[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 603. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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 appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 12__. STABILITY ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.

       (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Taiwan Actions Supporting Security by Undertaking Regular 
     Engagements Act'' or the ``Taiwan ASSURE Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
       (C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (D) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) China; prc.--The terms ``China'' and ``PRC'' mean the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (3) Taiwan authorities.--The term ``Taiwan authorities'' 
     means officials of the Government of Taiwan.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations for the Global 
     Cooperation and Training Framework.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated for the Global Cooperation and Training 
     Framework under the Economic Support Fund authorized under 
     section 531 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2346), $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2024 through 
     2027, which may be expended for trainings and activities that 
     increase Taiwan's economic and international integration.
       (d) Supporting Confidence Building Measures and Stability 
     Dialogues.--
       (1) Annual report.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
     Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees an unclassified report, with a classified annex, 
     that includes--
       (A) a description of all military-to-military dialogues and 
     confidence-building measures between the United States and 
     the PRC during the 10-year period ending on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act;
       (B) a description of bilateral and multilateral diplomatic 
     engagements with the PRC in which cross-Strait issues were 
     substantively discussed during such 10-year period, including 
     Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues;
       (C) a description of the efforts in the year preceding the 
     submission of the report to facilitate engagements described 
     in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and
       (D) a description of how and why the engagements described 
     in subparagraphs (A) and (B) have changed in frequency or 
     substance during such 10-year period.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of State, and, as 
     appropriate, to the Department of Defense, $2,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 2024 through 2027, which shall be 
     used to support existing Track 1.5 and Track 2 strategic 
     dialogues facilitated by independent nonprofit organizations 
     or academic institutions in which participants meet to 
     discuss stability cross-Strait stability issues.
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