
ment, deployment, or test of a system by the Russian Federation 
that the Director determines is inconsistent with the INF 
Treaty.
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(2) DEADLINE.—A notification under this subsection shall 
be made not later than 15 days after the date on which the 
Director makes the determination under this subsection with 
respect to which the notification is required. 
(b) WITHHOLDING OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An amount equal to $50,000,000 of the 
amount authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made avail-
able to the Department of Defense for operation and mainte-
nance, Defense-wide, for fiscal year 2018 to carry out special 
mission area activities of the Defense Information Systems 
Agency shall be withheld from obligation or expenditure until 
the date on which the President has submitted both the certifi-
cation described in paragraph (2) and the report described 
in subsection (e). 
(2) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification described 
in this paragraph is a certification by the President to the 
appropriate congressional committees of the following: 
(A) Each requirement of section 1290 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public 
Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2538; 22 U.S.C. 2593e) has been 
fully implemented and is continuing to be fully imple-
mented. 
(B) The President has notified the appropriate congres-
sional committees under such section 1290 of the imposition 
of measures described in subsection (c) of such section 
with respect to each person identified in a report under 
subsection (a) of such section, including a detailed descrip-
tion of the imposition of all such measures. 
(c) REPORT ON PLAN TO IMPOSE ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH 
RESPECT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall develop and submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that includes— 
(A) a plan to impose the measures described in para-
graph (3) with respect to each person described in para-
graph (2) by reason of non-compliance by the Russian Fed-
eration with the INF Treaty; and 
(B) a list of each such person. 
(2) PERSONS
DESCRIBED.—The persons described in this 
paragraph are individuals who— 
(A) the President determines are responsible for 
ordering or facilitating non-compliance by the Russian Fed-
eration with the INF Treaty; or 
(B) are senior foreign political figures (as such term 
is defined in section 1010.605 of title 31, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as in effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act) of the Government of the Russian Federation. 
(3) MEASURES DESCRIBED.—The measures described in this 
paragraph are the following, with respect to a person described 
in paragraph (2): 
(A) Blocking and prohibiting all transactions in prop-
erty and interests in property of such person, if such prop-
erty and interests in property are in the United States, 
come within the United States, or are or come within 
the possession or control of a United States person.
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(B) Inadmissibility to the United States, ineligibility 
to receive a visa or other documentation to enter the United 
States, and ineligibility to be admitted or paroled into 
the United States or to receive any other benefit under 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
seq.), and revocation of any visa or other entry documenta-
tion. 
(C) Prohibiting United States procurement from such 
person. 
(D) Any other sanctions the President determines to 
be appropriate. 
(4) FORM.—The report described in paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form. 
(5) DRAFT REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the submission of the plan described in para-
graph (1), the President shall prescribe in draft form such 
regulations as may be necessary to impose the measures 
described in paragraph (3) with respect to each person described 
in paragraph (2). 
SEC. 1245. REVIEW OF RS–26 BALLISTIC MISSILE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall conduct a review of the RS–26 ballistic missile of the Russian 
Federation. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of National Intelligence, 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
on the review conducted under subsection (a). The report shall 
include— 
(1) a determination whether the RS–26 ballistic missile 
is covered under the New START Treaty or would be a violation 
of the INF Treaty because Russia has flight-tested such missile 
to ranges covered by the INF Treaty in more than one warhead 
configuration; and 
(2) if the President determines that the RS–26 ballistic 
missile is covered under the New START Treaty, a determina-
tion whether the Russian Federation— 
(A) has agreed through the Bilateral Consultative 
Commission that such a system is limited under the New 
START Treaty central limits; and 
(B) has agreed to an exhibition of such a system. 
(c) EFFECT
OF DETERMINATION.—If the President, with the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of 
National Intelligence, determines that the RS–26 ballistic missile 
is covered under the New START Treaty and that the Russian 
Federation has not taken the steps described under subsection 
(b)(2), the United States Government shall consider for purposes 
of all policies and decisions that the RS–26 ballistic missile of 
the Russian Federation is a violation of the INF Treaty. 
SEC. 1246. DEFINITIONS. 
In this subtitle:
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(1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The term 
‘‘appropriate congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed 
Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) INF TREATY.—The term ‘‘INF Treaty’’ means the Treaty 
between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate- 
Range and Shorter-Range Missiles, signed at Washington 
December 8, 1987, and entered into force June 1, 1988. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘intelligence 
community’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3(4) 
of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(4) NEW START TREATY.—The term ‘‘New START Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty between the United States of America and 
the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction 
and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at Prague 
April 8, 2010, and entered into force February 5, 2011. 
(5) OPEN SKIES TREATY.—The term ‘‘Open Skies Treaty’’ 
means the Treaty on Open Skies, done at Helsinki March 
24, 1992, and entered into force January 1, 2002. 
Subtitle F—Matters Relating to the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1251. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND INITIATIVE FOR THE INDO-ASIA- 
PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the security, stability, and prosperity of the Indo-Asia- 
Pacific region are vital to the national interests of the United 
States; 
(2) the United States should maintain a military capability 
in the region that is able to project power, deter acts of aggres-
sion, and respond, if necessary, to regional threats; 
(3) the defense of the United States and its allies against 
North Korean or any other aggression remains a top priority; 
(4) continuing efforts by the Department of Defense to 
realign forces, commit additional assets, and increase invest-
ments to the Indo-Asia-Pacific region are necessary to maintain 
a robust United States commitment to the region; 
(5) the Secretary of Defense should— 
(A) assess the current United States force posture in 
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to ensure that the United 
States maintains an appropriate forward presence in the 
region; 
(B) invest in critical munitions, undersea warfare 
capabilities, 
amphibious 
capabilities, 
resilient 
space 
architectures, missile defense, offensive and defensive cyber 
capabilities, and other capabilities conducive to operating 
effectively in contested environments; and
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(C) enhance regional force readiness through joint 
training and exercises, considering contingencies ranging 
from grey zone to high-end near-peer conflict; 
(6) the United States commitment to freedom of navigation, 
ensuring free access to sea lanes and overflights to the United 
States naval and air forces, remains a core security interest; 
and 
(7) the United States should continue to engage in the 
Indo-Asia-Pacific region by strengthening alliances and partner-
ships, supporting regional institutions and bodies such as the 
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), building 
cooperative security arrangements, addressing shared chal-
lenges, and reinforcing the role of international law, including 
respect for human rights. 
(b) INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC STABILITY INITIATIVE.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out a program of activities to enhance stability 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region that shall be known as the ‘‘Indo- 
Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative’’ (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Initiative’’). 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The activities under the Initiative shall include 
the following: 
(1) Activities to increase the presence and capabilities and 
enhance the posture of the United States Armed Forces in 
the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) Bilateral and multilateral military training and exer-
cises with allies and partner nations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
region. 
(3) Activities to improve military and defense infrastruc-
ture, logistics, and access in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region in 
order to enhance the responsiveness and capabilities of the 
United States Armed Forces in that region. 
(4) Activities to enhance the storage and pre-positioning 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region of equipment of the United 
States Armed Forces. 
(5) Activities to build the defense and security capacity— 
(A) of the United States Armed Forces in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region; and 
(B) of allies and partner nations in the Indo-Asia- 
Pacific region, under— 
(i) section 2282 of title 10, United States Code, 
or section 333 of such title, relating to the authority 
to build the capacity of foreign security forces; 
(ii) section 332 of title 10, United States Code, 
relating to defense institution capacity building for 
friendly foreign countries and international and 
regional organizations; 
(iii) 
section 
1263 
of 
the 
National 
Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 2282 
note), relating to the Southeast Asia Maritime Security 
Initiative; 
(iv) section 1206 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2015 (10 U.S.C. 2282 note), relating 
to training of security forces and associated ministries 
of foreign countries to promote respect for the rule 
of law and human rights; or
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(v) any other authority available to the Secretary 
of Defense. 
(d) GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—Funds may only be made 
available to carry out this section through the transfer authority 
provided under section 1001. 
(e) INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that 
includes the following: 
(A) A detailed description of each project or activity 
to be carried out under the Initiative, including any request 
of the Commander of the United States Pacific Command 
for support, urgent operational need, or emergent oper-
ational need. 
(B) The amount planned to be obligated or expended 
on each such project or activity, and the timeline for such 
obligation or expenditure. 
(2) FORM.—The plan required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
annex. 
(f) INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION DEFINED.—In this subtitle, the 
term ‘‘Indo-Asia-Pacific region’’ means the region that falls under 
the responsibility and jurisdiction of United States Pacific Com-
mand. 
SEC. 1252. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO PRIORITIZE UNITED STATES 
DEFENSE INTERESTS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) EXTENSION
OF DEADLINE
FOR STRATEGY.—Subsection (a) 
of section 1261 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1072) is amended in 
the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘March 1, 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘March 1, 2018’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
on which the President issues the Presidential Policy Directive 
required under subsection (b) of such section 1261, the Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report that contains a strategy 
to prioritize United States defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific 
region. The strategy shall be informed by the overall strategy 
described in subsection (a) and shall address each of the following: 
(1) The national security interests of the United States 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) The security environment, including threats to global 
and regional national security interests of the United States 
emanating from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region such as efforts 
by China to advance national interests in the region. 
(3) The primary objectives and priorities in the Indo-Asia- 
Pacific region, including— 
(A) the military missions necessary to address threats 
on the Korean Peninsula; 
(B) the role of the Department of Defense in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region regarding security challenges posed by 
China;
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(C) the primary objectives and priorities for combating 
terrorism in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region; 
(4) Department of Defense plans, force posture, capabilities, 
and resources to support United States national security 
interests and to address any gaps. 
(5) The roles of allies, partners, and other countries in 
achieving United States defense objectives and priorities. 
(6) Actions the Department of Defense could take, in 
cooperation with other Federal departments or agencies, to 
advance United Sates national security interests in the Indo- 
Asia-Pacific region. 
(7) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines 
to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsections (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
(d) REPEAL.—Section 1251 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 
‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3570) is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 1253. ASSESSMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCE POSTURE AND 
BASING NEEDS IN THE INDO-ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
an assessment of United States force posture and basing needs 
in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) A review of military requirements based on oper-
ation and contingency plans, scenarios, capabilities of 
potential adversaries, and any assessed gaps or shortfalls 
of the Armed Forces. 
(B) A review of current United States military force 
posture and deployment plans of the United States Pacific 
Command. 
(C) An analysis of potential future realignments of 
United States forces in the region, including options for 
strengthening United States presence, access, readiness, 
training, exercises, logistics, and pre-positioning. 
(D) A discussion of any factors that may influence 
the United States posture. 
(E) Any recommended changes to the United States 
posture in the region. 
(F) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense deter-
mines to be appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2018, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that includes the assessment required 
under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 1254. PLAN TO ENHANCE THE EXTENDED DETERRENCE AND 
ASSURANCE CAPABILITIES OF THE UNITED STATES IN 
THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress recognizes that Democratic People’s 
Republic of Korea successful test of an intercontinental ballistic
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missile (ICBM) and nuclear explosive tests constitute a grave and 
imminent threat to United States security and to the security 
of United States allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the nuclear and missile program of North Korea is 
one of the most dangerous national security threats facing 
the United States today and the defense of the Republic of 
Korea and Japan must remain a top priority for the administra-
tion; 
(2) given the threat posed by North Korea to our allies, 
the United States maintains an unwavering and steadfast 
commitment to the policy of extended deterrence, especially 
with respect to South Korea and Japan; 
(3) the Department of Defense’s Nuclear Posture Review 
that is to be completed in 2017 should fully consider— 
(A) the perspectives of key allies and partners of the 
United States in the Asia-Pacific region; and 
(B) actions to reassure South Korea and Japan of the 
enduring commitment of the United States to provide its 
full range of defensive capabilities; 
(4) bilateral extended deterrence dialogues and discussions 
with South Korea and Japan are of great value to the United 
States and its allies and partners in the Asia-Pacific region 
and must remain a central component of these relationships; 
(5) the United States must sustain and modernize current 
United States nuclear capabilities to ensure the extended deter-
rence commitments of the United States remain credible and 
executable; and 
(6) the timely development, production, and deployment 
of modern nuclear-capable aircraft are fundamental to ensure 
that the United States remains able to meet extended deter-
rence requirements in the Asia-Pacific region far into the future. 
(c) PLAN.—Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Commander of the United States Pacific Command and the 
Commander of the United States Strategic Command, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a plan to enhance the 
extended deterrence and assurance capabilities of the United States 
in the Asia-Pacific region. 
(d) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such plan shall include consid-
eration of actions that will enhance United States security by 
strengthening deterrence of North Korean aggression and providing 
increased assurance to United States allies in the Asia-Pacific 
region, including the following: 
(1) Increased visible presence of key United States military 
assets, such as missile defenses, long-range strike assets, and 
intermediate-range strike assets to the region. 
(2) Increased military cooperation, exercises, and integra-
tion of defenses with allies in the region. 
(3) Increased foreign military sales to allies in the region. 
(4) Planning for, exercising, or deploying dual-capable air-
craft to the region. 
(5) Any necessary modifications to the United States 
nuclear force posture, including re-deployment of submarine- 
launched nuclear cruise missiles to the region. 
(6) Such other actions the Secretary considers appropriate 
to strengthen extended deterrence and assurance in the region.