ments and agencies as appropriate, shall develop and sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a com-
prehensive strategy for engagement with Southeast Asia 
and ASEAN. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The strategy re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A statement of enduring United States in-
terests in Southeast Asia and a description of efforts 
to bolster the effectiveness of ASEAN. 
(2) A description of efforts to— 
(A) deepen and expand Southeast Asian al-
liances, partnerships, and multilateral engage-
ments, including efforts to expand broad based 
and inclusive economic growth, security ties, se-
curity cooperation and interoperability, eco-
nomic connectivity, and expand opportunities 
for ASEAN to work with other like-minded 
partners in the region; and 
(B) encourage like-minded partners outside 
of the Indo-Pacific region to engage with 
ASEAN. 
(3) A summary of initiatives across the whole 
of the United States Government to strengthen the 
United States partnership with Southeast Asian na-
tions and ASEAN, including to promote broad based 
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and inclusive economic growth, trade, investment, 
energy innovation and sustainability, public-private 
partnerships, physical and digital infrastructure de-
velopment, education, disaster management, public 
health and global health security, and economic, po-
litical, and public diplomacy in Southeast Asia. 
(4) A summary of initiatives across the whole 
of the United States Government to enhance the ca-
pacity of Southeast Asian nations with respect to en-
forcing international law and multilateral sanctions, 
and initiatives to cooperate with ASEAN as an insti-
tution in these areas. 
(5) A summary of initiatives across the whole 
of the United States Government to promote human 
rights and democracy, to strengthen the rule of law, 
civil society, and transparent governance, to combat 
disinformation and to protect the integrity of elec-
tions from outside influence. 
(6) A summary of initiatives to promote secu-
rity cooperation and security assistance within 
Southeast Asian nations, including— 
(A) maritime security and maritime do-
main awareness initiatives for protecting the 
maritime commons and supporting international 
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law and freedom of navigation in the South 
China Sea; and 
(B) efforts to combat terrorism, human 
trafficking, piracy, and illegal fishing, and pro-
mote more open, reliable routes for sea lines of 
communication. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF STRATEGY.—For the purposes 
of assuring allies and partners in Southeast Asia and 
deepening United States engagement with ASEAN, the 
Secretary of State shall direct each United States chief 
of mission to ASEAN and its member states to distribute 
the strategy required by subsection (a) to host govern-
ments. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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