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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 3838 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1320

Sec. 1320. Annual report on Taiwan capabilities and intelligence support

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Section 1248 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 ( Public Law 117–81 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking fiscal year 2027, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall jointly and inserting fiscal year 2031, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, shall ; in paragraph (2), by striking ability of Taiwan and inserting readiness of the Taiwan military ; by redesignating paragraph
(16)as paragraph (19); and by adding after paragraph
(15)the following: An assessment regarding how Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Australia would likely respond to contingencies, including— a military strike or invasion of Taiwan or an offshore island of Taiwan, including Kinmen, Matsu, Wuciou, Taiping Island, and Penghu; a commercial blockade of Taiwan in which international vessels are subjected to search or seizure by the People’s Liberation Army; a major cyberattack against the critical infrastructure of Taiwan; and a seizure of one or more of Taiwan’s offshore islands or territorial claims. Guidance for representatives from the military of Taiwan to attend, as observers and as appropriate, joint military exercises led by the United States, such as the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise. An assessment of the feasibility of using economic tools, including export controls, sanctions, and tariffs, to deter China from carrying out the actions described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(D)of paragraph (16). ; and in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: an assessment of how the United States Armed Forces could marshal resources to respond to the actions described in subparagraphs
(A)through
(D)of subsection (a)(16), based on the force posture and stockpiles of the Armed Forces. .
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