,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4    
,ricketts 7= himself & ,mr4 ,coons7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,arms
 ,export ,control ,act to include       
,taiwan among ! li/ ( recipi5t c\ntries 
) respect to :i* %ort] c]tification &   
report+ p]iods apply & to exp$ite lic5s+
 = allies transf]r+ milit>y equipm5t to 
,taiwan1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,provid+
 ,our ,regional ,companions ,upgrad$    
,protection 9 ,nef>i\s ,environm5ts ,act
 or ,,porcup9e ,act4  #b4 ,modification 
( c]tification & report+ requirem5ts "u 
! ,arms ,export ,control ,act ,! ,arms  
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bgea et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section
 #c 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgec7-- 7,a7 9      
subsection 7b77#b71 by ins]t+ !         
,gov]nm5t ( ,taiwan1 be=e or !2 &  7,b7 
9 subsection 7d7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph       

7#b77;,b71 by /rik+ or ,new ,zeal& &    
ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or ,taiwan2  7ii7 9 
p>agraph 7#c77;,a77i71 by /rik+ or ,new 
,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or ,taiwan2
 &  7iii7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ or  
,new ,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or    
,taiwan2  7#b7 9 section #ba 7#bb       
,u4,s4,c4 #bgfa7-- 7,a7 9 subsection    
7e77#b77;,a71 by /rik+ or ,new ,zeal& & 
ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or ,taiwan2 &  7,b7 
9 subsection 7h7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph       
7#a77;,a71 by /rik+ or ,israel & ins]t+ 
,israel1 or ,taiwan2 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 
7#b71 by /rik+ or ,israel & ins]t+      
,israel1 or ,taiwan2  7#c7 9 section #cf
 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf7-- 7,a7 9         
subsection 7b7-- 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 9 
! undesignat$ matt] foll[+ subp>agraph  
7,p71 9 ! second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ or    
,new ,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or    
,taiwan2  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+
 or ,new ,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or
 ,taiwan2 &  7iii7 9 p>agraph 7#f71 9 ! 
matt] prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ 
or ,new ,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or 

,taiwan2  7,b7 9 subsection 7c7-- 7i7 9 
p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by /rik+ or ,new    
,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or ,taiwan2
 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ or   
,new ,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or    
,taiwan2 &  7,c7 9 subsection           
7d77#b77;,a71 by /rik+ or ,new ,zeal& & 
ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or ,taiwan2  7#d7 9 
section #fb7;c77#a7 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4      
#bgif;a7c77#a771 by /rik+ or ,new ,zeal&
 & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or ,taiwan2 &    
7#e7 9 section #fc7;a77#b7 7#bb         
,u4,s4,c4 #bgif;b7a77#b771 9 ! matt]    
prec$+ subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+ or    
,new ,zeal& & ins]t+ ,new ,zeal&1 or    
,taiwan4  #c4 ,exp$it$ lic5s+ = allies  
transf]r+ milit>y equipm5t to ,taiwan   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate %all e/abli% an       
exp$it$ decision-mak+ process = blanket 
?ird p>ty transf]s ( def5se articles &  
s]vices f ,nor? ,atlantic ,treaty       
,organization memb] c\ntries1 ,japan1   
,au/ralia1 ! ,republic ( ,korea1        

,israel1 or ,new ,zeal& to ,taiwan1     
includ+ transf]s & re-transf]s ( ,unit$ 
,/ates orig9 grant1 ,=eign ,milit>y     
,sales1 & ,direct ,comm]cial ,sales     
end-items n cov]$ by an exemption "u !  
,int]national ,traffic 9 ,arms          
,regulations "u sub*apt] ,m ( *apt] ,i (
 title #bb1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4
  7b7 ,availability ,! exp$it$          
decision-mak+ process describ$ 9        
subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 %all be available 
= classifi$ & unclassifi$ items2 &  7#b7
 %all1 to ! ext5t practicable-- 7,a7    
require ! approval1 return1 or d5ial (  
any lic5s+ application to export def5se 
articles & s]vices t is relat$ to a     
gov]nm5t-to-gov]nm5t agreem5t )9 #ae    
days aft] ! submission ( su*            
application2 &  7,b7 require !          
completion ( ! review ( all o!r lic5s+  
reque/s n lat] ?an #cj days aft] !      
submission ( su* application4  7c7      
,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date  
on :i* ! exp$it$ decision-mak+ process  
"u subsection 7a7 is e/abli%$1 !        

,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit to !      
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a report on
 ! implem5tation & effectiv5ess ( su*   
process1 includ+ an assessm5t ( !       
actions tak5 to coord9ate ) ,nor?       
,atlantic ,treaty ,organization memb]   
c\ntries1 ,japan1 ,au/ralia1 ! ,republic
 ( ,korea1 ,israel1 & ,new ,zeal& to    
ensure alignm5t ) ! respective export   
control regulations ( su* c\ntries4