PERA Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4097 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4097 To modernize the defense capabilities of the Philippines, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2024 Mr. Hagerty (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To modernize the defense capabilities of the Philippines, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Philippines Enhanced Resilience Act'' or the ``PERA Act''. SEC. 2. MODERNIZING THE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OF THE PHILIPPINES. (a) Use of Authorities.--The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall use the authorities under this section-- (1) to strengthen the United States-Philippines alliance; and (2) to support the acceleration …