(B) regional partners in the Pacific Islands 
region, including multilateral forums and orga-
nizations, such as the Pacific Islands Forum; 
(C) civil society in the Pacific Islands; and 
(D) United States subnational govern-
ments in the Pacific. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In developing the Strategy, the 
President should consult, as appropriate, with— 
(1) relevant United States governmental agen-
cies; 
(2) regional organizations, such as the Pacific 
Islands Forum, the Pacific Islands Development 
Program, the Pacific Community, the Forum Fish-
eries Agency, and the Secretariat of the Pacific Re-
gional Environment Programme; 
(3) the governments of the countries in the Pa-
cific Islands; 
(4) civil society stakeholders; 
(5) United States allies and partners; and 
(6) United States Pacific territories and States. 
SEC. 4. EXTENSION OF DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITIES TO THE 
PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM. 
The provisions of the International Organizations Im-
munities Act (22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.) may be extended to 
the Pacific Islands Forum in the same manner, to the 
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same extent, and subject to the same conditions as such 
provisions may be extended to a public international orga-
nization in which the United States participates pursuant 
to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Con-
gress authorizing such participation or making an appro-
priation for such participation. 
SEC. 5. ALLIES AND PARTNERS IN THE PACIFIC ISLANDS 
REGION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President, in consultation 
with the Secretary of State, and the relevant heads of 
other Federal departments and agencies, should consult 
and coordinate with allies and partners in the Pacific Is-
lands region, including Australia, Japan, New Zealand, 
Taiwan, and regional institutions, such as the Pacific Is-
lands Forum, the Pacific Islands Development Program, 
the Pacific Community and Secretariat for the Pacific Re-
gional Environment Programme, with respect to programs 
to provide assistance to the Pacific Islands, including for 
purposes of— 
(1) deconflicting programming; 
(2) ensuring that any programming does not 
adversely affect the absorptive capacity of the Pa-
cific Islands; 
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(3) ensuring complementary programs benefit 
the Pacific Islands to the maximum extent prac-
ticable; and 
(4) ensuring that programming aligns with re-
gional development goals to promote a shared vision 
for the future of the Pacific Islands. 
(b) FORMAL CONSULTATIVE PROCESS.—The Presi-
dent should establish a formal consultative process with 
such regional allies and partners to coordinate with re-
spect to such programs and future-years programming. 
SEC. 6. REPORTING. 
(a) UPDATES OF CERTAIN REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the heads of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies as appropriate, shall annually 
update the reports listed in paragraph (2) to include 
within the scope of such reports a regional discus-
sion of transnational crime affecting the Pacific Is-
lands. 
(2) REPORTS
LISTED.—The reports listed in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) The International Narcotics Control 
Strategy report required by section 489 of the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
2291h). 
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(B) The Improving International Fisheries 
Management report required by section 607 of 
title VI of the Fisheries Act of 1995 (16 U.S.C. 
1826h). 
(C) The Trafficking in Persons report sub-
mitted under section 110 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7107). 
(b) MODIFICATION
TO REPORT
ON INDO-PACIFIC 
REGION.—Section 5595(c) of the James M. Inhofe Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3393) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating 
paragraph (2) as paragraph (1); 
(2) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘the 2022 Indo-Pacific Strategy, or suc-
cessor documents,’’ and inserting ‘‘any relevant 
guidance documents’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1), as so re-
designated, the following: 
‘‘(2) Implementing any relevant guidance docu-
ments that set forth the United States Government 
strategy toward the Pacific Islands region.’’. 
SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of 
the Senate. 
(2) PACIFIC
ISLANDS; PACIFIC
ISLANDS
RE-
GION.—The term ‘‘Pacific Islands’’ and ‘‘Pacific Is-
lands region’’ mean the nations, territories, and 
other jurisdictions in the Pacific Ocean within the 
broad groupings of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Poly-
nesia. 
Æ 
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