[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 921. Mr. RICKETTS 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 end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1269. REPORT ON DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN.

       (a) 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 containing an 
     evaluation of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) processes 
     across all military services for the provision of defense 
     articles, defense services, and training to Taiwan pursuant 
     to the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
       (b) Matters to Be Included.--Such report shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A description of price and availability data with 
     respect to the provision of defense articles, defense 
     services, and training requested by Taiwan during the two-
     year period preceding the date on which the report is 
     submitted.
       (2) A description of timelines from price and availability 
     data requested to price and availability data provided to 
     Taiwan of articles, services, and training described in 
     paragraph (1), including an identification of the specific 
     service lead associated with the provision of such articles, 
     services, and training.
       (3) A description of when articles, services, and training 
     described in paragraph (1) were provided to the Department of 
     State for FMS authorization.
       (4) An evaluation of military training activities conducted 
     with Taiwan during the two-year period preceding the date on 
     which the report is submitted report, including--
       (A) the objectives of such training activities;
       (B) funding authority, unless national funds were applied; 
     and
       (C) an evaluation of the effectiveness of such training 
     activities, including the strengths and weaknesses in 
     Taiwan's capacity to absorb the training provided.
       (5) A description of the articles, services, and training 
     described in paragraph (1) planned to be provided to Taiwan 
     during the one-year period after the period covered by the 
     report.
       (6) A description of the timeframe from Department of State 
     authorization to Taiwan signature on the Letter of Offer and 
     Acceptance of articles, services, and training described in 
     paragraph (1) and information on delays in concluding a 
     Letter of Offer and Acceptance.
       (7) A description of timelines the Department of Defense 
     took to work with United States industry in entering into 
     contracts associated articles, services, and training 
     described in paragraph (1), including a description of the 
     average timeframes for Letters of Offer and Acceptance.
       (8) A description of the timeliness of Department of 
     Defense components' reporting of deliveries articles, 
     services, and training described in paragraph (1).
       (9) A description on cooperation across agencies in 
     identifying priority articles, services, and training 
     described in paragraph (1) and cooperation with United States 
     industry to address delivery delays.
       (10) An update on the Department of Defense's efforts to 
     work with industry and the Defense Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency to introduce innovative technology to the Department 
     of Defense to address delivery delays resulting from supply 
     chain issues and long-lead manufacturing timelines for 
     articles, services, and training described in paragraph (1).
       (c) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) may 
     include a classified annex.
       (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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