3.0.0 1620 2023-01-11T13:37:03Z 2023-01-11T13:37:03Z Senate S 2017-07-24 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-24T22:14:17Z Taiwan Security Act of 2017 115 4288 HR 2017-11-07 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2017-07-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-07-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR N G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2017-07-24 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-07-25 False International Affairs Alaska Arms control and nonproliferation Asia Defense spending Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Disaster relief and insurance Foreign aid and international relief Guam Hawaii Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military civil functions Military facilities and property Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Military readiness Nevada North Korea Nuclear weapons Pacific Ocean Sanctions Taiwan Trade restrictions U.S. territories and protectorates International Affairs 00 2017-07-24 Introduced in Senate 2018-12-10T22:30:53Z Taiwan Security Act of 2017

This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan that are designed to improve military relations.

Exchanges should focus on:

  • threat analysis;
  • military doctrine;
  • force planning;
  • logistical support;
  • intelligence collection and analysis;
  • operational tactics, techniques, and procedures;
  • humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and
  • civil-military relations.

Such exchanges should be conducted in the United States and Taiwan.

The United States shall: (1) conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan to support its efforts to develop and integrate asymmetric capabilities into its military forces, and (2) host senior officials of the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense for an annual strategic dialogue on arms sales to ensure the regular transfer of such articles.

DOD shall invite Taiwan's military forces to participate in: (1) the 2018 Rim of the Pacific Exercise; and (2) one of the Red Flag military exercises at either Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, or Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.

DOD shall: (1) reestablish regular ports of call by the U.S. Navy in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, or in other suitable ports on Taiwan; and (2) permit the United States Pacific Command to receive ports of call by Taiwan's navy in Hawaii, Guam, or other appropriate locations.

]]> Taiwan Security Act of 2017 Display Title Taiwan Security Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the security of Taiwan and bolster its participation in the international community, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Taiwan Security Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1620is/xml/BILLS-115s1620is.xml 2017-07-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.