S.Amdt. 5990
What it does: Rewrites section 1244
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)What it changes
1 change to S.Amdt. 5499 · shown in S.Amdt. 5499's text
Rewrites section 1244
ReplacesIn S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed
SEC. 1244. [inserted: STATEMENT OF POLICY ON ]DEFENSE OF TAIWAN.
Struck: (a) Definitions.--In this section:
Struck: (1) Deny.--The term "deny" means to use combined joint operations to delay, degrade, and ultimately defeat an attempt by the People's Republic of China to execute a fait accompli against Taiwan, resulting in--
Struck: (A) the termination of hostilities or at least the attempted fait accompli; or
Struck: (B) the neutralization of the ability of the People's Republic of China to execute a fait accompli against Taiwan.
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Struck: (2) Fait accompli.--The term "fait accompli" refers to the strategy of the People's Republic of China for invading and seizing control of Taiwan before the United States Armed Forces can respond effectively, while simultaneously deterring an effective combined joint response by the United States Armed Forces by convincing the United States that mounting such a response would be prohibitively difficult or costly.
[struck: (b) Statement of Policy.--]Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), it shall be the policy of the United States to[struck: maintain the ability of the United States Armed Forces ][inserted: supply Taiwan with defensive arms and ]to[struck: deny a fait accompli against][inserted: maintain the capacity to defend] Taiwan[struck: in order to deter the People's Republic of China from using military force ][inserted: , without an express obligation or commitment ]to[struck: unilaterally change the status quo with Taiwan][inserted: do so].Original wording
Strike section 1244 and insert the following:
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SA 5990. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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:
Strike section 1244 and insert the following:
SEC. 1244. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON DEFENSE OF TAIWAN.
Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), it shall be the policy of the United States to supply Taiwan with defensive arms and to maintain the capacity to defend Taiwan, without an express obligation or commitment to do so.
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Senate amendment submitted
September 28, 2022