[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6637. Mr. JOHNSON 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. ELIGIBILITY OF TAIWAN FOR THE STRATEGIC TRADE 
                   AUTHORIZATION EXCEPTION TO CERTAIN EXPORT 
                   CONTROL LICENSING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Taiwan has adopted high standards in the field of 
     export controls.
       (2) Taiwan has declared its unilateral adherence to the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime, the Wassenaar Arrangement, 
     the Australia Group, and the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
       (3) At the request of President George W. Bush, section 
     1206 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
     2003 (Public Law 107-228; 22 U.S.C. 2321k note) required that 
     Taiwan be treated as if it were designated as a major non-
     NATO ally (as defined in section 644(q) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403(q)).
       (b) Eligibility for Strategic Trade Authorization.--The 
     President, consistent with the commitments of the United 
     States under international arrangements, shall take steps so 
     that Taiwan may be treated as if it were included in the list 
     of countries eligible for the strategic trade authorization 
     exception under section 740.20(c)(1) of the Export 
     Administration Regulations to the requirement for a license 
     for the export, re-export, or in-country transfer of an item 
     subject to controls under the Export Administration 
     Regulations.
       (c) Criteria.--Before the President may treat Taiwan as 
     eligible for the exception described in subsection (b), the 
     President shall ensure that Taiwan satisfies any applicable 
     criteria normally required for inclusion in the Country Group 
     A:5 list set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 740 of the 
     Export Administration Regulations, particularly with respect 
     to alignment of export control policies with such policies of 
     the United States.
       (d) Export Administration Regulations Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``Export Administration Regulations'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 1742 of the Export 
     Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4801).
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