,,ii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #djce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjbb,mr4   
,hawley introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
require ! placem5t ( ,taiwan 9 ,c\ntry  
,gr\p ,a3#e = purposes ( ! /rategic     
trade au?orization lic5se exception "u !
 ,export ,adm9i/ration ,regulations4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,taiwan ,weapons ,exports ,act (      
#bjbb4  #b4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !   
s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$      
,/ates has a /rong int]e/1 9 accordance 
) its obligations "u ! ,taiwan          
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et 
seq471 9 ensur+ t ,taiwan has all       
res\rces necess>y to def5d itself1      
especially by asymmetric ways & means1  
aga9/ milit>y action by ! ,p's ,republic
 ( ,*9a2  7#b7 ! ?reat ( milit>y action 
by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a aga9/ ,taiwan
 is gr[+ m rapidly ?an _m anticipat$1 ) 
! curr5t & =m] comm&]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 ,indo-,pacific ,comm& te/ify+ t !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a may 
view ! local milit>y balance ov] ,taiwan
 z favorable to an invasion well be=e   
#bjce & pot5tially z soon z #bjbg2  7#c7
 x is imp]ative t ! ,unit$ ,/ates       
provide ,taiwan ) def5sive res\rces )   
urg5cy1 n only s t ,taiwan c bett] def5d
 itself aga9/ milit>y action by ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a1 b also to r$uce !     
op]ational risk to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$
 ,=ces1 if ! ,presid5t commits su* =ces 
to ,taiwan's def5se foll[+ ! initiation 
( ho/ilities by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a2  7#d7 ! inclusion (   
,taiwan 9 ,c\ntry ,gr\p ,a3#e "u        
,supplem5t ,no4 #a to "p #gdj ( !       
,export ,adm9i/ration ,regulations w\ld 
address ! ne$ describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c7  
by all[+ ,taiwan to acquire critical    
asymmetric def5sive capabilities on an  
exp$it$ basis1 includ+ und]sea s5sors1  
naval m9es1 man-portable air def5se     
sy/ems1 & unmann$ a]ial vehicles1       
pursuant to ! /rategic trade            

au?orization lic5se exception "u section
 #gdj4bj ( ! ,export ,adm9i/ration      
,regulations2 &  7#e7 ,taiwan has be5   
designat$ a major non-,,nato ally "u    
section #eag ( ! ,=eign ,assi/ance ,act 
( #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbak74  #c4    
,/rategic trade au?orization lic5se     
exception = ,taiwan ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce %all revise "p #gdj
 ( ! ,export ,adm9i/ration ,regulations 
to remove ,taiwan f ,c\ntry ,gr\p ,a3#f 
& add x to ,c\ntry ,gr\p ,a3#e4  #d4    
,def9ition ( ,export ,adm9i/ration      
,regulations ,9 ?is ,act1 ! t]m ,export 
,adm9i/ration ,regulations has ! mean+  
giv5 t t]m 9 section #agdb ( ! ,export  
,control ,re=m ,act ( #bjah 7#ej        
,u4,s4,c4 #dhja74