To express the sense of Congress on the implementation of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 with respect to Taiwan arms sales.

SA 2241. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4049, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2021 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 E of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1262. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ASIA REASSURANCE INITIATIVE
ACT WITH REGARD TO TAIWAN ARMS SALES.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report,
released on June 1, 2019, states: ``[T]he Asia Reassurance
Initiative Act, a major bipartisan legislation, was signed
into law by President Trump on December 31, 2018. This
legislation enshrines a generational whole-of-government
policy framework that demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free
and open Indo-Pacific region and includes initiatives that
promote sovereignty, rule of law, democracy, economic
engagement, and regional security.''.
(2) The Indo-Pacific Strategy Report further states: ``The
United States has a vital interest in upholding the rules-
based international order, which includes a strong,
prosperous, and democratic Taiwan. . .The Department [of
Defense] is committed to providing Taiwan with defense
articles and services in such quantity as may be necessary to
enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense
capability.''.
(3) Section 209(b) of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act
of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 3301 note), signed into law on December
31, 2018--
(A) builds on longstanding commitments enshrined in the
Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) to provide
Taiwan with defense articles; and
(B) states: ``The President should conduct regular
transfers of defense articles to Taiwan that are tailored to
meet the existing and likely future threats from the People's
Republic of China, including supporting the efforts of Taiwan
to develop and integrate asymmetric capabilities, as
appropriate, including mobile, survivable, and cost-effective
capabilities, into its military forces.''.
(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (Public Law
115-409; 132 Stat. 5387) has recommitted the United States to
support the close, economic, political, and security
relationship between the United States and Taiwan; and
(2) the United States should fully implement the provisions
of that Act with regard to regular defensive arms sales to
Taiwan.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the
Secretary of Defense, or their designees, shall brief the
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives
on the efforts to implement section 209(b) of the Asia
Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 (22 U.S.C. 3301 note).
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