{"id":61973,"date":"2022-10-03T19:56:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T19:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/03\/menendez-seeks-path-forward-for-taiwan-defense-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:43:02","slug":"menendez-seeks-path-forward-for-taiwan-defense-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2022\/10\/03\/menendez-seeks-path-forward-for-taiwan-defense-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Menendez seeks path forward for Taiwan defense bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The senators who last month advanced a sprawling bill that includes $6.5 billion in military aid for Taiwan are hoping<b> <\/b>to pass it into law as part of the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez, D-N.J., told Defense News last week he is leading the charge<b> <\/b>to include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/4428\/text\" target=\"_blank\">the Taiwan Policy Act<\/a> as an amendment to the NDAA, which the Senate is scheduled to start debating this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will do as much as we can on the Taiwan Policy Act in the NDAA,\u201d said Menendez. \u201cThat\u2019s our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/09\/14\/senate-advances-65-billion-taiwan-military-aid-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced the bipartisan bill 17-5 last month after amending certain provisions<\/a> to address White House concerns about some components of the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bipartisan bill would provide $6.5 billion in military aid to Taiwan through 2027 via Foreign Military Financing \u2014 a program that allows other countries to purchase U.S. military equipment with grants and loans. The legislation also gives Taiwan the same benefits as a major non-NATO ally, expedites arms sales and prioritizes the transfer of excess U.S. defense articles there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill includes a wide array of other non-defense components, including sanctions on China if it \u201cis knowingly engaged in a significant escalation in aggression\u201d against Taiwan. China considers Taiwan a rogue province and has threatened to return it under the mainland\u2019s control, by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed, D-R.I., told Defense News his committee would \u201ctake a look\u201d at the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe other thing too is we\u2019ll get the opinion of the State Department and also the Department of Defense,\u201d said Reed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menendez said he intends to propose adding the Taiwan Policy Act in its entirety to the NDAA. \u201cBut then we\u2019ll have to see what might have to be amended in order to get the ball rolling,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe defense stuff I\u2019ve got to believe is pretty solid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defense portion of the bill also allows the president to establish an Asia-Pacific \u201cregional contingency stockpile\u201d at an unspecified location, allocating $500 million per year in funding for those stocks through 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bill contains language intended to ameliorate the $14 billion backlog of weapons Taiwan purchased from the United States via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/08\/25\/chinas-neighbors-are-buying-us-weapons-washington-isnt-delivering\/\">Foreign Military Sales process<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2022\/04\/14\/pandemic-delays-spark-14-billion-backlog-of-us-defense-transfers-to-taiwan\/\">a document obtained by Defense News in April<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taiwan Policy Act directs the Defense and State departments to \u201cprioritize and expedite\u201d foreign military sales for Taipei and prohibits both departments from delaying the sales through a bundling route, whereby a defense manufacturer would simultaneously produce weapons systems from multiple contracts. It also requires U.S. defense manufacturers to \u201cexpedite and prioritize\u201d the production of weapons that Taiwan purchased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another provision would require the Defense and State departments to develop a list of weapons systems that are \u201cpre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to Taiwan through the foreign military sales program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lastly, the bill directs the president to establish a five-year plan to prioritize the delivery of excess defense articles to Taiwan while requiring the Defense and State departments to develop a comprehensive training program with the Taiwanese military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, the ranking member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and 36 of his fellow Republicans announced their own version of the Taiwan Policy Act last week. 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