; (2) robust security cooperation between the United States and the Republic of Singapore is crucial to promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region; (3) the status of the Republic of Singapore as a major security cooperation partner of the United States, as recognized in the 2005 Strategic Framework Agreement between the United States and the Republic of Singapore for a Closer Partnership in Defense and Security, plays an important role in the global network of strategic partnerships, especially in promoting maritime security and countering terrorism; (4) the United States highly values the Republic of Singapore's provision of access to its military facilities, which supports the continued security presence of the United States in Southeast Asia and across the Indo-Pacific region; (5) the United States should continue to welcome the presence of the Singapore Armed Forces in the United States for exercises and training, and should consider opportunities to expand such activities at additional locations in the United States, as appropriate; and (6) as the United States and the Republic of Singapore negotiate the renewal of the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the United States Use of Facilities in Singapore, the United States should— (A) continue to enhance defense and security cooperation with the Republic of Singapore to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region based on common interests and shared values; (B) reinforce the status of the Republic of Singapore as a major security cooperation partner of the United States; (C) enhance defense cooperation in the military, policy, strategic, and technological spheres, especially concerning maritime security and counterterrorism, counterpiracy, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, cybersecurity, and biosecurity