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Jun 10, 2013viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Corker, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Murphy) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Jun 10, 2013 Reported in Senate Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Corker, Mr. Donnelly, and Mr. Murphy) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Jun 10, 2013 Introduced in Senate Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Cardin) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

S. Res. 167 — what changed

Reaffirming the strong support of the United States for the peaceful resolution of territorial, sovereignty, and jurisdictional disputes in the Asia-Pacific maritime domains.

From Reported in Senate to Agreed to Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Agreed to Senate.

That the Senate—

(1)

condemns the use of coercion, threats, or force by naval, maritime security, or fishing vessels and military or civilian aircraft in the South China Sea and the East China Sea to assert disputed maritime or territorial claims or alter the status quo;

(2)

changed strongly urges that all parties to maritime and territorial disputes in the region exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would undermine stability or complicate or escalate disputes, including refraining from inhabiting presently ~~uninhabited~~ uninhabited islands, reefs, shoals, and other features and handle their differences in a constructive manner;

(3)

reaffirms the strong support of the United States for the member states of ASEAN and the Government of the People’s Republic of China as they seek to develop a code of conduct of parties in the South China Sea, and urges all countries to substantively support ASEAN in its efforts in this regard;

(4)

supports collaborative diplomatic processes by all claimants in the South China Sea for resolving outstanding maritime or territorial disputes, in a manner that maintains peace and security, adheres to international law, and protects unimpeded lawful commerce as well as freedom of navigation and overflight, and including through international arbitration, allowing parties to peacefully settle claims and disputes using universally recognized principles of international law;

(5)

encourages the deepening of efforts by the United States Government to develop partnerships with other countries in the region for maritime domain awareness and capacity building; and

(6)

supports the continuation of operations by the United States Armed Forces in the Western Pacific, including in partnership with the armed forces of other countries in the region, in support of freedom of navigation, the maintenance of peace and stability, and respect for universally recognized principles of international law, including the peaceful resolution of issues of sovereignty and unimpeded lawful commerce.

S. Res. 167 — what changed

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