CONTRIBUTIONS BY JAPAN TO GLOBAL STABILITY

SEC. 1009. CONTRIBUTIONS BY JAPAN TO GLOBAL STABILITY (a) Findings.—The Congress makes the following findings: (1) As noted by Congress in section 1012(a)(1) of Public Law 100–180 and in section 812(a)(1) of Public Law 99–93, the alliance of the United States and Japan is the foundation for the security of Japan and peace in the Far East and is a major contributing factor to the democratic freedoms and the economic prosperity enjoyed by both the United States and Japan. (2) In keeping with the declaration made at the 1983 meeting in Williamsburg, Virginia, of the leaders of the leading industrialized democracies that “the security of our countries is indivisible and must be approached on a global basis”, the Government of Japan, in actions welcomed by the United States— (A) continues to fulfill the pledge made by the Prime Minister of Japan in May 1981 to develop the capabilities to 102 STAT. 2041defend the territory of Japan and the airspace and sealanes around Japan to a distance of 1,000 nautical miles by 1990, (B) has increased the amount of assistance provided to other countries during fiscal year 1988 by 6.5 percent over the amount of such assistance provided during fiscal year 1987, and (C) is, according to recent reports, actively involved in increasing its contributions to the stability of the Republic of the Philippines. (3) Japan could, because of its recent history and economic status, best fulfill a politically acceptable and significant role in maintaining the security of the leading industrialized democracies by increasing spending for its Official Development Assistance program in the manner described by Congress in section 1012(b) of Public Law 100–180. (4) The failure of the United States and Japan to agree on the appropriate level of the contribution by Japan to maintaining the security of the leading industrialized democracies could weaken the long-term vitality, effectiveness, and cohesion of the alliance between the United States and Japan. (b) Annual Report.—The Secretary of Defense shall include with the annual report submitted pursuant to section 1003 of Public Law 98–525 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) a report on the Official Development Assistance program of the Government of Japan. Such report shall be prepared each year in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development and shall include a description of the amount and nature of spending under such program by recipient, including distinguishing between grant aid, loans, and credits. (c) Policy on Discussions With Japan.—It is the sense of Congress that in the discussions with Japan referred to in section 1008 for the purpose of reaching a more equitable distribution of the burden of financial support for the security of the leading industrialized democracies, the objective of such discussions should include the establishment of a schedule for increases in spending under Japan’s Official Development Assistance program and its defense programs so that, by 1992, the level of spending on those programs (stated as a percentage of gross national product) will approximate the average of the levels of spending by the member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on official development assistance and defense programs (stated as a percentage of their respective gross national products). (d) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report on the progress of the discussions described in subsection (c) with respect to Japan. (e) Further Congressional Action.—It is the sense of Congress that if, in the judgment of Congress, the report of the President under subsection (d) does not reflect substantial progress toward a more equitable distribution of the burden of maintaining the security of the leading industrialized democracies, Congress should review the extent of the distribution of the mutual security burden between the United States and Japan and should consider whether additional legislation is appropriate.