[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5113]
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  SA 3359. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Scott of 
Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 and of title XII, add the following:

Subtitle F--Reporting Requirements and Expedited Licensing Relating to 
                    Transfers of Military Equipment

     SEC. 1271. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2751 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2753)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``the Government of 
     Taiwan,'' before ``or the''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)--
       (i) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or New Zealand'' and 
     inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking ``or New Zealand'' 
     and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or New Zealand'' and 
     inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
       (2) in section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761)--
       (A) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``or New Zealand'' 
     and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''; and
       (B) in subsection (h)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``or Israel'' and 
     inserting ``Israel, or Taiwan''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or Israel'' and 
     inserting ``Israel, or Taiwan'';
       (3) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776)--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), in the undesignated matter following 
     subparagraph (P), in the second sentence, by striking ``or 
     New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or New Zealand'' and 
     inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (6), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``or New Zealand'' and 
     inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``or New Zealand'' and 
     inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or New Zealand'' and 
     inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''; and
       (C) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``or New Zealand'' 
     and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
       (4) in section 62(c)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2796a(c)(1)), by 
     striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
     Taiwan''; and
       (5) in section 63(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a)(2)), in the 
     matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``or New 
     Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and every two years thereafter, 
     the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the 
     implementation and effectiveness of the amendments made by 
     this section.

     SEC. 1272. EXPEDITED LICENSING FOR ALLIES TRANSFERRING 
                   MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO TAIWAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     establish, to the extent practicable regarding staffing 
     levels and resources, an expedited decision-making process 
     for third party transfers of defense articles and services 
     from North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries, 
     Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, or 
     Israel to Taiwan, including transfers and re-transfers of 
     United States-origin grant, Foreign Military Sales, and 
     Direct Commercial Sales end-items not covered by an exemption 
     under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations under 
     subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal 
     Regulations.
       (b) Availability.--The expedited decision-making process 
     described in subsection (a)--
       (1) shall be available for classified and unclassified 
     items; and
       (2) shall, to the extent practicable--
       (A) require the approval, return, or denial of any 
     licensing application to export defense articles and services 
     that is related to a government-to-government agreement 
     within 15 days after the submission of such application; and
       (B) require the completion of the review of all other 
     licensing requests not later than 30 days after the 
     submission of such application.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date on 
     which the expedited decision-making process under subsection 
     (a) is established, the Secretary of State shall submit to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
     a report on the implementation and effectiveness of such 
     process, including an assessment of the actions taken to 
     coordinate with North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
     countries, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New 
     Zealand, and Israel to ensure alignment with the respective 
     export control regulations of such countries.
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