,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dbda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #b1       
#bjbd,ms4 ,rosen 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,scott of  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 and ,ms4     
,ernst7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of   
,defense to appropriately consider      
,taiwan for enhanced defense industrial 
base cooperation activities1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,transpacific  
,allies ,investing in ,weapons to       
,advance ,national ,security ,act or the
 ,,taiwan ,security ,act4  #b4          
,consideration of ,taiwan for enhanced  
defense industrial base cooperation  7a7
 ,enhanced defense industrial base      
cooperation  7#a7 ,in general           
,consistent with the ,taiwan ,relations 
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq471 the 
,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination 

with the ,secretary of ,state and the   
head of any other relevant ,federal     
department or agency1 shall take        
measures to ensure that ,taiwan is      
appropriately considered for enhanced   
defense industrial base cooperation     
activities aligned with the ,united     
,states ,national ,defense ,industrial  
,strategy to expand global defense      
production1 increase supply chain       
security and resilience1 and meet the   
defense needs of ,taiwan4  7#b7         
,elements ,consideration for enhanced   
defense industrial base cooperation     
activities under paragraph 7#a7 shall   
include the consideration of ,taiwan for
 the following3 7,a7 ,eligibility for   
funding to initiate or facilitate       
cooperative research1 development1      
testing1 or evaluation projects with the
 ,department of ,defense4  7,b7         
,eligibility to enter into a memorandum 
of understanding or other formal        
agreement with the ,department of       
,defense for the purpose of conducting  

cooperative research and development    
projects on defense equipment and       
munitions1 with a focus on enhancing the
 defense industry and supply chain      
resilience of ,taiwan4  7b7 ,feasibility
 study  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary
 of ,defense1 in coordination with the  
,secretary of ,state1 the ,government of
 ,taiwan1 and representatives of the    
,united ,states defense industry1 shall 
conduct a study on the feasibility and  
advisability of entering into one or    
more defense industrial agreements with 
,taiwan4  7#b7 ,elements ,the study     
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 
evaluate the strategic benefits and     
implications of entering into a defense 
industrial agreement with ,taiwan1      
including with respect to-- 7i7         
long-term supply chain security and     
resilience2  7ii7 mutual supply of      
defense goods and services2  7iii7      
supply of regional maintenance1 repair1 
and overhaul capabilities and any other 
support capability the ,secretary of    

,defense considers appropriate2 and     
7iv7 the promotion of interoperability2 
7,b7 account for the legal1 economic1   
and defense policy aspects of a closer  
defense procurement partnership between 
the ,united ,states and ,taiwan2 and    
7,c7 include a list of not fewer than   
five defense capabilities-- 7i7 7,i7    
developed by1 and produced in1 ,taiwan2 
and  7,,ii7 that require expedited      
licenses for components produced in the 
,united ,states2 or  7ii7 developed by  
the ,united ,states but for which the   
,united ,states defense industry cannot 
meet the demand of ,taiwan on a timely  
basis so as to necessitate production in
 ,taiwan4  7#c7 ,report ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,defense shall submit to the         
,committees on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate and the ,house of               
,representatives a report on the results
 of the study conducted under paragraph 
7#a74