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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !   
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to 
submit a report on ! mann] 9 :i* delays 
9 arms deliv]ies to ,japan1 ,taiwan1 & !
 ,philipp9es affect ! ability ( !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to build & su/a9 a  
/rong d5ial def5se 9 ! ,fir/ ,isl& ,*a94
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,fir/ ,isl& ,*a9 ,det]r5ce ,act4    
#b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7       
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,=eign     
,relations & ! ,committee on ,arm$      
,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7,b7 !          
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs & !       
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,fir/ ,isl& ,*a9
 ,! t]m ,fir/ ,isl& ,*a9 means ! *a9 (  

ar*ipelagos ext5d+ f ! ,kuril ,isl&s &  
,japan1 ?r\gh ! ,ryukyu ,isl&s1 ,taiwan1
 & ! ,philipp9es1 to ,borneo1 :i* =m !  
fir/ l9e ( isl&s (f ! ,ea/ ,asian       
cont95tal ma9l&4  7#c7 ,major def5se    
equipm5t sales ,! t]m major def5se      
equipm5t sales means all =eign milit>y  
sales t meet ,def5se ,security          
,coop]ation ,ag5cy ?re%olds =           
congressional notification "u section   
#cf ( ! ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bggf74  7#d7 ,/rong d5ial   
def5se ,! t]m /rong d5ial def5se means !
 prev5tion ( an adv]s>y f tak+          
aggressive action by demon/rat+ t       
success 9 su* an action w\ld be         
prohibitively difficult4  #c4 ,report on
 delays 9 arms deliv]ies to ,japan1     
,taiwan1 & ! ,philipp9es  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! date ( !   
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all submit to 
! appropriate committees ( ,congress a  
report on ! mann] 9 :i* delays 9 ,unit$ 
,/ates weapons sales to ,japan1 ,taiwan1

 & ! ,philipp9es ?r\gh ! =eign milit>y  
sales process affect ! ability ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to build1 po/ure1 & 
su/a9 a /rong d5ial def5se 9 ! ,fir/    
,isl& ,*a94  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report     
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all include !
 foll[+3 7#a7 ,a description ( ! b5efits
 to ,unit$ ,/ates national security (   
,unit$ ,/ates arms deliv]ies to ,japan1 
,taiwan1 & ! ,philipp9es1 & ! importance
 ( int]op]ability 9 ! ev5t ( a cont+5cy 
across ! ,taiwan ,/rait4  7#b7 ,a       
description (-- 7,a7 ! curr5t /atus (   
major def5se equipm5t sales to ,japan1  
,taiwan1 & ! ,philipp9es t h be5 approv$
 b h n be5 complet$2 &  7,b7 relevant   
metrics = id5tify+ delays 9 ! timel9es =
 deliv]y on su* major def5se equipm5t   
sales1 includ+ su* delays attributable  
to-- 7i7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se review1    
procurem5t1 & adm9i/ration processes = !
 =eign milit>y sales me*anism2  7ii7    
production con/ra9ts on ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
def5se indu/rial base ) respect to      
mat]iel curr5tly "u contract ) ,japan1  

,taiwan1 & ! ,philipp9es2 or  7iii7     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se prioritization (    
arms deliv]ies to allies & p>tn]s 9 !   
mid/ ( conflict1 su* z allies 9 !       
,middle ,ea/ region4  7#c7 ,an assessm5t
 ( possible impacts ( su* delays on !   
ability ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to      
build1 po/ure1 & su/a9 a /rong d5ial    
def5se 9 ! ,fir/ ,isl& ,*a91 includ+ by 
enabl+ int]op]ability ) ,japan1 ,taiwan1
 & ! ,philipp9es4  7#d7 ,an evaluation1 
z applicable1 ( ! impact any o!r        
relevant au?ority = arms sales or       
transf]s to ,japan1 ,taiwan1 & !        
,philipp9es may h on ! ability ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se to build1 po/ure1 & 
su/a9 a /rong d5ial def5se 9 ! ,fir/    
,isl& ,*a94  7c7 ,=m ,! report requir$  
by subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 to ! maximum   
ext5t practicable1 %all be submitt$ 9   
unclassifi$ =m )\t any designation      
relat+ to dissem9ation control2 &  7#b7 
%all conta9 a classifi$ annex4  7d7     
,support f ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ,!       
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all provide !      

,comptroll] ,g5]al ) timely access to   
any appropriate in=mation1 data1 &      
analyses reque/$ by ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al
 "u section #gaf ( title #ca1 ,unit$    
,/ates ,code1 t is necess>y to develop1 
9 a timely1 ?or\gh1 & indep5d5t mann]1 !
 report requir$ by subsection 7a74