Defense Commission. The purpose of the commission shall be to strengthen cooperation between the United States and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region to combat joint threats. The commission may undertake the following activities: (1) Strengthening counterterrorism operations and building capacity to track, investigate, and prosecute individuals engaged in terrorist activities. (2) Improving regional maritime security and capabilities to interdict illegal arms shipments. (3) Bolstering regional cybersecurity initiatives and protecting critical infrastructure. (4) Strengthening military preparedness. (5) Facilitating defense-related transfers, subject to the requirements of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.). (6) Facilitating efforts to enhance training, preparedness, and operations by allies to address North Korean maritime weapons transfers. (7) Coordinating intelligence collected by the intelligence services of the countries participating in the commission, identify the most immediate threats to inform the security services of such countries, and create guidelines for the coordination of multilateral direct action against shared threats. (c) Asia-Pacific Region In this section, the term Asia-Pacific region means the region corresponding to the area of responsibility of the United States Pacific Command, as defined by the Department of Defense unified command plan. (d) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States Navy should regularize freedom of navigation operations, in accordance with international law, in the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands, in the South China Sea, and in regular ports of call at strategic ports in the Asia-Pacific region.