; (4) the United States International Development Finance Corporation has not entered into investment incentive agreements with the government of the Solomon Islands or with the government of the Republic of Vanuatu; and (5) the inability of the United States International Development Finance Corporation to support investments in the Solomon Islands and the Republic of Vanuatu undermines United States policy to provide countries a robust alternative to state-direct investments by authoritarian governments and United States strategic competitors. (b) Investment agreements The Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to enter into investment incentive agreements with the governments of those Pacific Islands in which the United States International Development Finance Corporation is otherwise authorized to operate under the BUILD Act of 2018 ( 22 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ). (c) Technical assistance The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Chief Executive Officer of the United States International Development Finance Corporation, as appropriate, is authorized to provide technical assistance to assist the Pacific Islands in negotiating and executing investment incentive agreements with the United States International Development Finance Corporation. III Peace and Security 301. Building the capacity of local civilian and national security institutions (a) In general The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, as appropriate, is authorized to provide assistance to build the capacity of local civilian and national security institutions of the Pacific Islands for purposes of— (1) enhancing maritime security and maritime domain awareness to address challenges such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing