[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3781-S3782]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6584. Mr. SCHMITT 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 subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 1252. FAST-TRACKING THIRD PARTY TRANSFERS TO TAIWAN AND 
                   THE PHILIPPINES.

       (a) Procedure for Transfer of Certain Defense Articles.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, with updates not less frequently 
     than 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 institute a 
     procedure to expedite consideration and decisions for third 
     party transfers and release of military platforms, 
     technologies, and equipment to Taiwan and the Philippines.
       (2) Clarification.--The procedure instituted pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall not supersede current or future efforts 
     relating to

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     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 shall 
     review and update interagency policies and implementation 
     guidance related to third party transfer requests from Taiwan 
     and the Philippines, including by incorporating the procedure 
     instituted pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Duration.--The requirement under subsection (a)(1) 
     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.
       (d) Third Party Transfer Defined.--In this section, the 
     term ``third party transfer'' means any transfer of United 
     States-origin defense articles, services, or technical data 
     that requires approval of the President under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) or other applicable law.
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