A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to seek to engage appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program with Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities.
Summary
What This Bill Does
Directs the Department of Defense and State Department to seek a joint program with Taiwan to field, co-develop, and co-produce uncrewed and counter-uncrewed capabilities.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. and Taiwanese defense stakeholders could gain closer cooperation on drone and counter-drone capabilities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
DOD and State would need to engage Taiwan, report annually, and identify additional resources or authorities needed.
Key Provisions
- Requires DOD and State to seek a joint program with Taiwan on uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems.
- Allows use of existing defense authorities to support the effort.
- Requires recurring reports through 2029 on engagements, progress, and needed resources or agreements.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs the Department of Defense and State Department to seek a joint program with Taiwan to field, co-develop, and co-produce uncrewed and counter-uncrewed capabilities.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
Directs the Department of Defense and State Department to seek a joint program with Taiwan to field, co-develop, and co-produce uncrewed and counter-uncrewed capabilities.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- United States and Taiwan defense stakeholders pursuing uncrewed and counter-uncrewed capabilities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Defense and State Department officials managing and reporting on the joint effort
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Elissa Slotkin
D-MI | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
United States and Taiwan defense manufacturers involved in uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems
Department of Defense and State Department officials managing the joint effort
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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