#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#agdd  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend the ,arms  
,export ,control ,act to include ,taiwan
 among the list of recipient countries  
with respect to which shorter           
certification and reporting periods     
apply and to expedite licensing for     
allies transferring military equipment  
to ,taiwan1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,providing ,our ,regional          
,companions ,upgraded ,protection in    
,nefarious ,environments ,act or        
,,porcupine ,act4  #b4 ,modification of 
certification and reporting requirements
 under the ,arms ,export ,control ,act  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,arms ,export      
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgea et   
seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section #c   
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec7-- 7,a7 in         
subsection 7b77#b71 by inserting        
,taiwan1 before or the2 and  7,b7 in    
subsection 7d7-- 7i7 in paragraph       
7#b77;,b71 by striking or ,new ,zealand 
and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or ,taiwan2

  7ii7 in paragraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by    
striking or ,new ,zealand and inserting 
,new ,zealand1 or ,taiwan2 and  7iii7 in
 paragraph 7#e71 by striking or ,new    
,zealand and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or
 ,taiwan2  7#b7 in section #ba 7#bb     
,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa7-- 7,a7 in subsection   
7e77#b77;,a71 by striking or ,new       
,zealand and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or
 ,taiwan2 and  7,b7 in subsection 7h7-- 
7i7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking 
or ,israel and inserting ,israel1 or    
,taiwan2 and  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by
 striking or ,israel and inserting      
,israel1 or ,taiwan2  7#c7 in section   
#cf 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7-- 7,a7 in     
subsection 7b7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#a71 
in the undesignated matter following    
subparagraph 7,p71 in the second        
sentence1 by striking or ,new ,zealand  
and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or ,taiwan2
  7ii7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking or
 ,new ,zealand and inserting ,new       
,zealand1 or ,taiwan2 and  7iii7 in     
paragraph 7#f71 in the matter preceding 

subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or ,new  
,zealand and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or
 ,taiwan2  7,b7 in subsection 7c7-- 7i7 
in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by striking or  
,new ,zealand and inserting ,new        
,zealand1 or ,taiwan2 and  7ii7 in      
paragraph 7#e71 by striking or ,new     
,zealand and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or
 ,taiwan2 and  7,c7 in subsection       
7d77#b77;,a71 by striking or ,new       
,zealand and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or
 ,taiwan2  7#d7 in section #fb7;c77#a7  
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgif;a7c77#a771 by      
striking or ,new ,zealand and inserting 
,new ,zealand1 or ,taiwan2 and  7#e7 in 
section #fc7;a77#b7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bgif;b7a77#b771 in the matter preceding
 subparagraph 7,a71 by striking or ,new 
,zealand and inserting ,new ,zealand1 or
 ,taiwan4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
two years after the date of the         
enactment of this section1 and every two
 years thereafter1 the ,secretary of    
,state shall submit to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and 

the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives a report 
on the implementation and effectiveness 
of the amendments made by this section4 
#c4 ,feasibility assessment of expedited
 licensing for allies transferring      
military equipment to ,taiwan  7a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall conduct  
an assessment of the feasibility of     
establishing an expedited               
decision-making process for third party 
transfers of defense articles and       
services from ,north ,atlantic ,treaty  
,organization member countries1 ,japan1 
,australia1 the ,republic of ,korea1    
,new ,zealand1 or ,israel to ,taiwan1   
including transfers and re-transfers of 
,united ,states-origin grant1 ,foreign  
,military ,sales1 and ,direct           
,commercial ,sales end-items not covered
 by an exemption under the              
,international ,traffic in ,arms        
,regulations under subchapter ,m of     

chapter ,i of title #bb1 ,code of       
,federal ,regulations4  7b7 ,elements   
,the assessment required by subsection  
7a7 shall include an assessment of the  
following3 7#a7 ,the availability of    
such an expedited decision-making       
process for classified and unclassified 
items4  7#b7 ,the feasibility of        
requiring-- 7,a7 the approval1 return1  
or denial of any licensing application  
to export defense articles and services 
that is related to a                    
government-to-government agreement      
within #ae days after the submission of 
such application2 and  7,b7 the         
completion of the review of all other   
licensing requests not later than #cj   
days after the submission of such       
application4  7c7 ,briefing ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,state shall provide the ,committee  
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives with a

 briefing on the outcome of the         
assessment required by subsection 7a74  
#d4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this ,act may be construed to alter the 
policy of the ,united ,states toward    
,taiwan as specified in the ,taiwan     
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et 
seq474  #e4 ,sunset ,this ,act shall    
cease to have effect on the date that is
 #g years after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4  ,passed the    
,senate ,december #aa1 #bjbe4,secretary