[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3480]
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SA 6365. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by 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 title XII, add the following:
Subtitle __--The PORCUPINE Act
SEC. 12_1. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Providing Our Regional
Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments
Act'' or ``PORCUPINE Act''.
SEC. 12_2. 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 ``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 Act, 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. 12__3. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF 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
conduct an assessment of the feasibility of establishing 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) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection (a)
shall include an assessment of the following:
(1) The availability of such an expedited decision-making
process for classified and unclassified items.
(2) The feasibility of requiring--
(A) 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) the completion of the review of all other licensing
requests not later than 30 days after the submission of such
application.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
provide the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives with a briefing on the outcome of the
assessment required by subsection (a).
SEC. 12_4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this subtitle may be construed to alter the
policy of the United States toward Taiwan as specified in the
Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
SEC. 12_5. SUNSET.
This subtitle shall cease to have effect on the date that
is seven years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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