; and (2) the policy applicable to the export or transfer of such cluster munitions specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians. 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Secretary of Defense should ensure that the July 2008 Gates policy on cluster munitions is being fully implemented and that the 2018 deadline referred to in section 2(3) will be met; (2) the United States Government should adopt a policy and develop a strategy to phase out, as soon as possible, the transfer, export, and use of all cluster munitions; (3) any alternatives that the United States Government develops to replace cluster munitions should be compliant with the Convention on Cluster Munitions; and (4) the United States should take all steps necessary to enable it to accede to the Convention on Cluster Munitions as soon as possible.