to filling intelligence gaps within both the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United States European Command, and supports a common intelligence picture for the North Atlantic Council, which is essential to establishing political consensus on evaluating, analyzing, and attributing existing and emerging threats. (5) The North Atlantic Treaty Organization Intelligence Fusion Center and its collocation with the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex contribute significantly to providing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and the United States European Command timely and effective indications and warnings of threats emanating from within and around Europe. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the collocation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Intelligence Fusion Center with the Joint Intelligence Analysis Complex of the United States European Command provides the optimal solution to intelligence and operational requirements, while fostering critical diplomatic relationships, and is the most efficient configuration of the intelligence enterprise. E Matters Relating to the Asia-Pacific Region 1261. Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative (a) In general The Secretary of Defense may carry out a program of activities described in subsection (b) for the purpose of enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region. The program of activities shall be known as the Asia-Pacific Stability Initiative . (b) Activities The activities described in this subsection are the following: (1) Activities to increase the presence and enhance the posture of the United States Armed Forces in the Asia-Pacific region. (2) Bilateral and multilateral military training and exercises with allies and partner nations in the Asia-Pacific region. (3) Activities to improve military and defense infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific region in order to enhance the responsiveness and capabilities of the United States Armed Forces in that region. (4) Activities to enhance the storage and pre-positioning in the Asia-Pacific