Strengthening the Quad Act

The entire authorization of $1,000,000 per fiscal year for 2024 through 2028 for the United States Group (including distribution rules splitting funds equally between House and Senate delegations) was removed.

New Section 5 states that no additional funds are authorized to carry out the Act's requirements, which must be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.

Section 3(b)(3) was completely rewritten. The original required a detailed description of 11 specific cooperation efforts since January 2021 (COVID-19 response, technology standards, economic coercion, climate, infrastructure, maritime security, cyber, counterterrorism, space, etc.). This was replaced with a single requirement: a description of diplomatic and bureaucratic barriers and obstacles to implementing and expanding existing Quad cooperation.

New Section 3(b)(4) requires the strategy report to include recommendations on how Congress could assist in addressing the identified barriers, including any new authorities needed and additional resources needed to scale up successful Quad initiatives.

New Section 4(b)(8) requires senior United States officials to provide regular updates and briefings to the United States Group, including leading up to and after major Quadrilateral dialogues, to ensure close coordination with Congress.

Section 2(3) changed from specifically referencing 'respond to the economic and health impacts of COVID-19' to the broader phrase 'address shared challenges, including in public health,' removing the pandemic-specific framing.

Section 3(b)(2)(A) added 'resilient supply chains including in critical minerals' to the list of areas where Quad initiatives should be summarized.