Sec. 208. Assessment of Taiwan’s needs for civilian defense and resilience
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit a written, classified assessment of Taiwan’s needs in the areas of civilian defense and resilience to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. The assessment required under subsection
(a)shall— analyze the potential role of Taiwan’s public and civilian assets in defending against various scenarios to coerce or conduct military aggression against Taiwan; carefully analyze Taiwan’s needs for enhancing its defensive capabilities through the support of civilians and civilian sectors, including— greater utilization of Taiwan’s high tech labor force; the creation of clear structures and logistics support for civilian defense role allocation; recruitment and skills training for Taiwan's defense and civilian sectors; and other defense needs and considerations at the provincial, city, and neighborhood levels; analyze Taiwan’s needs for enhancing resiliency among its people and in key economic sectors; and identify the areas and means through which the United States could provide training and assistance to support the needs discovered through the assessment and fill any critical gaps where capacity falls short of such needs. Notwithstanding the classified nature of the assessment required under subsection (a), the assessment shall be shared with appropriate officials of the Government of Taiwan to facilitate cooperation. There is authorized to be appropriated to complete the assessment required under subsection (a)— $500,000 for the Department of State; and $500,000 for the Department of Defense. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense are authorized to transfer any funds appropriated to their respective departments pursuant to paragraph
(1)to other Federal departments and agencies for the purposes of facilitating the contributions of such departments and agencies to the assessment required under subsection (a).