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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.
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
This bill requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a joint program with Taiwan's defense officials to develop and deploy unmanned aircraft systems and counter-unmanned systems capabilities for both the United States military and Taiwan's military forces. The Secretary of Defense must begin seeking engagement with Taiwan officials by March 1, 2026, and may pursue co-development and co-production of these capabilities. The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to submit reports to Congress annually through 2029 describing the program's activities, progress on defense trade agreements with Taiwan, and any additional resources or authorities needed. The program would operate consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
Actions (2)
- Nov 7, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · senate
- Nov 7, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 7, 2025
Ms. Slotkin (for herself and Mr. Sheehy) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. JOINT PROGRAM WITH TAIWAN TO ENABLE FIELDING OF UNCREWED SYSTEMS AND COUNTER-UNCREWED SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES.
(a) In General.—Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall seek to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan in a joint program for the purpose of enabling the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter- uncrewed systems capabilities, including co-development and co- production of such capabilities, for the Armed Forces of the United States and the military forces of Taiwan, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
(b) Use of Authorities.—In carrying out a joint program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the authorities under title 10, United States Code, and other applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary.
(c) Report.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the joint program under subsection (a).
(2) Elements.—Each report required by paragraph (1) shall include, for the period covered by the report, the following:
(A) A summary of engagements under subsection (a).
(B) A description of activities undertaken by the Secretary of Defense and appropriate officials of Taiwan to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities described in subsection (a).
(C) A description of progress made in finalizing defense trade foundational agreements between the United States and Taiwan, including—
(i) a memorandum of understanding on reciprocal defense procurement;
(ii) a security of supply agreement;
(iii) an acquisition and cross-servicing agreement;
(iv) a general security of military information agreement; and
(v) a cyber maturity model certification.
(D) An identification of the additional resources or authorities necessary to enable the fielding of uncrewed systems and counter-uncrewed systems capabilities described in subsection (a).
(E) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate.
(d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. <all>
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