[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1744 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1744
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list
of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and
reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies
transferring military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 13, 2025
Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list
of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and
reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies
transferring military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Our Regional Companions
Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments Act'' or ``PORCUPINE
Act''.
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER
THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.
The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended--
(1) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2753)--
(A) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``the
Government of Taiwan,'' before ``or the''; and
(B) in subsection (d)--
(i) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``or
New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or
Taiwan'';
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by striking
``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand,
or Taiwan''; and
(iii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or
New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or
Taiwan'';
(2) in section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761)--
(A) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by striking ``or New
Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''; and
(B) in subsection (h)--
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``or
Israel'' and inserting ``Israel, or Taiwan'';
and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or
Israel'' and inserting ``Israel, or Taiwan'';
(3) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776)--
(A) in subsection (b)--
(i) in paragraph (1), in the undesignated
matter following subparagraph (P), in the
second sentence, by striking ``or New Zealand''
and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or New
Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or
Taiwan''; and
(iii) in paragraph (6), in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``or
New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or
Taiwan'';
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``or
New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or
Taiwan''; and
(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or New
Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or
Taiwan''; and
(C) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by striking ``or New
Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
(4) in section 62(c)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2796a(c)(1)), by
striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or
Taiwan''; and
(5) in section 63(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a)(2)), in the
matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``or New
Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''.
SEC. 3. EXPEDITED LICENSING FOR ALLIES TRANSFERRING MILITARY EQUIPMENT
TO TAIWAN.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish an
expedited decision-making process for blanket third party transfers of
defense articles and services from North Atlantic Treaty Organization
member countries, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, or
New Zealand to Taiwan, including transfers and re-transfers of United
States origin grant, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial
Sales end-items not covered by an exemption under the International
Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title
22, Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) Availability.--The expedited decision-making process described
in subsection (a)--
(1) shall be available for classified and unclassified
items; and
(2) shall, to the extent practicable--
(A) require the approval, return, or denial of any
licensing application to export defense articles and
services that is related to a government-to-government
agreement within 15 days after the submission of such
application; and
(B) require the completion of the review of all
other licensing requests not later than 30 days after
the submission of such application.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
expedited decision-making process under subsection (a) is established,
the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign
Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives a report on the implementation and
effectiveness of such process, including an assessment of the actions
taken to coordinate with North Atlantic Treaty Organization member
countries, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, and New
Zealand to ensure alignment with the respective export control
regulations of such countries.
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