,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #g1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
placement of ,taiwan in ,country ,group 
,a3#e for purposes of the strategic     
trade authorization license exception   
under the ,export ,administration       
,regulations4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,taiwan        
,weapons ,exports ,act of #bjbb4  #b4   
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that-- 7#a7 the ,united       
,states has a strong interest1 in       
accordance with its obligations under   
the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq471 in ensuring   
that ,taiwan has all resources necessary
 to defend itself1 especially by        
asymmetric ways and means1 against      
military action by the ,people's        
,republic of ,china2  7#b7 the threat of

 military action by the ,people's       
,republic of ,china against ,taiwan is  
growing more rapidly than many          
anticipated1 with the current and former
 commanders of the ,united ,states      
,indo-,pacific ,command testifying that 
the ,government of the ,people's        
,republic of ,china may view the local  
military balance over ,taiwan as        
favorable to an invasion well before    
#bjce and potentially as soon as #bjbg2 
7#c7 it is imperative that the ,united  
,states provide ,taiwan with defensive  
resources with urgency1 not only so that
 ,taiwan can better defend itself       
against military action by the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china1 but also to reduce
 the operational risk to the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces1 if the          
,president commits such forces to       
,taiwan's defense following the         
initiation of hostilities by the        
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2  7#d7 the inclusion of       
,taiwan in ,country ,group ,a3#e under  

,supplement ,no4 #a to part #gdj of the 
,export ,administration ,regulations    
would address the need described in     
paragraph 7#c7 by allowing ,taiwan to   
acquire critical asymmetric defensive   
capabilities on an expedited basis1     
including undersea sensors1 naval mines1
 man-portable air defense systems1 and  
unmanned aerial vehicles1 pursuant to   
the strategic trade authorization       
license exception under section #gdj4bj 
of the ,export ,administration          
,regulations2 and  7#e7 ,taiwan has been
 designated a major non-,,nato ally     
under section #eag of the ,foreign      
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcbak74  #c4 ,strategic trade         
authorization license exception for     
,taiwan ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,commerce shall revise
 part #gdj of the ,export               
,administration ,regulations to remove  
,taiwan from ,country ,group ,a3#f and  
add it to ,country ,group ,a3#e4  #d4   

,definition of ,export ,administration  
,regulations ,in this ,act1 the term    
,export ,administration ,regulations has
 the meaning given that term in section 
#agdb of the ,export ,control ,reform   
,act of #bjah 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja74