STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SECURITY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.

SEC. 1043. STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AND DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SECURITY OF ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. (a) Findings.—Congress makes the following findings: (1) The alliance between the United States and its allies in East Asia contributes greatly to the security of that region. (2) It is in the national interest of the United States to maintain a forward military and naval presence in East Asia. (3) The pace of economic, political, and social advances in many of the East Asian countries, particularly Japan and South Korea, continues to accelerate. (4) As a result of such advances the capacity of those countries to contribute to the responsibilities for their own defense has increased dramatically. (5) While the level of defense burdensharing by Japan and South Korea has increased, continued acceleration of the rate of transfer of that burden is desirable. (6) The United States remains committed to the security of its friends and allies in Asia and the Pacific Rim region. (b) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the United States should regularly review the missions, force structure, and locations of its military forces in Asia and the Pacific, including Hawaii; (2) the United States should also regularly review its basing structure in the Pacific and Asia, with special attention to developments in the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea, and determine basing, forward deployments, maritime and land base prepositioning, amphibious forces, and strategic lift to meet evolving strategic needs; (3) the United States should regularly review the threats and potential threats to regional peace, the United States, and its friends and allies; (4) the United States should continue to assess the feasibility and desirability of the ongoing partial, gradual reduction of military forces in Asia and the Pacific; (5) in view of the advances referred to in subsection (a)(3), Japan and South Korea should continue to assume increased responsibility for their own security and the security of the region; (6) Japan and South Korea should continue to offset the direct costs incurred by the United States in deploying military forces for the defense of those countries including costs related to the presence of United States military forces in those countries; and (7) Japan should continue to contribute to improvements to global stability by contributing to countries in regions of impor-105 STAT. 1463tance to world stability through the Official Development Assistance Program of Japan. (c) Report Required.—Not later than April 1, 1992, the President shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the strategic posture and military force structure of the United States in Asia and the Pacific, including the forces in Hawaii. The President shall include in such report a strategic plan relating to the continued United States presence in that region. (d) Content of Report.—The report required by subsection (c) shall specifically include the following matters: (1) An assessment of the trends in the regional military balance involving potential threats to the United States and its allies and friends in Asia and the Pacific, with special attention (A) the implications of recent developments in the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China for United States and allied security planning in Asia and the Pacific; and (B) regional conflicts, such as the struggle in Cambodia. (2) An assessment of the trends in acquiring and deploying nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and long range missiles and other delivery systems and other destabilizing transfers of arms and technology. (3) An assessment of the extent to which a requirement continues to exist for a regional security role for the United States in East Asia. (4) An identification of any changes— (A) in the missions, force structure, and locations of United States military forces in Asia and the Pacific that could strengthen the capabilities of such forces and lower the costs of maintaining such forces; and (B) in contingency and reserve armed forces in the United States and other areas. (5) A review of the United States basing structure in the Pacific and Asia with special attention to developments in the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea, including a review of the implications for basing, forward deployments, maritime, and land base prepositioning, amphibious forces, and strategic lift to meet evolving strategic needs. (6) A discussion of the strategic implications of the departure of United States forces from Clark Air Force Base and of the remaining facilities in the Philippines. (7) A discussion of the need for expanding the United States access to facilities in Singapore and other states in East Asia that are friendly to the United States. (8) A discussion of the recent trends in the contributions to burdensharing and the common defense being made by the friends and allies of the United States in Asia and the ways in which increased defense responsibilities and costs presently borne by the United States can be transferred to the friends and allies of the United States in Asia and the Pacific. (9) An assessment of the feasibility of relocating United States military personnel and facilities in Japan and South Korea to reduce friction between such personnel and the people of those countries. 105 STAT. 1464 (10) A discussion of any changes in bilateral command arrangements that would facilitate a transfer of military missions and command to allies of the United States in East Asia. (11) A discussion of the changes in— (A) the flow of arms and military technology between the United States and its friends and allies; (B) the balance of trade in arms and technology; and (C) the dependence and interdependence between the United States and its friends and allies in military technology.