Sec. 1259. Sense of Congress on port calls in Taiwan with the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy
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It is the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense should conduct port calls in Taiwan with the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy — to continue the collaboration between the United States and Taiwan on COVID–19 responses, which has included— research and development of tests, vaccines, and medicines; and donations of face masks; to further improve the cooperation between the United States and Taiwan on military medicine and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; to allow United States personnel to benefit from the expertise of Taiwanese personnel, in light of the successful response of Taiwan to COVID–19; and to continue the mission of the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy, which have demonstrated the value of the Department capacity to deploy maritime medical capabilities worldwide and provide contingency capacity in the United States during significant crises.