; and (B) ensure that their maritime claims are consistent with international law; and (2) an attack on the armed forces, public vessels, or aircraft of the Republic of the Philippines in the Pacific, including the South China Sea, would trigger the mutual defense obligations of the United States under Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America, done at Washington August 30, 1951, to meet common dangers in accordance with its constitutional processes . (b) Sense of Senate It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense should— (1) affirm the commitment of the United States to the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines; (2) preserve and strengthen the alliance of the United States with the Republic of the Philippines; (3) prioritize efforts to develop a shared understanding of alliance commitments and defense planning; and (4) provide appropriate support to the Republic of the Philippines to strengthen the self-defense capabilities of the Republic of the Philippines, particularly in the maritime domain. 6202. Sense of Senate on enhanced cooperation with Pacific Island countries to establish open-source intelligence fusion centers in the Indo-Pacific region It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Pacific Island countries in the Indo-Pacific region are critical partners of the United States; (2) the United States should take steps to enhance collaboration with Pacific Island countries; (3) United States Indo-Pacific Command should pursue the establishment of one or more open-source intelligence fusion centers in the Indo-Pacific region to enhance cooperation with Pacific Island countries, which may include participation in an existing fusion center of a partner or ally in lieu of establishing an entirely new fusion center