H.R. 5375 would require the Department of State to take certain actions involving a diplomatic partnership between the United States, Australia, India, and Japan known as “The Quad”, which is committed to promoting security, stability, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region. Those actions include the following:
• Requiring the Department of State to negotiate with other Quad members to form a joint intra-parliamentary working group on matters of mutual interest; and • Requiring the department to provide a strategy to the Congress on increasing cooperation and engagement with the Quad.
