; and (C) enhance regional force readiness through joint training and exercises, considering contingencies ranging from grey zone to high-end near-peer conflict; and (5) the United States should continue to engage in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region by strengthening alliances and partnerships, supporting regional institutions and bodies such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), building cooperative security arrangements, addressing shared challenges, and reinforcing the role of international law. 3. Congressional defense committees defined In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given such term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. I United States policy and strategy for the Indo-Asia-Pacific region 101. Report on strategy to prioritize United States defense interests in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region (a) Required report Not later than February 1, 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on United States defense priorities that addresses the following: (1) The security challenges, including threats, emanating from the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (2) The primary objectives and priorities in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, including— (A) the military missions necessary to address threats on the Korean Peninsula; (B) the role of the Department of Defense in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region regarding security challenges posed by China