H.R. 4560 – Taiwan Partnership Act

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The Taiwan Partnership Act directs the Department of Defense to produce an annual report on cooperation between the U.S. National Guard and Taiwan. It expresses Congress’s view that the United States should keep strengthening Taiwan’s defense, disaster response, cyber, and medical ties. The bill mainly affects the Department of Defense, the National Guard, and Taiwan’s armed forces.

Key Provisions

Congress declares that the U.S. should continue to support Taiwan’s defense readiness through senior‑level exchanges, joint training, humanitarian assistance, and medical cooperation.
It calls for expanding National Guard involvement in Taiwan’s security activities, including disaster response and multilateral efforts, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act.
The Secretary of Defense must submit a report by February 15 each year detailing past National Guard‑Taiwan cooperation, evaluating feasibility of deeper collaboration in areas such as disaster response, cyber defense, medical support, Mandarin language training, and reserve training assistance, and offering recommendations for improvement.
The report is to be delivered to the congressional defense committees and may include any other matters the Secretary deems appropriate.

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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Foreign Affairs Committee

July 20, 2021

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Introduced in House

July 20, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Foreign Affairs Committee

July 20, 2021

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 20, 2021

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4560

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 20, 2021

Mr. Gallagher (for himself, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mrs. McClain, and Mrs. Murphy of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To require an annual report on cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Partnership Act.

2.

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—

(1)

continue to support the development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability by increasing exchanges between senior defense officials and general officers of the United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and functional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115–135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the purposes of—

(A)

improving the interoperability of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan;

(B)

improving the reserve force of Taiwan;

(C)

expanding cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and

(D)

expanding military to military medical cooperation;

(2)

expand and strengthen Taiwan’s capability to conduct security activities, including traditional activities of the combatant commands, cooperation with the National Guard, and through multilateral activities; and

(3)

using appropriate authorities and consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), seek to develop a partnership between the National Guard and Taiwan as a means of maintaining a sufficient self-defense capability.

3.

Annual report on cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan

(a)

In general

Not later than February 15, 2022, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code) a report on the feasibility and advisability of enhanced cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan.

(b)

Elements

Each report required by subsection (a) shall include the following:

(1)

A description of the cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan during the preceding calendar year, including mutual visits, exercises, training, and equipment opportunities.

(2)

An evaluation of the feasibility of enhancing cooperation between the National Guard and Taiwan on a range of activities, including—

(A)

disaster and emergency response;

(B)

cyber defense and communications security;

(C)

military medical cooperation;

(D)

cultural exchange and education of members of the National Guard in Mandarin Chinese; and

(E)

programs for National Guard advisors to assist in training the reserve components of the military forces of Taiwan.

(3)

Recommendations to enhance such cooperation and improve interoperability, including through familiarization visits, cooperative training and exercises, and co-deployments.

(4)

Any other matter the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.