S.Amdt. 2649

SA 2649. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 2282 submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr.
McCain) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 12__. REPORT ON SECURITY COOPERATION AND ENGAGEMENT WITH
TAIWAN.

(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that
the United States should--
(1) increase senior level visits to Taiwan; and
(2) conduct bilateral defense exchanges with Taiwan that
focus on matters such as--
(A) maritime security;
(B) threat analysis;
(C) military doctrine;
(D) force planning;
(E) logistical support;
(F) intelligence collection and analysis;
(G) operational tactics, techniques, and procedures;
(H) humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and
(I) civil-military relations.
(b) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress a report on ways in which
the United States Government may increase security
cooperation and engagement with Taiwan.
(2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
include the following:
(A) A detailed list of current lines of engagement between
Taiwan and the United States relating to bilateral security
cooperation and an assessment of any additional lines of
effort that are planned for the future.
(B) A detailed list of military activities conducted by the
People's Republic of China, including exercises in the Taiwan
Strait and other threatening posture moves, that are intended
to undermine the peace and stability of Taiwan.
(3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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