To require the Secretary of Defense to appropriately consider Taiwan for enhanced defense industrial base cooperation activities.
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Latest Action · May 2, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
This bill directs the Secretary of Defense to consider Taiwan for closer cooperation in defense manufacturing and supply chain development. The measure requires the Defense Department, working with the State Department, to explore ways Taiwan can participate in research, development, and cooperative defense projects with the United States, as well as potentially enter into formal agreements for joint defense research and production. The bill also mandates a feasibility study to evaluate the benefits of establishing defense industrial agreements with Taiwan, including examining how such partnerships could improve supply chain security, mutual defense support, and military interoperability. The study must identify at least five defense capabilities either developed in Taiwan that need expedited U.S. component licenses or technologies the U.S. defense industry cannot produce quickly enough to meet Taiwan's needs. The Defense Secretary must deliver the completed study report to Congress within 180 days of the bill's enactment, with no specific funding amount specified in the legislation.
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