HR 1838 106th Congress House International Affairs AWACS aircraft Air bases Air defenses Air-to-air missiles American technical assistance Antimissile missiles Antiship missiles Armed Forces and National Security Arms sales Ballistic missile defenses China Congress Congress and foreign policy Congress and military policy Congressional reporting requirements Defense budgets Defense procurement Department of Defense Destroyers

Taiwan Security Enhancement Act

Introduced: May 18, 1999 See on congress.gov

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To President

Became law

Apr 13, 2000

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503.

Apr 12, 2000

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Feb 2, 2000

Received in the Senate.

Feb 1, 2000

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Feb 1, 2000

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 70 (Roll no. 5).

Feb 1, 2000

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 70 (Roll no. 5).

Feb 1, 2000

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H127-128)

Feb 1, 2000

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage by voice vote and announced that the yeas had prevailed. The yeas and nays were demanded and the Chair announced that further proceedings were postponed until later in the legislative day.

Feb 1, 2000

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Feb 1, 2000

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1838.

Feb 1, 2000

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1838 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

Feb 1, 2000

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 408. (consideration: CR H110-121; text of measure as reported in House: CR H110-121)

Feb 1, 2000

Rule H. Res. 408 passed House.

Jan 31, 2000

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 408 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1838 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

Nov 22, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 4, 2000.

Nov 19, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 22, 1999.

Nov 18, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 19, 1999.

Nov 17, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 18, 1999.

Nov 11, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 17, 1999.

Nov 10, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 12, 1999.

Nov 5, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 10, 1999.

Oct 28, 1999

House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 5, 1999.

Oct 28, 1999

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 106-423, Part I.

Oct 26, 1999

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 6.

Oct 26, 1999

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 9, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Jun 1, 1999

Executive Comment Requested from DOD.

May 18, 1999

Referred to the Committee on International Relations, 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.

May 18, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E998-999)

May 18, 1999

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Feb 1, 2000	House · vote #5	On Passage	Passed	341–70	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Taiwan Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to make every effort to reserve additional positions for Taiwan military officers at the National Defense University and specified other professional military education schools, and at the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy.

Directs the Secretary of State, when considering foreign military sales to Taiwan, to take into account Taiwan's special status (including its defense needs in response to the military modernization and weapons procurement efforts by China) and make every effort to ensure it has full and timely access to price and availability data for defense articles and defense services.

Directs the President, upon the request of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to use Department of Defense (DOD) funds for the employment of additional technical staff at the American Institute in Taiwan.

Directs the President to report annually to Congress with respect to Taiwan's defense needs.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to implement a plan for the enhancement of programs for operational training and exchanges of senior officers between U.S. armed forces and Taiwanese armed forces for work in threat analysis, doctrine, force planning, operational methods, and other areas. Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) report annually to Congress on the security situation in the Taiwan Strait; and (2) certify to specified congressional committees that direct secure communications exist between the U.S. armed forces and the Taiwanese armed forces.

Directs the Secretary of defense to report to specified congressional committees on the U.S. ability to successfully respond to a major contingency in the Asia-Pacific region where U.S. interests on Taiwan are at risk.

What's happening now April 13, 2000

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503.

Committees of jurisdiction 3