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22 U.S.C. § 3356 — Fast-tracking sales to Taiwan under foreign military sales program
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**(a) Preclearance of certain foreign military sales items**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 23, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, and in conjunction with coordinating entities such as the National Disclosure Policy Committee, the Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior Steering Group, and other appropriate entities, shall compile a list of available and emerging military platforms, technologies, and equipment that are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to Taiwan through the Foreign Military Sales program.
(2) **Rules of construction**
(A) *Selection of items* — The list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be construed as limiting the type, timing, or quantity of items that may be requested by, or sold to, Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program.
(B) *Notifications required* — Nothing in this chapter may be construed to supersede congressional notification requirements under the Arms Export Control Act ([22 U.S.C. 2751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2751&num=0&edition=prelim) et. seq.).
**(b) Prioritized processing of foreign military sales requests from Taiwan**
(1) **Requirement** — The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize and expedite the processing of requests from Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program, and may not delay the processing of requests for bundling purposes.
(2) **Duration** — The requirement under paragraph (1) shall continue until the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the threat to Taiwan has signif
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**(a) Preclearance of certain foreign military sales items**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 1 year after December 23, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, and in conjunction with coordinating entities such as the National Disclosure Policy Committee, the Arms Transfer and Technology Release Senior Steering Group, and other appropriate entities, shall compile a list of available and emerging military platforms, technologies, and equipment that are pre-cleared and prioritized for sale and release to Taiwan through the Foreign Military Sales program.
(2) **Rules of construction**
(A) *Selection of items* — The list compiled pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be construed as limiting the type, timing, or quantity of items that may be requested by, or sold to, Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program.
(B) *Notifications required* — Nothing in this chapter may be construed to supersede congressional notification requirements under the Arms Export Control Act ([22 U.S.C. 2751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2751&num=0&edition=prelim) et. seq.).
**(b) Prioritized processing of foreign military sales requests from Taiwan**
(1) **Requirement** — The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall prioritize and expedite the processing of requests from Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program, and may not delay the processing of requests for bundling purposes.
(2) **Duration** — The requirement under paragraph (1) shall continue until the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that the threat to Taiwan has significantly abated.
**(c) Interagency policy** The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update interagency policies and implementation guidance related to Foreign Military Sales requests from Taiwan, including incorporating the preclearance provisions of this section.
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**(a) Appropriate congressional committees defined** In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;
(5) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and
(6) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
**(b) Taiwan security programs** The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall use the authorities under this section to strengthen the United States-Taiwan defense relationship, and to support the acceleration of the modernization of Taiwan’s defense capabilities, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8) [[22 U.S.C. 3301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(c) Purpose** In addition to the purposes otherwise authorized for Foreign Military Financing programs under the Arms Export Control Act ([22 U.S.C. 2751](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2751&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), a purpose of the Foreign Military Financing Program should be to provide assistance, including equipment, training, and other support, to build the civilian and defensive military capabilities of Taiwan—
(1) to accelerate the modernization of capabilities that will enable Taiwan to delay, degrade, and deny attempts by People’s Liberation Army forces—
(A) to conduct coercive or grey zone activities;
(B) to blockade Taiwan; or
(C) to secure a lodgment on any islands administered by Taiwan and expand or otherwise use such lodgmen
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As declared by the Congress in the Arms Control and Disarmament Act [[22 U.S.C. 2551](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2551&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], an ultimate goal of the United States continues to be a world which is free from the scourge of war and the dangers and burdens of armaments; in which the use of force has been subordinated to the rule of law; and in which international adjustments to a changing world are achieved peacefully. In furtherance of that goal, it remains the policy of the United States to encourage regional arms control and disarmament agreements and to discourage arms races.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2751
Sec.
2762.
Procurement for cash sales.
2763.
Credit sales.
2764.
Guaranties.
2765.
Annual estimate and justification for
sales program.
2766.
Security assistance surveys.
2767.
Authority of President to enter into co-
operative projects with friendly for-
eign countries.
2767a, 2768.
Repealed.
SUBCHAPTER II–A—FOREIGN MILITARY
CONSTRUCTION SALES
2769.
Foreign military construction sales.
SUBCHAPTER II–B—SALES TO UNITED STATES
COMPANIES FOR INCORPORATION INTO END
ITEMS
2770.
General authority.
SUBCHAPTER II–C—EXCHANGE OF TRAINING AND
RELATED SUPPORT
2770a.
Exchange of training and related sup-
port.
SUBCHAPTER III—MILITARY EXPORT CONTROLS
2771.
Military sales authorizations and ceil-
ings.
2772.
Repealed.
2773.
Restraint in arms sales to Sub-Saharan
Africa.
2774.
Foreign military sales credit standards.
2775.
Foreign military sales to less developed
countries.
2776.
Reports and certifications to Congress
on military exports.
2776a.
Repealed.
2777.
Fiscal provisions relating to foreign
military sales credits.
2778.
Control of arms exports and imports.
2778a.
Exportation of uranium depleted in the
isotope 235.
2779.
Fees of military sales agents.
2779a.
Prohibition on incentive payments.
2780.
Transactions with countries supporting
acts of international terrorism.
2781.
Transactions with countries not fully co-
operating
with
United
States
antiterrorism efforts.
SUBCHAPTER III–A—END-USE MONITORING OF
DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES
2785.
End-use monitoring of defense articles
and defense services.
SUBCHAPTER IV—GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE,
AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
2791.
General provisions.
2792.
Administrative expenses.
2793.
Othe
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3356
(B) Department of Defense security assist-
ance authorized by chapter 16 of title 10;
(C) Department of State training and edu-
cation programs authorized by chapter 5 of
part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.);
(D) section 506 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318);
(E) the provision of excess defense articles
pursuant to the requirements of the Arms
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); or
(F) any other authority available to the
Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of
State.
(7) A description of United States or Taiwan
engagement with other countries that could
assist in addressing in a sufficient and timely
manner the capability gaps and capacity
shortfalls identified pursuant to paragraph (1).
(8) An identification of opportunities to
build interoperability, combined readiness,
joint planning capability, and shared situa-
tional awareness between the United States,
Taiwan, and other foreign partners and allies,
as appropriate, through combined training, ex-
ercises, and planning events, including—
(A) table-top exercises and wargames that
allow operational commands to improve
joint and combined planning for contin-
gencies involving a well-equipped adversary
in a counter-intervention campaign;
(B) joint and combined exercises that test
the feasibility of counter-intervention strat-
egies, develop interoperability across serv-
ices, and develop the lethality and surviv-
ability of combined forces against a well-
equipped adversary;
(C) logistics exercises that test the feasi-
bility of expeditionary logistics in an ex-
tended campaign with a well-equipped adver-
sary;
(D) service-to-service exercise programs
that build functi
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