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>https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IF11148.pdf

https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2736/text

Authorization of Appropriations.–There are authorized to be

appropriated for the Department of State, the United States Agency for

International Development, and, as appropriate, the Department of

Defense,$1,500,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023,

which shall be used–

(1) to advance United States foreign policy interests and

objectives in the Indo-Pacific region in recognition of the

value of diplomatic initiatives and programs in the furtherance

of United States strategy;

(2) to improve the defense capacity and resiliency of

partner nations to resist coercion and deter and defend against

security threats, including through foreign military financing

and international military education and training programs;

(3) to conduct regular bilateral and multilateral

engagements, particularly with the United States' most highly-

capable allies and partners, to meet strategic challenges,

including–

(A) certain destabilizing activities of the People's

Republic of China; and

(B) emerging threats, such as the nuclear and

ballistic missile programs of the Democratic People's

Republic of Korea;

(4) to build new counterterrorism partnership programs in

Southeast Asia to combat the growing presence of ISIS and other

terrorist organizations that pose a significant threat to the

United States, its allies, and its citizens' interests abroad;

(5) to help partner countries strengthen their democratic

systems, with a focus on good governance;

(6) to ensure that the regulatory environments for trade,

infrastructure, and investment in partner countries are

transparent, open, and free of corruption;

(7) to encourage responsible natural resource management in

partner countries, which is closely associated with economic

growth; and

(8) to increase maritime domain awareness programs in South

Asia and Southeast Asia–

(A) by expanding the scope of naval and coast guard

training efforts with Southeast Asian countries;

(B) by expanding cooperation with democratic

partners in South Asia, including Bangladesh, Nepal, and

Sri Lanka;

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information-sharing efforts; and

(D) through multilateral engagements, including by

involving Japan, Australia, and India in such efforts.