[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3231-S3232]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6023. Mr. SCHMITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by

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him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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. 1252. FAST-TRACKING THIRD PARTY TRANSFERS TO TAIWAN AND 
                   THE PHILIPPINES.

       (a) Pre-clearance for Transfer of Certain Defense 
     Articles.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in 
     conjunction with coordinating entities such as the National 
     Disclosure Policy Committee, the Arms Transfer and Technology 
     Release Senior Steering Group, and other relevant entities, 
     shall compile a list of military platforms, technologies, and 
     equipment that are pre-cleared for third party transfers and 
     release to Taiwan and the Philippines.
       (2) Clarification.--The list compiled under paragraph (1) 
     shall not supersede current or future efforts relating to 
     arms sales, transfers, and services to Taiwan or the 
     Philippines.
       (3) Rules of construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       (A) to supersede current and future congressional 
     notification requirements under the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2751 et. seq.); or
       (B) to limit or modify the requirements of section 3356 of 
     title 22, United States Code.
       (b) Interagency Policy.--The Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update 
     interagency policies and implementation guidance relating to 
     requests to transfer the pre-cleared defense articles 
     identified in the list compiled under subsection (a)(1) to 
     Taiwan or the Philippines in order to incorporate the pre-
     clearance provisions of this section.
       (c) Duplication.--With respect to Taiwan, the Secretary of 
     State and the Secretary of Defense may treat or incorporate 
     corresponding articles found in any list compiled under 
     section 3356 of title 22, United States Code, as satisfying 
     the requirements of subsection (a).
       (d) Duration.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall 
     continue until the Secretary of State determines and 
     certifies to the relevant committees of Congress that threats 
     to Taiwan and the Philippines have significantly abated.
       (e) Third Party Transfer Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``third party transfer'' means any transfer of the 
     United States-origin defense articles, services, or technical 
     data that requires approval of the United States Government 
     under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or 
     other applicable law.
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