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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4331 

To require a plan on emergency military assistance to Taiwan and other 

support to Taiwan’s defensive capabilities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 26, 2022 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, 

Mrs. FISCHER, and Mr. WICKER) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require a plan on emergency military assistance to Taiwan and other support to Taiwan’s defensive capabilities, 

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 ‘‘Strengthen Taiwan’s 

5 Security Act of 2022’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ABILITY OF THE UNITED 

2 STATES TO SUPPORT DEFENSIVE CAPABILI3 TIES OF TAIWAN. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 

6 through fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall 

7 submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, a re8 port on the ability of the United States to support the 

9 defensive capabilities of Taiwan. 

10 (b) ELEMENTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The elements described in 

12 this paragraph are the following: 

13 (A) An assessment of the implications of 

14 current levels of pre-positioned war reserve ma15 teriel on the ability of the United States to re16 spond to a natural disaster in or military inva17 sion of Taiwan, with respect to— 

18 (i) providing military or nonmilitary 

19 aid to the Government of Taiwan; and 

20 (ii) sustaining military installations 

21 and other infrastructure of the United 

22 States in the Indo-Pacific region. 

23 (B) An evaluation of the use by the United 

24 States Government of privileges available with 

25 respect to Taiwan under the Foreign Assistance 

26 Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), including 


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1 war reserve stockpiles for allies and pre-posi2 tioned facilities. 

3 (C) An assessment of ways the United 

4 States Government could employ such privileges 

5 to support the defensive capabilities of Taiwan 

6 in the event of a military invasion. 

7 (D) An assessment of the current intel8 ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capa9 bilities of Taiwan and any existing gaps in such 

10 capabilities. 

11 (E) An evaluation of options to enhance 

12 such capabilities, that includes for each such 

13 option— 

14 (i) a description of— 

15 (I) the gaps addressed; 

16 (II) the resources required for 

17 implementation; and 

18 (III) the potential constraints 

19 with respect to implementation; 

20 (ii) projected timeline for implementa21 tion; and 

22 (iii) any other consideration the Sec23 retary of Defense considers necessary. 

24 (2) INITIAL REPORT.—The initial report re25 quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 


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1 (A) The elements described in paragraph 

2 (1). 

3 (B) The plan required by subsection (c). 

4 (3) ADDITIONAL REPORTS.—The second and 

5 any subsequent report required by subsection (a) 

6 shall include the following: 

7 (A) The elements described in paragraph 

8 (1). 

9 (B) A summary of changes to pre-posi10 tioned war reserve materiel of the United States 

11 in the Indo-Pacific region as reported by the 

12 Armed Forces since the preceding report. 

13 (C) A summary of investments made by 

14 Taiwan in intelligence, surveillance, and recon15 naissance capabilities since the preceding re16 port. 

17 (D) Any updates to the plan required by 

18 subsection (c), as determined by the Secretary 

19 of Defense. 

20 (c) PLAN FOR EMERGENCY MILITARY ASSIST21 ANCE.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 

23 close consultation with the Taiwan Ministry of De24 fense of Taiwan and the military forces of Taiwan, 

25 shall develop a plan for the United States to use, to 


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1 the maximum extent practicable, existing authorities 

2 or programs to expedite military assistance to Tai3 wan necessary for Taiwan to defend itself in the 

4 event of a military invasion. 

5 (2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required by para6 graph (1) shall include the following: 

7 (A) A list of defense articles of the United 

8 States that may, with pre-approved authority, 

9 be transferred to Taiwan during a military in10 vasion. 

11 (B) A list of measures to be prioritized to 

12 assist Taiwan during a military invasion, in13 cluding— 

14 (i) prioritization of delivery of excess 

15 defense articles to Taiwan; 

16 (ii) use by the Secretary of Defense of 

17 the lease authority and the Special Defense 

18 Acquisition Fund established under section 

19 51 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 

20 U.S.C. 2795); 

21 (iii) use of the presidential drawdown 

22 authority under section 506(a) of the For23 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 

24 2318(a)); 


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1 (iv) use of presidential authority to 

2 lend or lease defense articles to the Gov3 ernment of Taiwan; and 

4 (v) temporary expedited congressional 

5 review of arms sales to Taiwan. 

6 (C) An assessment of methods that could 

7 be used to deliver aid to Taiwan during a mili8 tary invasion of Taiwan, including— 

9 (i) the feasibility of employing such 

10 methods in different scenarios; and 

11 (ii) recommendations for improving 

12 the ability of the Armed Forces to deliver 

13 assistance to Taiwan. 

14 (D) An assessment of additional assistance 

15 that could be provided to Taiwan if additional 

16 authority is granted. 

17 (d) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 

18 shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 

19 a classified annex. 

20 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

21 In this Act: 

22 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON23 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con24 gress’’ means— 


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1 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

2 Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 

3 Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 

4 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

5 Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma6 nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 

7 House of Representatives. 

8 (2) MILITARY INVASION.—The term ‘‘military 

9 invasion’’ includes— 

10 (A) an amphibious landing or assault; 

11 (B) an airborne operation or air assault; 

12 (C) an aerial bombardment or blockade; 

13 (D) missile attacks, including rockets, bal14 listic missiles, cruise missiles, and hypersonic 

15 missiles; and 

16 (E) a naval bombardment or blockade. 

17 (3) NATURAL DISASTER.—The term ‘‘natural 

18 disaster’’ means a disaster caused by natural forces, 

19 including extreme weather events, sea-level rise, or 

20 extreme drought conditions. 

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