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119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7146 
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list 
of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and 
reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies transferring 
military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 16, 2026 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. BERA, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, and Mr. 
MACKENZIE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan 
among the list of recipient countries with respect to 
which shorter certification and reporting periods apply 
and to expedite licensing for allies transferring military 
equipment 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 ‘‘Providing Our Re-
gional Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious En-
vironments Act’’ or the ‘‘PORCUPINE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REPORT-
ING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ARMS EX-
PORT CONTROL ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2753)— 
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘Tai-
wan,’’ before ‘‘or the’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 
‘‘or New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New 
Zealand, or Taiwan’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking 
‘‘or New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New 
Zealand, or Taiwan’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or 
New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New Zea-
land, or Taiwan’’; 
(2) in section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761)— 
(A) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or 
New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New Zealand, or 
Taiwan’’; and 
(B) in subsection (h)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking 
‘‘or Israel’’ and inserting ‘‘Israel, or Tai-
wan’’; and 
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(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 
Israel’’ and inserting ‘‘Israel, or Taiwan’’; 
(3) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776)— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), in the undesig-
nated matter following subparagraph (P), 
in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘or 
New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New Zea-
land, or Taiwan’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or 
New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New Zea-
land, or Taiwan’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (6), in the matter 
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New 
Zealand, or Taiwan’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘or New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New 
Zealand, or Taiwan’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘or 
New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New Zea-
land, or Taiwan’’; and 
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(C) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ‘‘or 
New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New Zealand, or 
Taiwan’’; 
(4) in section 62(c)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2796a(c)(1)), 
by striking ‘‘or New Zealand’’ and inserting ‘‘New 
Zealand, or Taiwan’’; and 
(5) 
in 
section 
63(a)(2) 
(22 
U.S.C. 
2796b(a)(2)), in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘or New Zealand’’ and inserting 
‘‘New Zealand, or Taiwan’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and every two years 
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
a report on the implementation and effectiveness of the 
amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 3. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXPEDITED LICENS-
ING FOR ALLIES TRANSFERRING MILITARY 
EQUIPMENT TO TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall conduct an assessment of the feasibility of estab-
lishing an expedited decision-making process for third- 
party transfers of defense articles and services from North 
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Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries, Japan, 
Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, or Israel 
to Taiwan, including transfers and re-transfers of United 
States-origin grant, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct 
Commercial Sales end-items not covered by an exemption 
under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations 
under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by sub-
section (a) shall include an assessment of the following: 
(1) The availability of such an expedited deci-
sion-making process for classified and unclassified 
items. 
(2) The feasibility of requiring— 
(A) the approval, return, or denial of any 
licensing application to export defense articles 
and services that is related to a government-to- 
government agreement within 15 days after the 
submission of such application; and 
(B) the completion of the review of all 
other licensing requests not later than 30 days 
after the submission of such application. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State 
shall provide the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
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Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives with a briefing on the outcome 
of the assessment required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to alter the 
policy of the United States toward Taiwan as specified in 
the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.). 
SEC. 5. SUNSET. 
This Act shall cease to have effect on the date that 
is 7 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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