,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aiig  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote peace
 through strength in ,taiwan1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,taiwan ,peace 
through ,strength ,act of #bjbc4  #b4   
,anticipatory policy planning and annual
 review of ,united ,states war plans to 
defend ,taiwan  7a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter1 the ,secretary of ,defense 
shall conduct a classified review of    
,united ,states war plans to defend     
,taiwan and share the results of the    
review with the ,chairman and ,ranking  
,member of the ,committee on ,armed     
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives4  7b7        

,elements ,the review conducted under   
subsection 7a7 shall include the        
following elements3 7#a7 ,an assessment 
of ,taiwan's current and near-term      
capabilities and ,united ,states force  
readiness and the adequacy of ,united   
,states conflict contingency plans4     
7#b7 ,a comprehensive assessment of     
risks to the ,united ,states and ,united
 ,states interests1 including readiness 
shortfalls that pose strategic risk4    
7#c7 ,a review of indicators of the     
near-term likelihood of the use of force
 by the ,people's ,liberation ,army     
against ,taiwan4  7#d7 ,the compilation 
of a pre-approved list of military      
capabilities1 including both asymmetric 
and traditional capabilities selected to
 suit the operational environment and to
 allow ,taiwan to respond effectively to
 a variety of contingencies across all  
phases of conflict involving the        
,people's ,liberation ,army1 that the   
,secretary of ,defense has pre-cleared  
for ,taiwan to acquire1 and that would  

reduce the threat of conflict1 thwart an
 invasion1 and mitigate other risks to  
the ,united ,states and ,taiwan4  #c4   
,fast-tracking sales to ,taiwan under   
,foreign ,military ,sales program  7a7  
,preclearance of certain foreign        
military sales items  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and      
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary of  
,state1 in coordination with the        
,secretary of ,defense and in           
conjunction with relevant coordinating  
entities1 such as the ,national         
,disclosure ,policy ,committee and the  
,arms ,transfer and ,technology ,release
 ,senior ,steering ,group1 shall-- 7,a7 
compile and submit to the relevant      
congressional committees a list of      
available and emerging military         
platforms1 technologies1 and equipment2 
and  7,b7 upon listing such platforms1  
technologies1 and equipment1 pre-clear  
and prioritize for sale and release to  
,taiwan through the ,foreign ,military  

,sales program such platforms1          
technologies1 and equipment4  7#b7      
,selection of items ,the items          
pre-cleared for sale pursuant to        
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 shall represent a 
full-range of asymmetric capabilities as
 well as the conventional capabilities  
informed by ,united ,states readiness   
and risk assessments and determined by  
,taiwan to be required for various      
wartime scenarios and peacetime duties2 
and  7,b7 shall include each item on the
 list of approved items compiled by the 
,secretary of ,defense pursuant to      
section #b7;b77#d74  7#c7 ,exception    
,the ,secretary of ,state may exclude an
 item from the list described in        
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 if the ,secretary of
 ,state submits to the appropriate      
congressional committees a determination
 that the costs of providing such items1
 including the potential costs of       
technology slippage1 exceeds the costs  
to the ,united ,states of failing to arm
 ,taiwan with such items1 including the 

likelihood of being drawn into conflict 
with the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 
7#d7 ,rule of construction ,the list    
compiled pursuant to section #b7;b77#d7 
shall not be construed as limiting the  
type1 timing1 or quantity of items that 
may be requested by1 or sold to1 ,taiwan
 under the ,foreign ,military ,sales    
program4  7#e7 ,final determination of  
disputes ,the ,department of ,defense   
shall serve as the lead ,federal agency 
for purposes of making final            
determinations when disputes arise      
between agencies about the              
appropriateness of specific items for   
sale to ,taiwan4  7b7 ,prioritized      
processing of ,foreign ,military ,sales 
requests from ,taiwan  7#a7 ,requirement
 ,the ,secretary of ,defense and the    
,secretary of ,state shall prioritize   
and expedite the processing of requests 
from ,taiwan under the ,foreign         
,military ,sales program1 and may not   
delay the processing of requests for    
bundling purposes4  7#b7 ,duration ,the 

requirement under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
continue until the ,secretary of        
,defense determines and certifies to the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,committee on ,armed    
,services of the ,house of              
,representatives that the threat to     
,taiwan has significantly abated4  7#c7 
,annual report ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 ,act1 and annually thereafter for #aj  
years1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall 
submit to the ,committee on ,armed      
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives a report     
describing steps taken to implement the 
requirement under paragraph 7#a74  7c7  
,priority production  7#a7 ,requirement 
,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
require that contractors awarded        
,department of ,defense contracts to    
provide items for sale to ,taiwan under 
the ,foreign ,military ,sales program   
shall1 as a condition of receiving such 

contracts1 expedite and prioritize the  
production of such items above the      
production of other ,foreign ,military  
,sales items regardless of the order in 
which contracts were signed4  7#b7      
,duration ,the requirement under        
paragraph 7#a7 shall continue until the 
,secretary of ,defense determines and   
certifies to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives that the     
threat to ,taiwan has significantly     
abated4  7#c7 ,annual report            
,contractors covered under paragraph    
7#a7 shall be required to report        
annually to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives on efforts to
 expedite and prioritize production as  
required under such paragraph4  7d7     
,interagency policy ,the ,secretary of  
,state and the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall jointly review and update         

interagency policies and implementation 
guidance related to ,foreign ,military  
,sales requests from ,taiwan1 including 
incorporating the preclearance and      
prioritization provisions of this       
section4  #d4 ,amendments to ,taiwan    
,relations ,act  7a7 ,policy ,section   
#b7;b77#e7 of the ,taiwan ,relations    
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja7;b77#e77 is   
amended by striking arms of a defensive 
character and inserting arms conducive  
to the deterrence of acts of aggression 
by the ,people's ,liberation ,army4  7b7
 ,provision of defense articles and     
services ,section #c7;a7 of the ,taiwan 
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4          
#ccjb7;a77 is amended by striking such  
defense articles and defense services in
 such quantity as may be necessary to   
enable ,taiwan to maintain a sufficient 
self-defense capability and inserting   
such defense articles and defense       
services in such quantity as may be     
necessary to enable ,taiwan to implement
 a strategy to deter acts of aggression 

by the ,people's ,liberation ,army and  
to deny an invasion of ,taiwan by the   
,people's ,liberation ,army4  7c7 ,rule 
of construction ,section #d of the      
,taiwan ,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#ccjc7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new subsection3  7e7      
,security cooperation and deterrence of 
use of force by ,people's ,liberation   
,army ,nothing in this ,act1 nor the    
facts of the ,president's action in     
extending diplomatic recognition to the 
,people's ,republic of ,china1 the      
absence of diplomatic relations between 
the people of ,taiwan and the ,united   
,states1 or the lack of formal          
recognition by the ,united ,states1 and 
attendant circumstances thereto1 shall  
be construed to constitute a legal or   
practical obstacle to any otherwise     
lawful action of the ,president or of   
any ,united ,states ,government agency  
that is needed to advance or protect    
,united ,states interests pertaining to 
,taiwan1 including actions intended to  

strengthen security cooperation between 
the ,united ,states and ,taiwan or to   
otherwise deter the use of force against
 ,taiwan by the ,people's ,liberation   
,army4  4  #e4 ,military planning       
mechanism ,the ,secretary of ,defense   
shall establish a high-level military   
planning mechanism between the ,united  
,states and ,taiwan to oversee a ,joint 
and ,combined ,exercise ,program and    
coordinate ,international ,military     
,education and ,training assistance and 
professional exchanges aimed at         
determining and coordinating the        
acquisition of capabilities for both    
,united ,states and ,taiwan military    
forces to address the needs of currently
 anticipated and future contingencies4  
,the mechanism may be modeled after the 
,joint ,united ,states ,military        
,advisory ,group ,thailand1 or any such 
similar existing arrangement1 as        
determined by the ,secretary of         
,defense4  #f4 ,prohibition on doing    
business in ,china  7a7 ,requirement    

,the ,secretary of ,defense shall       
require any contractor awarded a        
,department of ,defense contract1 as a  
condition of receiving such contract1   
not to conduct any business in the      
,people's ,republic of ,china with any  
entity that is owned by or controlled by
 the ,government of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china or the ,chinese     
,communist ,party1 or any subsidiary of 
such a company4  7b7 ,determination of  
noncompliance ,if the ,secretary of     
,defense determines that a ,department  
of ,defense contractor is noncompliant  
with the requirement in subsection 7a7--
 7#a7 such noncompliance shall be       
considered grounds for termination of   
the contract2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall terminate the         
contract4  #g4 ,taiwan critical         
munitions acquisition fund  7a7         
,establishment ,there shall be          
established in the ,treasury of the     
,united ,states a revolving fund to be  
known as the ,taiwan ,critical          

,munitions ,acquisition ,fund 7in this  
section referred to as the ,fund74  7b7 
,purpose ,subject to the availability of
 appropriations1 amounts in the ,fund   
shall be made available by the          
,secretary of ,defense-- 7#a7 to ensure 
that adequate stocks of critical        
munitions necessary for a denial defense
 are available to allies and partners of
 the ,united ,states in advance of a    
potential operation to defend the       
autonomy and territory of ,taiwan2 and  
7#b7 to finance the acquisition of      
critical munitions necessary for a      
denial defense in advance of the        
transfer of such munitions to foreign   
countries for such a potential          
operation4  7c7 ,additional authority   
,subject to the availability of         
appropriations1 the ,secretary of       
,defense may also use amounts made      
available to the ,fund-- 7#a7 to keep on
 continuous order munitions that the    
,secretary of ,defense considers        
critical due to a reduction in current  

stocks as a result of the drawdown of   
stocks provided to the government of one
 or more foreign countries2 or  7#b7    
with the concurrence of the ,secretary  
of ,state1 to procure munitions         
identified as having a high-use rate4   
7d7 ,deposits  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
,fund shall consist of each of the      
following3 7,a7 ,collections from sales 
made under letters of offer 7or         
transfers made under the ,foreign       
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #baea et seq477 of munitions acquired  
using amounts made available from the   
,fund pursuant to this section1         
representing the value of such items    
calculated1 as applicable1 in accordance
 with-- 7i7 subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 of
 section #ba7;a77#a7 of the ,arms       
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgfa7;a77#a772  7ii7 section #bb of the
 ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bgfb72 or  7iii7 section     
#fdd7m7 of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act
 of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bdjc7m774     

7,b7 ,such amounts as may be            
appropriated pursuant to the            
authorization under this section or     
otherwise made available for the        
purposes of the ,fund4  7,c7 ,not more  
than #b1jjj1jjj1jjj may be transferred  
to the ,fund for any fiscal year1 in    
accordance with subsection 7e71 from    
amounts authorized to be appropriated   
for the ,department of ,defense in such 
amounts as the ,secretary of ,defense   
determines necessary to carry out the   
purposes of this section1 which shall   
remain available until expended4 ,the   
transfer authority provided under this  
subparagraph is in addition to any other
 transfer authority available to the    
,secretary of ,defense4  7#b7           
,contributions from foreign governments 
7,a7 ,in general ,subject to            
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary of    
,defense may accept contributions of    
amounts to the ,fund from any foreign   
government or international             
organization4 ,any amounts so accepted  

shall be credited to the ,taiwan        
,critical ,munitions ,acquisition ,fund 
and shall be available for use as       
authorized under subsection 7b74  7,b7  
,limitation ,the ,secretary of ,defense 
may not accept a contribution under this
 paragraph if the acceptance of the     
contribution would compromise1 or appear
 to compromise1 the integrity of any    
program of the ,department of ,defense4 
7,c7 ,notification ,if the ,secretary of
 ,defense accepts any contribution under
 this paragraph1 the ,secretary shall   
notify the appropriate committees of    
,congress4 ,the notice shall specify the
 source and amount of any contribution  
so accepted and the use of any amount so
 accepted4  7e7 ,notification  7#a7 ,in 
general ,no amount may be transferred   
pursuant to subsection 7d77#a77;,c7     
until the date that is #ae days after   
the date on which the ,secretary of     
,defense submits to the appropriate     
committees of ,congress-- 7,a7 notice in
 writing of the amount and purpose of   

the proposed transfer2 and  7,b7 in the 
case of an authorization pursuant to    
subsection 7f77#a77;,a71 a description  
of the manner in which the use of       
critical munitions is necessary to meet 
national defense requirements4  7#b7    
,ammunition purchases ,no amounts in the
 ,fund may be used to purchase          
ammunition1 as authorized by this       
section1 until the date that is #ae days
 after the date on which the ,secretary 
of ,defense notifies the appropriate    
committees of ,congress in writing of   
the amount and purpose of the proposed  
purchase4  7#c7 ,foreign transfers ,no  
munition purchased using amounts in the 
,fund may be transferred to a foreign   
country until the date that is #ae days 
after the date on which the ,secretary  
of ,defense notifies the appropriate    
committees of ,congress in writing of   
the proposed transfer4  7f7 ,limitations
  7#a7 ,limitation on transfer ,no      
munition acquired by the ,secretary of  
,defense using amounts made available   

from the ,fund pursuant to this section 
may be transferred to any foreign       
country unless such transfer is         
authorized by the ,arms ,export ,control
 ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et seq471 the
 ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #baea et seq471 or other     
applicable law1 except as follows3 7,a7 
,the ,secretary of ,defense1 with the   
concurrence of the ,secretary of ,state1
 may authorize the use by the           
,department of ,defense of munitions    
acquired under this section prior to    
transfer to a foreign country1 if such  
use is necessary to meet national       
defense requirements and the ,department
 bears the costs of replacement and     
transport1 maintenance1 storage1 and    
other such associated costs of such     
munitions4  7,b7 ,except as required by 
subparagraph 7,a71 amounts made         
available to the ,fund may be used to   
pay for storage1 maintenance1 and other 
costs related to the storage1           
preservation1 and preparation for       

transfer of munitions acquired under    
this section prior to their transfer1   
and the administrative costs of the     
,department of ,defense incurred in the 
acquisition of such items1 to the extent
 such costs are not eligible for        
reimbursement pursuant to section       
#dc7;b7 of the ,arms ,export ,control   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgib7;b774  7#b7   
,certification requirement  7,a7 ,in    
general ,no amounts in the ,fund may be 
used pursuant to this section unless the
 ,president-- 7i7 certifies to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress that
 the ,special ,defense ,acquisition     
,fund established pursuant to chapter #e
 of the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bgie et seq47 cannot be used
 to fulfill the same functions and      
objectives for which such amounts to be 
made available from the ,fund are to be 
used2 and  7ii7 includes in such        
certification a justification for the   
certification1 which may be included in 
a classified annex1 if necessary4  7,b7 

,nondelegation ,the ,president may not  
delegate any responsibility of the      
,president under subparagraph 7,a74  7g7
 ,termination ,the authority for the    
,fund under this section shall expire on
 ,december #ca1 #bjdj4  7h7 ,appropriate
 committees of congress defined ,in this
 section1 the term appropriate          
committees of ,congress means-- 7#a7 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the    
,committee on ,appropriations1 and the  
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate2 and  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,armed ,services1 the ,committee on     
,appropriations1 and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives4  #h4 ,increasing      
production capacity for weapons for     
united states stockpiles  7a7 ,report   
requirement relating to increase in     
contracted entities ,section #bbb;c7e7  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
amended by section #agja7;c7 of the     
,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   

#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc71 is       
further amended by adding at the end the
 following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,steps  
taken to increase the number of entities
 contracted to supply each class of     
weapons described in section #agje7;c7  
of the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national     
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc7 in 
order to produce redundancy in the      
supply of such weapons4  4  7b7         
,modification to quarterly briefings on 
replenishment and revitalization of     
weapons provided to ukraine and taiwan  
,section #agjc of the ,james ,m4 ,inhofe
 ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act 
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbc 7,public ,law   
#aag-bfc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the      
section heading1 by inserting and       
,taiwan after ,ukraine2  7#b7 in        
subsection 7a71 by inserting 1 the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate1 and the ,committee on ,foreign
 ,affairs of the ,house of              
,representatives after congressional    

defense committees2  7#c7 in subsection 
7d77#b71 by inserting or ,taiwan after  
,ukraine2  7#d7 in subsection 7e71 by   
striking ,december #ca1 #bjbf and       
inserting ,december #ca1 #bjdj2 and     
7#e7 by striking subsection 7f7 and     
inserting the following3  7f7 ,covered  
system ,in this section1 the term       
covered system means-- 7#a7 any system  
provided to the ,government of ,ukraine 
or the ,government of ,taiwan pursuant  
to-- 7,a7 section #ejf of the ,foreign  
,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #bcah72 or  7,b7 section #fad of the   
,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb 
,u4,s4,c4 #bcfd72  7#b7 any system      
provided to the ,government of ,ukraine 
pursuant to the ,ukraine ,security      
,assistance ,initiative established     
under section #abej of the ,national    
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjaf 7,public ,law #aad-ib71    
including as amended by this ,act1 if   
such system was provided to ,ukraine    
after ,february #bd1 #bjbb2 or  7#c7 any

 system provided to the ,government of  
,taiwan-- 7,a7 pursuant to section      
#eejb7;b7 of this ,act2 or  7,b7 that is
 necessary for a denial defense of      
,taiwan4  4  7c7 ,assessment on         
expanding national technology and       
industrial base ,section #bbb;d7b7 of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by section #agja7;d77#a7 of the   
,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc71 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following new paragraph3  7#ac7 ,an     
assessment of the feasibility and       
advisability of expanding the national  
technology and industrial base 7as      
defined in section #dhja of this title7 
to include entities outside of the      
,united ,states1 ,canada1 the ,united   
,kingdom1 ,new ,zealand1 ,israel1 and   
,australia in order to increase the     
number of suppliers of weapons described
 in section #agje7;c7 of the ,james ,m4 
,inhofe ,national ,defense              

,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc71 with     
particular attention to member states of
 the ,north ,atlantic ,treaty           
,organization1 treaty allies of the     
,united ,states in the ,indo-,pacific1  
and members of the ,quadrilateral       
,security ,dialogue4  4  7d7 ,minimum   
annual production levels ,the ,secretary
 of ,defense shall include minimum      
annual production levels for weapons    
described in section #agje7;c7 of the   
,james ,m4 ,inhofe ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjbc 7,public ,law #aag-bfc7 in any    
contract for the procurement of such    
weapons entered into on or after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4