S.Amdt. 3359

SA 3359. Mr. RICKETTS (for himself, Mr. Coons, and Mr. Scott of
Florida) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 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 and of title XII, add the following:

Subtitle F--Reporting Requirements and Expedited Licensing Relating to
Transfers of Military Equipment

SEC. 1271. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

(a) In General.--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''.
(b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this section, and every two years thereafter,
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 the amendments made by
this section.

SEC. 1272. 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, to the extent practicable regarding staffing
levels and resources, an expedited decision-making process
for third party transfers of defense articles and services
from North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries,
Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, or
Israel 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 one 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, New
Zealand, and Israel to ensure alignment with the respective
export control regulations of such countries.
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