,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dcca ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #bf1 #bjbb,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require a plan on emergency military assistance to ,taiwan and other support to ,taiwan's defensive capabilities1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,strengthen ,taiwan's ,security ,act of #bjbb4 #b4 ,annual report on the ability of the ,united ,states to support defensive capabilities of ,taiwan 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter through fiscal year #bjbg1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress1 a report on the ability of the ,united ,states to support the defensive capabilities of ,taiwan4 7b7 ,elements 7#a7 ,in general ,the elements described in this paragraph are the following3 7,a7 ,an assessment of the implications of current levels of pre-positioned war reserve materiel on the ability of the ,united ,states to respond to a natural disaster in or military invasion of ,taiwan1 with respect to-- 7i7 providing military or nonmilitary aid to the ,government of ,taiwan2 and 7ii7 sustaining military installations and other infrastructure of the ,united ,states in the ,indo-,pacific region4 7,b7 ,an evaluation of the use by the ,united ,states ,government of privileges available with respect to ,taiwan under the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq471 including war reserve stockpiles for allies and pre-positioned facilities4 7,c7 ,an assessment of ways the ,united ,states ,government could employ such privileges to support the defensive capabilities of ,taiwan in the event of a military invasion4 7,d7 ,an assessment of the current intelligence1 surveillance1 and reconnaissance capabilities of ,taiwan and any existing gaps in such capabilities4 7,e7 ,an evaluation of options to enhance such capabilities1 that includes for each such option-- 7i7 a description of-- 7,i7 the gaps addressed2 7,,ii7 the resources required for implementation2 and 7,,iii7 the potential constraints with respect to implementation2 7ii7 projected timeline for implementation2 and 7iii7 any other consideration the ,secretary of ,defense considers necessary4 7#b7 ,initial report ,the initial report required by subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the elements described in paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,the plan required by subsection 7c74 7#c7 ,additional reports ,the second and any subsequent report required by subsection 7a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,the elements described in paragraph 7#a74 7,b7 ,a summary of changes to pre-positioned war reserve materiel of the ,united ,states in the ,indo-,pacific region as reported by the ,armed ,forces since the preceding report4 7,c7 ,a summary of investments made by ,taiwan in intelligence1 surveillance1 and reconnaissance capabilities since the preceding report4 7,d7 ,any updates to the plan required by subsection 7c71 as determined by the ,secretary of ,defense4 7c7 ,plan for emergency military assistance 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 in close consultation with the ,taiwan ,ministry of ,defense of ,taiwan and the military forces of ,taiwan1 shall develop a plan for the ,united ,states to use1 to the maximum extent practicable1 existing authorities or programs to expedite military assistance to ,taiwan necessary for ,taiwan to defend itself in the event of a military invasion4 7#b7 ,elements ,the plan required by paragraph 7#a7 shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a list of defense articles of the ,united ,states that may1 with pre-approved authority1 be transferred to ,taiwan during a military invasion4 7,b7 ,a list of measures to be prioritized to assist ,taiwan during a military invasion1 including-- 7i7 prioritization of delivery of excess defense articles to ,taiwan2 7ii7 use by the ,secretary of ,defense of the lease authority and the ,special ,defense ,acquisition ,fund established under section #ea of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgie72 7iii7 use of the presidential drawdown authority under section #ejf7;a7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcah7;a772 7iv7 use of presidential authority to lend or lease defense articles to the ,government of ,taiwan2 and 7v7 temporary expedited congressional review of arms sales to ,taiwan4 7,c7 ,an assessment of methods that could be used to deliver aid to ,taiwan during a military invasion of ,taiwan1 including-- 7i7 the feasibility of employing such methods in different scenarios2 and 7ii7 recommendations for improving the ability of the ,armed ,forces to deliver assistance to ,taiwan4 7,d7 ,an assessment of additional assistance that could be provided to ,taiwan if additional authority is granted4 7d7 ,form ,each report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 #c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of ,congress ,the term appropriate committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,military invasion ,the term military invasion includes-- 7,a7 an amphibious landing or assault2 7,b7 an airborne operation or air assault2 7,c7 an aerial bombardment or blockade2 7,d7 missile attacks1 including rockets1 ballistic missiles1 cruise missiles1 and hypersonic missiles2 and 7,e7 a naval bombardment or blockade4 7#c7 ,natural disaster ,the term natural disaster means a disaster caused by natural forces1 including extreme weather events1 sea-level rise1 or extreme drought conditions4