BILLS-118hres843ih.pdf

23:43 Nov 03 2023 NOVEMBER 3 February 13 2013 1946 March 1, 2019 April 11 2009 October 25 October 22 1951 August 2023 2016 August 30, 1951 July 13, 2020

World War II SESSION H.

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Philippines the United States the People’s Republic of China China PRC United States Washington Australia the People’s Republic of China’s Vietnam the United States Malaysia People’s Republic of China the Republic of China Beijing Brunei the United States-Philippines

IH South China Sea Pacific the South China Sea South the Pacific Area China Sea Indo-Pacific South China

Philippine Filipino

HR843 Coast Guard State THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Allied the Mutual Defense Treaty United the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Defense Tribunal Foreign Affairs the Committee on Foreign Affairs Philippine Armed Forces the People’s Repub- lic CONGRESS National Defense the 2016 United Nations Convention China Coast Guard

WALTZ Joseph R. Biden VARGAS Antony J. Blinken Mike Pompeo ISSA BERA

philippines china sea south china china sea mutual prc vessels vessel convention gray republic china zone coast guard alliance