,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #defj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bj1 #bjba,mr4  
,gallagh] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,kim ( ,new  
,j]sey1 ,mrs4 ,mc,clain1 & ,mrs4 ,murphy
 ( ,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require an      
annual report on coop]ation betwe5 !    
,national ,gu>d & ,taiwan1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,taiwan ,p>tn]%ip ,act4    
#b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (    
,congress t ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld-- 7#a7 
cont9ue to support ! developm5t (       
capable1 ready1 & mod]n def5se =ces     
necess>y = ,taiwan to ma9ta9 a suffici5t
 self-def5se capability by increas+     
ex*anges betwe5 s5ior def5se (ficials & 
g5]al (fic]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan

 at ! /rategic1 policy1 & functional    
levels1 consi/5t ) ! ,taiwan ,travel    
,act 7,public ,law #aae-ace2 #acb ,/at4 
#cda71 especially = ! purposes (-- 7,a7 
improv+ ! int]op]ability ( ! milit>y    
=ces ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan2  7,b7 
improv+ ! res]ve =ce ( ,taiwan2  7,c7   
exp&+ coop]ation 9 humanit>ian assi/ance
 & disa/] relief2 &  7,d7 exp&+ milit>y 
to milit>y m$ical coop]ation2  7#b7 exp&
 & /r5g!n ,taiwan's capability to       
conduct security activities1 includ+    
traditional activities ( ! combatant    
comm&s1 coop]ation ) ! ,national ,gu>d1 
& ?r\gh multilat]al activities2 &  7#c7 
us+ appropriate au?orities & consi/5t ) 
! ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7,public ,law 
#if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq471    
seek to develop a p>tn]%ip betwe5 !     
,national ,gu>d & ,taiwan z a means (   
ma9ta9+ a suffici5t self-def5se         
capability4  #c4 ,annual report on      
coop]ation betwe5 ! ,national ,gu>d &   
,taiwan  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an       
,febru>y #ae1 #bjbb1 & annually !reaft]1

 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to ! 
congressional def5se committees 7z def9$
 9 section #aja ( title #aj1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code7 a report on ! feasibility 
& advisability ( enhanc$ coop]ation     
betwe5 ! ,national ,gu>d & ,taiwan4  7b7
 ,elem5ts ,ea* report requir$ by        
subsection 7a7 %all include ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,a description ( ! coop]ation      
betwe5 ! ,national ,gu>d & ,taiwan dur+ 
! prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 includ+ mutual     
visits1 ex]cises1 tra9+1 & equipm5t     
opportunities4  7#b7 ,an evaluation ( ! 
feasibility ( enhanc+ coop]ation betwe5 
! ,national ,gu>d & ,taiwan on a range (
 activities1 includ+-- 7,a7 disa/] &    
em]g5cy response2  7,b7 cyb] def5se &   
communications security2  7,c7 milit>y  
m$ical coop]ation2  7,d7 cultural       
ex*ange & education ( memb]s ( !        
,national ,gu>d 9 ,m&>9 ,*9ese2 &  7,e7 
programs = ,national ,gu>d advisors to  
assi/ 9 tra9+ ! res]ve compon5ts ( !    
milit>y =ces ( ,taiwan4  7#c7           
,recomm5dations to enhance su*          

coop]ation & improve int]op]ability1    
includ+ ?r\gh famili>ization visits1    
coop]ative tra9+ & ex]cises1 &          
co-deploym5ts4  7#d7 ,any o!r matt] !   
,secret>y ( ,def5se det]m9es            
appropriate4