; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 1256. Report on United States military training opportunities with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region (a) Sense of Senate It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Secretary of Defense, as part of strategic initiatives, should continue to place emphasis on and consider the benefits of United States military training exercises with allies in the Indo-Pacific region; (2) the Indo-Pacific region is— (A) a strategically important region; and (B) critical to the interests of the United States; (3) the relationship between the United States and allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region is essential for ensuring peace and security in the region; (4) interoperability between the United States and allies in the Indo-Pacific region increases readiness and regional contingency response time; (5) the United States should focus on expanding training with other allied nations and partners in the Indo-Pacific region; (6) the United States, working within our framework of alliances and partnerships, should seek to build the capacity and capability of our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and to expand interoperability with them