,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,ricketts 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,coons7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,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  
,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 the ,government of ,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  #c4 ,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 establish an expedited  
decision-making process for blanket     
third party transfers of defense        
articles and services from ,north       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization member  
countries1 ,japan1 ,australia1 the      
,republic of ,korea1 ,israel1 or ,new   
,zealand 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             
,availability ,the expedited            
decision-making process described in    
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 shall be available
 for classified and unclassified items2 

and  7#b7 shall1 to the extent          
practicable-- 7,a7 require 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 require the 
completion of the review of all other   
licensing requests not later than #cj   
days after the submission of such       
application4  7c7 ,report ,not later    
than #a year after the date on which the
 expedited decision-making process under
 subsection 7a7 is established1 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 such
 process1 including an assessment of the
 actions taken to coordinate with ,north
 ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization member 
countries1 ,japan1 ,australia1 the      

,republic of ,korea1 ,israel1 and ,new  
,zealand to ensure alignment with the   
respective export control regulations of
 such countries4