,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbda  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjbd,ms4     
,ros5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4   
,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,florida1 ,ms4     
,duckwor?1 & ,ms4 ,ern/7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se to appropriately consid] ,taiwan
 = enhanc$ def5se indu/rial base        
coop]ation activities1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,transpacific ,allies ,inve/+ 9     
,weapons to ,advance ,national ,security
 ,act or ! ,,taiwan ,security ,act4  #b4
 ,consid]ation ( ,taiwan = enhanc$      
def5se indu/rial base coop]ation  7a7   
,enhanc$ def5se indu/rial base          
coop]ation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,consi/5t ) ! 
,taiwan ,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4  
#ccja et seq471 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9
 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate & !  
head ( any o!r relevant ,f$]al dep>tm5t 
or ag5cy1 %all take measures to ensure t

 ,taiwan is appropriately consid]$ =    
enhanc$ def5se indu/rial base coop]ation
 activities align$ ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,national ,def5se ,indu/rial ,/rategy to
 exp& global def5se production1 increase
 supply *a9 security & resili5ce1 & meet
 ! def5se ne$s ( ,taiwan4  7#b7 ,elem5ts
 ,consid]ation = enhanc$ def5se         
indu/rial base coop]ation activities "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include !            
consid]ation ( ,taiwan = ! foll[+3 7,a7 
,eligibility = fund+ to initiate or     
facilitate coop]ative rese>*1           
developm5t1 te/+1 or evaluation projects
 ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7,b7         
,eligibility to ent] into a memor&um (  
und]/&+ or o!r =mal agreem5t ) !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se = ! purpose (       
conduct+ coop]ative rese>* & developm5t 
projects on def5se equipm5t & munitions1
 ) a focus on enhanc+ ! def5se indu/ry &
 supply *a9 resili5ce ( ,taiwan4  7b7   
,feasibility /udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 9 coord9ation ) !  
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ! ,gov]nm5t (        

,taiwan1 & repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates def5se indu/ry1 %all conduct a   
/udy on ! feasibility & advisability (  
ent]+ into "o or m def5se indu/rial     
agreem5ts ) ,taiwan4  7#b7 ,elem5ts ,!  
/udy requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 %all--    
7,a7 evaluate ! /rategic b5efits &      
implications ( ent]+ into a def5se      
indu/rial agreem5t ) ,taiwan1 includ+ ) 
respect to-- 7i7 long-t]m supply *a9    
security & resili5ce2  7ii7 mutual      
supply ( def5se goods & s]vices2  7iii7 
supply ( regional ma9t5ance1 repair1 &  
ov]haul capabilities & any o!r support  
capability ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se        
consid]s appropriate2 &  7iv7 !         
promotion ( int]op]ability2  7,b7 acc\nt
 = ! legal1 economic1 & def5se policy   
aspects ( a clos] def5se procurem5t     
p>tn]%ip betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates &       
,taiwan2 &  7,c7 include a li/ ( n few] 
?an five def5se capabilities-- 7i7 7,i7 
develop$ by1 & produc$ 91 ,taiwan2 &    
7,,ii7 t require exp$it$ lic5ses =      
compon5ts produc$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or 

7ii7 develop$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates b = :i*
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates def5se indu/ry _c meet 
! dem& ( ,taiwan on a timely basis s z  
to necessitate production 9 ,taiwan4    
7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all submit to !    
,committees on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate
 & ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on
 ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u p>agraph
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