I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8842 
To authorize the transfer of certain defense articles and services to Taiwan, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition 
to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the transfer of certain defense articles and 
services to Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Accelerating Arms 
Transfers to Taiwan Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States is committed to pro-
viding Taiwan arms of a defensive character under 
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section 2(b)(5) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 
U.S.C. 3301(b)(5)) and under the Six Assurances. 
(2) The rapid military modernization under-
taken by the People’s Liberation Army has progres-
sively sifted the balance of power in the Taiwan 
Strait so that it is increasingly likely that the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China will assess that it is viable 
to determine the future of Taiwan by other than 
peaceful means. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the United States 
and Taiwan have not sufficiently sought to expedite the 
delivery of arms to Taiwan. 
SEC. 4. PRIORITY FOR DELIVERY OF EXCESS DEFENSE AR-
TICLES TO TAIWAN. 
Section 516(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 
to the Philippines’’ and inserting ‘‘, to the Philippines, and 
to Taiwan’’. 
SEC. 5. USE OF SPECIAL DEFENSE ACQUISITION FUND. 
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
Secretary of State, shall seek to utilize the Special Defense 
Acquisition Fund established under chapter 5 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2795 et seq.) to expedite 
the procurement and delivery of defense articles and de-
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fense services for the purpose of assisting and supporting 
the armed forces of Taiwan. 
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF WAR RESERVE STOCKPILE IN 
TAIWAN. 
Section 514(c)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(c)(2)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Thailand’’ the following ‘‘, Taiwan’’. 
SEC. 7. REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the ap-
propriate congressional committees a report regarding the 
planned use of the authorities described in this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) With respect to the authorities provided 
under section 4— 
(A) a list of current and prospective excess 
defense articles that are or will be provided to 
Taiwan; and 
(B) a list of excess defense articles deter-
mined to be required by Taiwan but the deliv-
ery of which was or will be prioritized for an-
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other country over the delivery of such articles 
to Taiwan. 
(2) Current and prospective uses of the Special 
Defense Acquisition Fund to decrease timelines for 
the delivery of defense articles and services to Tai-
wan. 
(3) The advantages of establishing a war re-
serve stockpile in Taiwan and the defense items nec-
essary to make such stockpile an effective contribu-
tion to coalition war fighting. 
(4) With respect to Presidential authorities 
under section 506(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act 
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)), a description, in-
formed by ongoing war planning, of the anticipated 
defense articles and services that Taiwan will require 
in the event of a range of unforeseen defense emer-
gencies, the cost of such articles and services, and 
the capacity of the United States to provide such ar-
ticles and services in a timely manner. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) 
may be submitted in classified form. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
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(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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