Sec. 1829. Reports on Harpoon missile deliveries to Taiwan
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Congress makes the following findings: On April 7, 2023, the Department of Defense announced that the Navy had awarded a procurement contract for 400 Harpoon anti-ship cruise missiles to Taiwan to accompany the new ground-based Harpoon Coastal Defense System (in this section referred to as the HCDS ). The Department of State notified Congress of its decision to approve a possible foreign military sale to Taiwan on October 26, 2020, that includes such 400 missiles. Almost two and a half years elapsed between the notification and contract award for the HCDS for Taiwan.
It is the Sense of the Congress that— the United States remains committed to the security of Taiwan; and there is reason for concern about the ability of the United States to deliver adequate maritime defense capabilities to the Taiwanese military. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representative, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on— measures that the Department of Defense is taking to address systematic contracting delays related to key weapons procurement programs to Taiwan; and lessons learned from the provision of HCDS to Ukraine that may be applicable to Taiwan and other allies and partners of the United States.
The report required under paragraph
(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required under subsection (c), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes an assessment of the findings and conclusions of the report required under subsection (c).