; and (2) includes deliberately planned military activities in the Indo-Pacific region involving bilateral and multilateral engagements with foreign partners, training, exercises, demonstrations, experiments, and other activities to achieve the objectives described in subsection (a). 1342. Training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for military forces of Taiwan (a) Establishment Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq. ) and the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (subtitle A of title LV of Public Law 117–263 ), the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State and in consultation with appropriate officials of Taiwan, shall establish a comprehensive training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for the military forces of Taiwan using the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary of Defense. (b) Purposes The purposes of the program established under subsection (a) shall be— (1) to enable a layered defense of Taiwan by the military forces of Taiwan, including in support of the use of an asymmetric defense strategy; (2) to enhance interoperability between the United States Armed Forces and the military forces of Taiwan; (3) to encourage information sharing between the United States Armed Forces and the military forces of Taiwan; (4) to promote joint force employment; and (5) to improve professional military education and the civilian control of the military. (c) Elements The program established under subsection (a) shall include efforts to improve— (1) the tactical proficiency of the military forces of Taiwan; (2) the operational employment of the military forces of Taiwan to conduct a layered defense of Taiwan, including in support of an asymmetric defense strategy; (3) the employment of joint military capabilities by the military forces of Taiwan, including through joint military training, exercises, and planning