,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dbid ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ad1 #bjbf,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself and ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,war to submit an annual report to ,congress that assesses the capacity of the ,united ,states to fully implement the ,taiwan ,relations ,act1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taiwan ,relations ,reinforcement ,act4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,gray zone tactics ,the term gray zone tactics means coercive actions1 including military1 paramilitary1 cyber1 space1 economic1 informational1 and legal actions and other activities conducted below the threshold of armed conflict to alter the status quo without triggering a conventional military response4 7#c7 ,taiwan contingency ,the term ,taiwan ,contingency means any attempt-- 7,a7 to overthrow or dismantle the governing institutions in ,taiwan2 7,b7 to occupy any territory controlled or administered by ,taiwan2 7,c7 to violate the territorial integrity of ,taiwan2 or 7,d7 to take significant action against ,taiwan1 including-- 7i7 conducting a naval blockade of ,taiwan2 7ii7 seizing any outlying island of ,taiwan2 or 7iii7 perpetrating a significant physical or cyber attack on ,taiwan that erodes the ability of the governing institutions in ,taiwan to operate or provide essential services to the citizens of ,taiwan4 #c4 ,report on ,united ,states capacity to comply with the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter for the following #e years1 the ,secretary of ,war1 in coordination with the ,commander of the ,united ,states ,indo-,pacific ,command1 shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that assesses the capacity of the ,united ,states to fully implement sections #b and #c of the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja and #ccjb71 including-- 7#a7 maintaining the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security or the social or economic system of the people on ,taiwan2 7#b7 providing ,taiwan with arms of a defensive character in such quantity as may be necessary to enable ,taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability2 and 7#c7 preserving peace1 security1 and stability in the ,western ,pacific as matters of international concern4 7b7 ,matters ,to be included 7#a7 ,in general ,the report required under subsection 7b7 shall include-- 7,a7 a detailed assessment of whether the current and projected military posture1 force structure1 operational plans1 and capabilities of the ,united ,states are sufficient to credibly deter-- 7i7 a large-scale amphibious invasion of ,taiwan2 7ii7 a maritime or air blockade of ,taiwan2 and 7iii7 major missile or air strike campaigns against ,taiwan2 7,b7 an assessment of the ,united ,states capacity to credibly deter and resist forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security1 or the social or economic system of the people on ,taiwan1 including sustained forms of coercion across air1 maritime1 cyber1 space1 economic1 and information domains2 7,c7 an assessment of the ,united ,states operational readiness and sustainability1 including-- 7i7 readiness1 posture1 basing access and overflight1 mobility1 logistics resilience1 prepositioned stocks1 and munitions sufficiency in the ,indo-,pacific region2 7ii7 projected munitions expenditure rates and replenishment timelines under high-intensity conflict scenarios2 7iii7 the ability of the defense industrial base to sustain operations in a protracted conflict of not less than #a year2 and 7iv7 vulnerabilities to supply chain disruption1 cyber attack1 or anti-access_/area denial strategies across domains2 7,d7 an assessment of the availability1 reliability1 and sufficiency of allied and partner contributions to deterrence and defense in a ,taiwan contingency and to resist gray zone coercion2 and 7,e7 an assessment of the capacity of the ,united ,states to comply with the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7,public ,law #if-h7 in a scenario in which the ,united ,states is simultaneously responding to aggression initiated by the ,russian ,federation1 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran1 the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea1 or a terrorist organization4 7#b7 ,capability gaps and resource requirements ,for each assessment described in paragraph 7#a71 the report shall-- 7,a7 identify current capability gaps1 shortfalls1 and vulnerabilities2 7,b7 estimate capability gaps during the following #aj years based on current budget projections2 7,c7 specify budgetary1 force posture1 acquisition1 industrial base1 and legislative changes required to mitigate the gaps referred to in subparagraph 7,c72 and 7,d7 include an estimated timeline and costs to achieve a level of capability sufficient to credibly deter and1 if necessary1 defeat aggression against ,taiwan4 7c7 ,form ,the report required shall be submitted in classified form1 but may include an unclassified executive summary4 #d4 ,briefing ,not later than #cj days after submission of each report pursuant to section #c1 the ,secretary of ,war shall provide a classified briefing to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the findings and recommendations contained in such report4 #e4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act may be construed-- 7#a7 to authorize the use of military force2 or 7#b7 to alter or supersede any existing statutory requirement under the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq474