[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 96 (Monday, June 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2649. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. 
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH 
                   TAIWAN.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States should--
       (1) increase senior level visits to Taiwan; and
       (2) conduct bilateral defense exchanges with Taiwan that 
     focus on matters such as--
       (A) maritime security;
       (B) threat analysis;
       (C) military doctrine;
       (D) force planning;
       (E) logistical support;
       (F) intelligence collection and analysis;
       (G) operational tactics, techniques, and procedures;
       (H) humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and
       (I) civil-military relations.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress a report on ways in which 
     the United States Government may increase security 
     cooperation and engagement with Taiwan.
       (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) A detailed list of current lines of engagement between 
     Taiwan and the United States relating to bilateral security 
     cooperation and an assessment of any additional lines of 
     effort that are planned for the future.
       (B) A detailed list of military activities conducted by the 
     People's Republic of China, including exercises in the Taiwan 
     Strait and other threatening posture moves, that are intended 
     to undermine the peace and stability of Taiwan.
       (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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