Directs the State Department to deepen cooperation with Japan, Australia and India

§1What it does

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This bill would direct the State Department to seek to set up a Quad Inter-Parliamentary Working Group, a forum for lawmakers from the United States, Japan, Australia and India, the four members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, to help the countries cooperate more closely.^2,3 It would also require the department to give Congress a strategy for expanding cooperation with the Quad that reviews past and current joint efforts in areas such as economic growth, technology, energy and supply chains, and recommends any new authorities or resources needed.^2,3

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§3How Congress voted

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