[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4294 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4294
To require the Secretary of War to submit an annual report to Congress
that assesses the capacity of the United States to fully implement the
Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 14, 2026
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Relations
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of War to submit an annual report to Congress
that assesses the capacity of the United States to fully implement the
Taiwan Relations Act, 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 Relations Reinforcement
Act''.
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate;
(C) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives; and
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.
(2) Gray zone tactics.--The term ``gray zone tactics''
means coercive actions, including military, paramilitary,
cyber, space, economic, informational, and legal actions and
other activities conducted below the threshold of armed
conflict to alter the status quo without triggering a
conventional military response.
(3) Taiwan contingency.--The term ``Taiwan Contingency''
means any attempt--
(A) to overthrow or dismantle the governing
institutions in Taiwan;
(B) to occupy any territory controlled or
administered by Taiwan;
(C) to violate the territorial integrity of Taiwan;
or
(D) to take significant action against Taiwan,
including--
(i) conducting a naval blockade of Taiwan;
(ii) seizing any outlying island of Taiwan;
or
(iii) perpetrating a significant physical
or cyber attack on Taiwan that erodes the
ability of the governing institutions in Taiwan
to operate or provide essential services to the
citizens of Taiwan.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON UNITED STATES CAPACITY TO COMPLY WITH THE TAIWAN
RELATIONS ACT.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following 5
years, the Secretary of War, in coordination with the Commander of the
United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall submit a report to the
appropriate congressional committees that assesses the capacity of the
United States to fully implement sections 2 and 3 of the Taiwan
Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302), including--
(1) maintaining the capacity to resist any resort to force
or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security
or the social or economic system of the people on Taiwan;
(2) providing Taiwan with arms of a defensive character in
such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain
a sufficient self-defense capability; and
(3) preserving peace, security, and stability in the
Western Pacific as matters of international concern.
(b) Matters To Be Included.--
(1) In general.--The report required under subsection (b)
shall include--
(A) a detailed assessment of whether the current
and projected military posture, force structure,
operational plans, and capabilities of the United
States are sufficient to credibly deter--
(i) a large-scale amphibious invasion of
Taiwan;
(ii) a maritime or air blockade of Taiwan;
and
(iii) major missile or air strike campaigns
against Taiwan;
(B) an assessment of the United States capacity to
credibly deter and resist forms of coercion that would
jeopardize the security, or the social or economic
system of the people on Taiwan, including sustained
forms of coercion across air, maritime, cyber, space,
economic, and information domains;
(C) an assessment of the United States operational
readiness and sustainability, including--
(i) readiness, posture, basing access and
overflight, mobility, logistics resilience,
prepositioned stocks, and munitions sufficiency
in the Indo-Pacific region;
(ii) projected munitions expenditure rates
and replenishment timelines under high-
intensity conflict scenarios;
(iii) the ability of the defense industrial
base to sustain operations in a protracted
conflict of not less than 1 year; and
(iv) vulnerabilities to supply chain
disruption, cyber attack, or anti-access/area
denial strategies across domains;
(D) an assessment of the availability, reliability,
and sufficiency of allied and partner contributions to
deterrence and defense in a Taiwan contingency and to
resist gray zone coercion; and
(E) an assessment of the capacity of the United
States to comply with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public
Law 96-8) in a scenario in which the United States is
simultaneously responding to aggression initiated by
the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran,
the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or a
terrorist organization.
(2) Capability gaps and resource requirements.--For each
assessment described in paragraph (1), the report shall--
(A) identify current capability gaps, shortfalls,
and vulnerabilities;
(B) estimate capability gaps during the following
10 years based on current budget projections;
(C) specify budgetary, force posture, acquisition,
industrial base, and legislative changes required to
mitigate the gaps referred to in subparagraph (C); and
(D) include an estimated timeline and costs to
achieve a level of capability sufficient to credibly
deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression against
Taiwan.
(c) Form.--The report required shall be submitted in classified
form, but may include an unclassified executive summary.
SEC. 4. BRIEFING.
Not later than 30 days after submission of each report pursuant to
section 3, the Secretary of War shall provide a classified briefing to
the appropriate congressional committees regarding the findings and
recommendations contained in such report.
SEC. 5. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed--
(1) to authorize the use of military force; or
(2) to alter or supersede any existing statutory
requirement under the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et
seq.).
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