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Taiwan Security Enhancement Act

Introduced: March 24, 1999 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 1999
Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-230.
Mar 24, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 24, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3246-3247)
Mar 24, 1999
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Taiwan Security Enhancement Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments should make every effort to reserve additional positions for Taiwan military officers at the National Defense University, the senior war colleges, and the military academies.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State should, when considering foreign military sales to Taiwan, take into account Taiwan's special status 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 funds for the assignment of additional technical staff to 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 develop a plan for the enhancement of programs for operational training and exchanges of personnel 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 establish secure direct communications between the U.S. Pacific military command and the Taiwan military command.

Authorizes the President, subject to the Arms Export Control Act, to make available for sale to Taiwan, at reasonable cost, theater missile defense equipment and related items, satellite early warning data, modern air-defense equipment, and naval defense systems.

What's happening now August 4, 1999

Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 106-230.

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