Sec. 1260B. REPORT ON UNITED STATES-TAIWAN MEDICAL SECURITY PARTNERSHIP

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## SEC. 1260B REPORT ON UNITED STATES-TAIWAN MEDICAL SECURITY PARTNERSHIP Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the feasibility of establishing a medical security partnership with the Ministry of Defense of Taiwan that shall include the following: ####

(1)The goals and objectives of developing a medical security partnership on issues related to pandemic preparedness and control. ####

(2)A discussion of current and future plans to cooperate on medical security activities. ####

(3)An evaluation of the feasibility of cooperating on a range of activities under the partnership, including— #####

(A)research and production of vaccines and medicines; #####

(B)joint conferences with scientists and experts; #####

(C)collaboration relating to and exchanges of medical supplies and equipment; and #####

(D)the use of hospital ships such as the United States Naval Ship Comfort and United States Naval Ship Mercy. ####

(4)Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.