[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4560 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4560

 To require an annual report on cooperation between the National Guard 
                  and Taiwan, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2021

 Mr. Gallagher (for himself, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mrs. McClain, and 
   Mrs. Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was 
 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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require an annual report on cooperation between the National Guard 
                  and Taiwan, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Partnership Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States should--
            (1) continue to support the development of capable, ready, 
        and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a 
        sufficient self-defense capability by increasing exchanges 
        between senior defense officials and general officers of the 
        United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and 
        functional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act 
        (Public Law 115-135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the 
        purposes of--
                    (A) improving the interoperability of the military 
                forces of the United States and Taiwan;
                    (B) improving the reserve force of Taiwan;
                    (C) expanding cooperation in humanitarian 
                assistance and disaster relief; and
                    (D) expanding military to military medical 
                cooperation;
            (2) expand and strengthen Taiwan's capability to conduct 
        security activities, including traditional activities of the 
        combatant commands, cooperation with the National Guard, and 
        through multilateral activities; and
            (3) using appropriate authorities and consistent with the 
        Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), 
        seek to develop a partnership between the National Guard and 
        Taiwan as a means of maintaining a sufficient self-defense 
        capability.

SEC. 3. ANNUAL REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND 
              TAIWAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than February 15, 2022, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United 
States Code) a report on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced 
cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan.
    (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include 
the following:
            (1) A description of the cooperation between the National 
        Guard and Taiwan during the preceding calendar year, including 
        mutual visits, exercises, training, and equipment 
        opportunities.
            (2) An evaluation of the feasibility of enhancing 
        cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan on a range of 
        activities, including--
                    (A) disaster and emergency response;
                    (B) cyber defense and communications security;
                    (C) military medical cooperation;
                    (D) cultural exchange and education of members of 
                the National Guard in Mandarin Chinese; and
                    (E) programs for National Guard advisors to assist 
                in training the reserve components of the military 
                forces of Taiwan.
            (3) Recommendations to enhance such cooperation and improve 
        interoperability, including through familiarization visits, 
        cooperative training and exercises, and co-deployments.
            (4) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense determines 
        appropriate.
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