Sec. 6212. Implementation of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act with regard to Taiwan arms sales
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Congress makes the following findings: The Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report, released on June 1, 2019, states: [T]he Asia Reassurance Initiative Act, a major bipartisan legislation, was signed into law by President Trump on December 31, 2018. This legislation enshrines a generational whole-of-government policy framework that demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region and includes initiatives that promote sovereignty, rule of law, democracy, economic engagement, and regional security. .
The Indo-Pacific Strategy Report further states: The United States has a vital interest in upholding the rules-based international order, which includes a strong, prosperous, and democratic Taiwan…The Department [of Defense] is committed to providing Taiwan with defense articles and services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability. . Section 209(b) of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–409 ), signed into law on December 31, 2018— builds on longstanding commitments enshrined in the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) to provide Taiwan with defense articles; and states:
The President should conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan that are tailored to meet the existing and likely future threats from the People’s Republic of China, including supporting the efforts of Taiwan to develop and integrate asymmetric capabilities, as appropriate, including mobile, survivable, and cost-effective capabilities, into its military forces. . It is the sense of Congress that— the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–409 ) has recommitted the United States to support the close, economic, political, and security relationship between the United States and Taiwan; and the United States should fully implement the provisions of that Act with regard to regular defensive arms sales to Taiwan.
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, or their designees, shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the efforts to implement section 209(b) of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–409 ). In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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Implementation of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act with regard to Taiwan arms sales
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