REDESIGNATION OF SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE.

SEC. 1289. REDESIGNATION OF SOUTH CHINA SEA INITIATIVE. (a) Redesignation as Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative.—Subsection (a)(2) of section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1073; 10 U.S.C. 2282 note) is amended by striking “the ‘South China Sea Initiative’” and inserting “the ‘Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative’”. (b) Conforming Amendment.—The heading of such section is amended to read as follows: “SEC. 1263. SOUTHEAST ASIA MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE” .