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22 U.S.C. § 3353 — International military education and training cooperation with Taiwan
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall establish or expand a comprehensive training program with Taiwan designed to—
(1) enhance interoperability and capabilities for joint operations between the United States and Taiwan;
(2) enhance rapport and deepen partnership between the militaries of the United States and Taiwan, and foster understanding of the United States among individuals in Taiwan;
(3) improve Taiwan’s defense capabilities; and
(4) train future leaders of Taiwan, promote professional military education, civilian control of the military, and protection of human rights.
**(b) Elements** The training program required by subsection (a) should prioritize relevant and realistic training, including as necessary joint United States-Taiwan contingency tabletop exercises, war games, full-scale military exercises, and an enduring rotational United States military presence that assists Taiwan in maintaining force readiness and utilizing United States defense articles and services transferred from the United States to Taiwan.
**(c) Authorization of participation of Taiwan in the International Military Education and Training program** The Secretary of State is authorized to provide training and education to relevant entities in Taiwan through the International Military Education and Training program authorized under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ([22 U.S.C. 2347](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2347&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq).11 So in original. Probably should be “seq.).”
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall establish or expand a comprehensive training program with Taiwan designed to—
(1) enhance interoperability and capabilities for joint operations between the United States and Taiwan;
(2) enhance rapport and deepen partnership between the militaries of the United States and Taiwan, and foster understanding of the United States among individuals in Taiwan;
(3) improve Taiwan’s defense capabilities; and
(4) train future leaders of Taiwan, promote professional military education, civilian control of the military, and protection of human rights.
**(b) Elements** The training program required by subsection (a) should prioritize relevant and realistic training, including as necessary joint United States-Taiwan contingency tabletop exercises, war games, full-scale military exercises, and an enduring rotational United States military presence that assists Taiwan in maintaining force readiness and utilizing United States defense articles and services transferred from the United States to Taiwan.
**(c) Authorization of participation of Taiwan in the International Military Education and Training program** The Secretary of State is authorized to provide training and education to relevant entities in Taiwan through the International Military Education and Training program authorized under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ([22 U.S.C. 2347](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2347&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq).11 So in original. Probably should be “seq.).”
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(a) United States development cooperation policy
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**(a)** The President is authorized to furnish, on such terms and conditions consistent with this chapter as the President may determine (but whenever feasible on a reimbursable basis), military education and training to military and related civilian personnel of foreign countries. Such civilian personnel shall include foreign governmental personnel of ministries other than ministries of defense, and may also include legislators and individuals who are not members of the government, if the military education and training would (i) contribute to responsible defense resource management, (ii) foster greater respect for and understanding of the principle of civilian control of the military, (iii) contribute to cooperation between military and law enforcement personnel with respect to counternarcotics law enforcement efforts, or (iv) improve military justice systems and procedures in accordance with internationally recognized human rights. Such training and education may be provided through—
(1) attendance at military educational and training facilities in the United States (other than Service academies) and abroad;
(2) attendance in special courses of instruction at schools and institutions of learning or research in the United States and abroad; and
(3) observation and orientation visits to military facilities and related activities in the United States and abroad.
**(b)** The President shall seek reimbursement for military education and training furnished under this part from countries using assistance under [section 2763 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2763&num=0&edition=prelim) (relating to the Foreign Military Financing Program) to purchase such military education and training at a rate comparable to the ra
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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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Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act ([22 U.S.C. 3301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) and pursuant to [section 3353 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section3353&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with appropriate officials of Taiwan, shall establish a comprehensive training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for the military forces of Taiwan using the authorities provided in chapter 16 of title 10 and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary of Defense.
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 2347
trator of the United States Agency for International
Development and the Secretary of State to ensure
that all expenditures from the Joint Investment for
Peace Initiative comply with this section.
‘‘(2) To the extent practicable, the Administrator of
the United States Agency for International Develop-
ment and the Chief Executive Officer of the United
States International Development Finance Corpora-
tion should coordinate and share information in ad-
vance of providing resources through the People-to-
People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint In-
vestment for Peace Initiative.
‘‘(d) REPORT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the
end of the first fiscal year in which both the People-
to-People Partnership for Peace Fund and the Joint
Investment for Peace Initiative are in effect, and an-
nually thereafter, the Administrator of the United
States Agency for International Development and the
Chief Executive Officer of the United States Inter-
national Development Finance Corporation shall, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, jointly sub-
mit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report in writing that describes—
‘‘(A)(i) lessons learned and best practices devel-
oped from funding for projects under the People-to-
People Partnership for Peace Fund during the prior
fiscal year; and
‘‘(ii) the extent to which such projects have con-
tributed to the purposes of the People-to-People
Partnership for Peace Fund;
‘‘(B)(i) lessons learned and best practices devel-
oped from investments provided under the Joint In-
vestment for Peace Initiative during the prior fis-
cal year; and
‘‘(ii) the extent to which such investments have
contributed to the purposes of the Joint In
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 3353
1 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘seq.).’’
1 So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
§ 3353. International military education and
training cooperation with Taiwan
(a) In general
The Secretary of State and the Secretary of
Defense shall establish or expand a comprehen-
sive training program with Taiwan designed to—
(1) enhance interoperability and capabilities
for joint operations between the United States
and Taiwan;
(2) enhance rapport and deepen partnership
between the militaries of the United States
and Taiwan, and foster understanding of the
United States among individuals in Taiwan;
(3) improve Taiwan’s defense capabilities;
and
(4) train future leaders of Taiwan, promote
professional military education, civilian con-
trol of the military, and protection of human
rights.
(b) Elements
The training program required by subsection
(a) should prioritize relevant and realistic train-
ing, including as necessary joint United States-
Taiwan contingency tabletop exercises, war
games, full-scale military exercises, and an en-
during rotational United States military pres-
ence that assists Taiwan in maintaining force
readiness and utilizing United States defense ar-
ticles and services transferred from the United
States to Taiwan.
(c) Authorization of participation of Taiwan in
the International Military Education and
Training program
The Secretary of State is authorized to pro-
vide training and education to relevant entities
in Taiwan through the International Military
Education and Training program authorized
under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assist-
ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq).1
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5504, Dec. 23,
2022,
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