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,assessm5t ,commission1 & = o!r         
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,/ates to re9=ce its commitm5ts to      
,taiwan "u ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act &  
consi/5t ) ! ,six ,assurances z bo?     
gov]nm5ts "w to improve ,taiwan's       
self-def5se capability4  #c4 ,s5se (    
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,unit$ ,/ates %\ld-- 7#a7 /r5g!n &      
enhance its long/&+ p>tn]%ip &          

coop]ation ) ,taiwan2  7#b7 cont9ue to  
conduct regul> transf]s ( def5se        
articles & def5se s]vices necess>y to   
enable ,taiwan to ma9ta9 a suffici5t    
self-def5se capability1 bas$ solely on !
 ne$s ( ,taiwan2  7#c7 cont9ue to       
conduct bilat]al milit>y ex]cises &     
ex*anges ( s5ior milit>y (fic]s & s5ior 
(ficials ) ,taiwan to improve           
milit>y-to-milit>y relations1 z express$
 9 section #abhd ( ! ,national ,def5se  
,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal ,ye> #bjag 
7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj ,/at4      
#bedd72 &  7#d7 provide regul>          
consultation & advice to ,taiwan on o!r 
matt]s t w improve ! effici5cy1         
effectiv5ess1 read9ess & resili5ce (    
,taiwan's def5se e/abli%m5t4  #d4       
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aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all e/abli% a      
commission1 to be kn[n z ! ,taiwan      
,def5se ,assessm5t ,commission1 to      
conduct a compreh5sive assessm5t (      

,taiwan's def5se e/abli%m5t & provide   
recomm5dations to improve ! effici5cy1  
effectiv5ess1 read9ess1 & resili5ce (   
,taiwan's self-def5se capability 9 !    
foll[+ areas3  7#a7 ,/rategic plann+ &  
res\rce managem5t4  7#b7 ,p]sonnel      
managem5t & =ce developm5t4  7#c7 ,jo9t 
op]ational plann+ & assessm5t4  7#d7    
,milit>y read9ess measurem5t &          
assessm5t4  7#e7 ,comm&1 control1       
communications1 & intellig5ce4  7#f7    
,te*nology rese>* & developm5t4  7#g7   
,def5se article procurem5t & logi/ics4  
7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] !   
date on :i* ! commission is e/abli%$ "u 
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se   
%all submit to ,taiwan's ,def5se ,m9i/] 
& ! congressional def5se committees a   
report on ! recomm5dations ( !          
,commission "u subsection 7a74