,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbid  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #ad1 #bjbf,mr4  
,curtis 7= himself & ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read    
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign
 ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !   
,secret>y ( ,w> to submit an annual     
report to ,congress t assesses !        
capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to fully     
implem5t ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,taiwan ,relations     
,re9=cem5t ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional  
committees ,! t]m appropriate           
congressional committees means-- 7,a7 ! 
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2
  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations
 ( ! ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on ,arm$
 ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &
  7,d7 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs (
 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,gray 
zone tactics ,! t]m gray zone tactics   
means co]cive actions1 includ+ milit>y1 

p>amilit>y1 cyb]1 space1 economic1      
in=mational1 & legal actions & o!r      
activities conduct$ bel[ ! ?re%old (    
arm$ conflict to alt] ! /atus quo )\t   
trigg]+ a conv5tional milit>y response4 
7#c7 ,taiwan cont+5cy ,! t]m ,taiwan    
,cont+5cy means any attempt-- 7,a7 to   
ov]?r[ or dismantle ! gov]n+ in/itutions
 9 ,taiwan2  7,b7 to occupy any t]ritory
 controll$ or adm9i/]$ by ,taiwan2  7,c7
 to violate ! t]ritorial integrity (    
,taiwan2 or  7,d7 to take significant   
action aga9/ ,taiwan1 includ+-- 7i7     
conduct+ a naval blockade ( ,taiwan2    
7ii7 seiz+ any outly+ isl& ( ,taiwan2 or
  7iii7 p]petrat+ a significant physical
 or cyb] attack on ,taiwan t erodes !   
ability ( ! gov]n+ in/itutions 9 ,taiwan
 to op]ate or provide ess5tial s]vices  
to ! citiz5s ( ,taiwan4  #c4 ,report on 
,unit$ ,/ates capacity to comply ) !    
,taiwan ,relations ,act  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually !reaft] 
= ! foll[+ #e ye>s1 ! ,secret>y ( ,w>1 9

 coord9ation ) ! ,comm&] ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,indo-,pacific ,comm&1 %all      
submit a report to ! appropriate        
congressional committees t assesses !   
capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to fully     
implem5t sections #b & #c ( ! ,taiwan   
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja &  
#ccjb71 includ+-- 7#a7 ma9ta9+ !        
capacity to resi/ any resort to =ce or  
o!r =ms ( co]cion t w\ld jeop>dize !    
security or ! social or economic sy/em (
 ! p on ,taiwan2  7#b7 provid+ ,taiwan )
 arms ( a def5sive "* 9 su* quantity z  
may be necess>y to enable ,taiwan to    
ma9ta9 a suffici5t self-def5se          
capability2 &  7#c7 pres]v+ peace1      
security1 & /ability 9 ! ,we/]n ,pacific
 z matt]s ( int]national conc]n4  7b7   
,matt]s ,to be includ$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!
 report requir$ "u subsection 7b7 %all  
include--  7,a7 a detail$ assessm5t (   
:e!r ! curr5t & project$ milit>y po/ure1
 =ce /ructure1 op]ational plans1 &      
capabilities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates are      
suffici5t to cr$ibly det]--  7i7 a      

l>ge-scale amphibi\s invasion ( ,taiwan2
  7ii7 a m>itime or air blockade (      
,taiwan2 &  7iii7 major missile or air  
/rike campaigns aga9/ ,taiwan2  7,b7 an 
assessm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates capacity to 
cr$ibly det] & resi/ =ms ( co]cion t    
w\ld jeop>dize ! security1 or ! social  
or economic sy/em ( ! p on ,taiwan1     
includ+ su/a9$ =ms ( co]cion across air1
 m>itime1 cyb]1 space1 economic1 &      
in=mation doma9s2  7,c7 an assessm5t ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates op]ational read9ess &    
su/a9ability1 includ+--  7i7 read9ess1  
po/ure1 bas+ access & ov]flight1        
mobility1 logi/ics resili5ce1           
preposition$ /ocks1 & munitions         
suffici5cy 9 ! ,indo-,pacific region2   
7ii7 project$ munitions exp5diture rates
 & repl5i%m5t timel9es "u high-int5sity 
conflict sc5>ios2  7iii7 ! ability ( !  
def5se indu/rial base to su/a9 op]ations
 9 a protract$ conflict ( n less ?an #a 
ye>2 &  7iv7 vuln]abilities to supply   
*a9 disruption1 cyb] attack1 or         
anti-access_/area d5ial /rategies across

 doma9s2  7,d7 an assessm5t ( !         
availability1 reliability1 & suffici5cy 
( alli$ & p>tn] contributions to        
det]r5ce & def5se 9 a ,taiwan cont+5cy &
 to resi/ gray zone co]cion2 &  7,e7 an 
assessm5t ( ! capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to comply ) ! ,taiwan ,relations ,act  
7,public ,law #if-h7 9 a sc5>io 9 :i* ! 
,unit$ ,/ates is simultane\sly respond+ 
to aggression initiat$ by ! ,russian    
,f$]ation1 ! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran1
 ! ,democratic ,p's ,republic ( ,korea1 
or a t]rori/ organization4  7#b7        
,capability gaps & res\rce requirem5ts  
,= ea* assessm5t describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a71 ! report %all-- 7,a7 id5tify      
curr5t capability gaps1 %ortfalls1 &    
vuln]abilities2  7,b7 e/imate capability
 gaps dur+ ! foll[+ #aj ye>s bas$ on    
curr5t budget projections2  7,c7 specify
 budget>y1 =ce po/ure1 acquisition1     
indu/rial base1 & legislative *anges    
requir$ to mitigate ! gaps ref]r$ to 9  
subp>agraph 7,c72 &  7,d7 include an    
e/imat$ timel9e & co/s to a*ieve a level

 ( capability suffici5t to cr$ibly det] 
&1 if necess>y1 defeat aggression aga9/ 
,taiwan4  7c7 ,=m ,! report requir$ %all
 be submitt$ 9 classifi$ =m1 b may      
include an unclassifi$ executive summ>y4
  #d4 ,brief+ ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] 
submission ( ea* report pursuant to     
section #c1 ! ,secret>y ( ,w> %all      
provide a classifi$ brief+ to !         
appropriate congressional committees    
reg>d+ ! f9d+s & recomm5dations conta9$ 
9 su* report4  #e4 ,rule ( con/ruction  
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$-- 7#a7  
to au?orize ! use ( milit>y =ce2 or     
7#b7 to alt] or sup]s$e any exi/+       
/atutory requirem5t "u ! ,taiwan        
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et 
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