A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.
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Latest Action · November 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S. 3163 directs the Secretary of Defense to establish a joint military program with Taiwan focused on developing and producing unmanned aircraft and systems to counter unmanned threats for both U.S. and Taiwanese forces. The bill requires the Defense Secretary to begin engagement with Taiwanese officials by March 1, 2026, and to coordinate with the State Department throughout the process, operating within the framework of the Taiwan Relations Act. The measure also mandates that the Defense Secretary submit detailed reports to Congress every year through 2029, describing progress on the joint program, activities undertaken, and negotiations on key defense agreements between the two countries. The bill does not specify dedicated funding amounts but authorizes use of existing Defense Department authorities and legal mechanisms to carry out the program. This legislation aims to strengthen military cooperation between the U.S. and Taiwan in emerging drone technology while building formal defense trade agreements between the two parties.
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