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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2395 

To require an annual feasibility report on cooperation between the National 

Guard and Taiwan, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 20, 2021 

Mr. CORNYN (for himself, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. WICKER, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 

LANKFORD, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. YOUNG, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. CRUZ, Ms. 

ERNST, Mr. COTTON, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, and Mrs. HYDE-SMITH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require an annual feasibility report on cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Partnership 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

7 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

8 should— 


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1 (1) continue to support the development of ca2 pable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary 

3 for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense ca4 pability by increasing exchanges between senior de5 fense officials and general officers of the United 

6 States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and func7 tional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act 

8 (Public Law 115–135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for 

9 the purposes of— 

10 (A) improving the interoperability of the 

11 military forces of the United States and Tai12 wan; 

13 (B) improving the reserve force of Taiwan; 

14 and 

15 (C) expanding cooperation in humanitarian 

16 assistance and disaster relief; 

17 (2) expand and strengthen Taiwan’s capability 

18 to conduct security activities, including traditional 

19 activities of the combatant commands, cooperation 

20 with the National Guard, and through multilateral 

21 activities; and 

22 (3) using appropriate authorities and consistent 

23 with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 

24 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), seek to develop a partner25 ship between the National Guard and Taiwan as a 


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1 means of maintaining a sufficient self-defense capa2 bility. 

3 SEC. 3. ANNUAL FEASIBILITY REPORT ON COOPERATION 

4 BETWEEN THE NATIONAL GUARD AND TAI5 WAN. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 15, 

7 2022, an annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense 

8 shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as 

9 defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) 

10 a report on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced co11 operation between the National Guard and Taiwan. 

12 (b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by subsection 

13 (a) shall include the following: 

14 (1) A description of the cooperation between the 

15 National Guard and Taiwan during the preceding 

16 calendar year, including mutual visits, exercises, 

17 training, and equipment opportunities. 

18 (2) An evaluation of the feasibility of enhancing 

19 cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan 

20 on a range of activities, including— 

21 (A) disaster and emergency response; 

22 (B) cyber defense and communications se23 curity; 

24 (C) military medical cooperation; 


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1 (D) Mandarin-language education and cul2 tural exchange; and 

3 (E) programs for National Guard advisors 

4 to assist in training the reserve components of 

5 the military forces of Taiwan. 

6 (3) Recommendations to enhance such coopera7 tion and improve interoperability, including through 

8 familiarization visits, cooperative training and exer9 cises, and co-deployments. 

10 (4) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense 

11 considers appropriate. 

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