H. Res. 374 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
July 12, 2016. 
Whereas the Republic of Singapore became independent on 
August 9, 1965, and the United States recognized Singa-
pore’s statehood in the same year; 
Whereas Singapore and the United States established formal 
diplomatic relations in 1966; 
Whereas under the leadership of its first Prime Minister Lee 
Kuan Yew, Singapore became an early and continued 
supporter of United States engagement in Asia to safe-
guard the peace, stability, and prosperity of the region; 
Whereas the United States and Singapore implemented the 
United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, the first 
bilateral trade agreement between the United States and 
an Asian country, in 2004; 
Whereas Singapore and the United States are major trading 
partners, with $64 billion in bilateral goods and services 
trade in 2014 and a United States trade surplus in both 
goods and services; 
Whereas Singapore provided the United States access to its 
military facilities with a 1990 Memorandum of Under-
standing, supporting the continued security presence of 
the United States in Southeast Asia;
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Whereas the United States and Singapore concluded a Stra-
tegic Framework Agreement in 2005 which recognized 
Singapore as a ‘‘Major Security Cooperation Partner’’ of 
the United States; 
Whereas the United States and Singapore signed an en-
hanced Defense Cooperation Agreement in 2015, expand-
ing dialogue and cooperation in areas such as humani-
tarian assistance and disaster relief, cyber defense, bio-
security, and public communications; 
Whereas Singapore facilitates the rotational deployment of 
United States Navy Littoral Combat Ships at its Changi 
Naval Base; 
Whereas the United States currently hosts four Republic of 
Singapore Air Force training detachments, comprising 
the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s F–15SG and F– 
16 fighter jets, as well as Apache and Chinook heli-
copters, at bases in Arizona, Idaho and Texas; 
Whereas the United States-Singapore Third Country Train-
ing Program, established in 2012 and renewed in 2015, 
provides regional technical and capacity-building assist-
ance in a wide variety of areas to assist recipient coun-
tries in reaching their development goals; 
Whereas Singapore was a founding member of the Associa-
tion of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1967 and 
remains a key partner of the United States in ASEAN- 
led mechanisms such as the East Asia Summit, ASEAN 
Regional Forum and the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ 
Meeting Plus; 
Whereas Singapore will be home to a United States-ASEAN 
Connect Center, an initiative announced at the United 
States-ASEAN summit in February 2016 to facilitate
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United States-ASEAN engagement and cooperation on 
energy, innovation, and entrepreneurship; 
Whereas Singapore has played a critical role in enhancing 
shared maritime domain awareness in Southeast Asia 
through the establishment of the Republic of Singapore 
Navy’s Information Fusion Center, to facilitate informa-
tion-sharing and collaboration with partners including the 
United States against maritime security threats, and 
through the deployment of United States aircraft at Paya 
Lebar Air Base; 
Whereas Singapore has been a cybersecurity leader in the 
ASEAN region, through the unified Cyber Security Agen-
cy, as the convener of the annual ASEAN CERT Inci-
dent Drill, and as host of the INTERPOL Global Com-
plex for Innovation; 
Whereas Singapore was the first Southeast Asian country to 
join the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL in November 
2014 and has contributed an air refueling tanker, im-
agery analysis teams, and planning and liaison officers; 
and 
Whereas Singapore has supported counterterrorism efforts, 
through the sharing of domestic practices, as well as par-
ticipation in the White House Summit on Countering 
Violent Extremism in February 2015, and hosting the 
East Asia Summit Symposium on Religious Rehabilita-
tion and Social Reintegration in April 2015: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) affirms the importance of the United States- 
Singapore strategic partnership in securing regional 
peace and stability, including through rotational basing
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and logistical support arrangements which enhance the 
United States presence in Southeast Asia; 
(2) applauds the Republic of Singapore’s leadership 
in counterterrorism, including the deployment of military 
assets as part of the anti-ISIL coalition and innovative 
counterterrorism efforts within the Asia-Pacific region; 
(3) anticipates the deepening of the security rela-
tionship following the signing of an enhanced Defense 
Cooperation Agreement in Washington on December 7, 
2015, and welcomes further cooperation in areas such as 
cybersecurity, humanitarian assistance and disaster re-
lief, and defense technology; 
(4) recognizes the vitality of the United States- 
Singapore bilateral trade and investment relationship; 
(5) supports continued close cooperation between 
the United States and Singapore, through both bilateral 
initiatives such as the United States-Singapore Third 
Country Training Program, and multilateral initiatives 
such as United States-ASEAN Connect announced at 
the 
recent 
United 
States-ASEAN 
Summit 
in 
Sunnylands, to build capacity for commercial engage-
ment, energy development, innovation, trade facilitation, 
and to achieve development goals in the Asia-Pacific re-
gion; and
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(6) urges the Administration, to continue its sup-
port of multilateral institutions and fora such as the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, East Asia Summit, 
ASEAN Regional Forum, and the ASEAN Defense Min-
isters’ Meeting Plus, working in close cooperation with 
partners, such as the Republic of Singapore, who share 
a commitment to an inclusive, rules-based regional archi-
tecture. 
Attest: 
Clerk.