; (6) supports efforts by ASEAN member states to address maritime and territorial disputes in a constructive manner and to pursue claims through peaceful, diplomatic, and legitimate regional and international arbitration mechanisms, consistent with international law, including through the adoption of a code of conduct in the South China Sea to further promote peace and stability in the region; (7) urges all parties to maritime and territorial disputes in the Asia-Pacific region, including the People’s Republic of China, to— (A) exercise self-restraint in the conduct of activities that would undermine stability or complicate or escalate disputes through the use of coercion, intimidation, or military force; and (B) refrain from new efforts to militarize uninhabited islands, reefs, shoals, and other features, including but not limited to the construction of new garrisons and facilities, and the relocation of additional military personnel, materiel, or equipment; (8) opposes actions by any country to prevent any other country from exercising its sovereign rights to the resources of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf by seeking to enforce claims to those areas in the South China Sea that have no support in international law; (9) opposes unilateral declarations of administrative and military districts in contested areas in the South China Sea; (10) supports efforts to negotiate the joint management of maritime resources through diplomacy and peaceful negotiation; (11) urges parties to refrain from unilateral actions that cause permanent physical damage to the marine environment and supports the efforts of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and ASEAN to implement guidelines to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing in the region; (12) supports efforts by United States partners and allies in ASEAN— (A) to enhance maritime capability and maritime domain awareness