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[S. 1744 Reported in Senate

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 Calendar No. 232
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1744

 To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list 
of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and 
 reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies 
 transferring military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 13, 2025

Mr. Ricketts (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Budd, 
and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read 
 twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

 October 30, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]

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 A BILL

 To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list 
of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and 
 reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies 
 transferring military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Our Regional 
Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments Act'' or 
``PORCUPINE Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING 
 REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.</DELETED>

<DELETED> The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is 
amended--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) in 

section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2753)--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) in subsection

    (b)

    (2) , by inserting 
 ``the Government of Taiwan,'' before ``or the''; 
 and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) in subsection
            (d) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (i) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B) , by 
 striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New 
 Zealand, or Taiwan'';</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (ii) in paragraph

    (3)
        (A)
            (i) , by 
 striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New 
 Zealand, or Taiwan''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (iii) in paragraph

    (5) , by 
 striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New 
 Zealand, or Taiwan'';</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) in 

section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761)--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) in subsection

    (e)

    (2)
        (A) , by striking 
 ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) in subsection

    (h) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (i) in paragraph

    (1)
        (A) , by 
 striking ``or Israel'' and inserting ``Israel, 
 or Taiwan''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking 
 ``or Israel'' and inserting ``Israel, or 
 Taiwan'';</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (3) in 

section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776)--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) in subsection

    (b) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (i) in paragraph

    (1) , in the 
 undesignated matter following subparagraph
        (P) , 
 in the second sentence, by striking ``or New 
 Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan'';</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking 
 ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, 
 or Taiwan''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (iii) in paragraph

    (6) , in the 
 matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking 
 ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, 
 or Taiwan'';</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) in subsection
            (c) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (i) in paragraph

    (2)
        (A) , by 
 striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New 
 Zealand, or Taiwan''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (ii) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking 
 ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, 
 or Taiwan''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (C) in subsection
            (d) (2)
        (A) , by striking 
 ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan'';</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (4) in 

section 62
            (c) (1) (22 U.S.C. 2796a
            (c) (1) ), 
 by striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (5) in 

section 63

    (a)

    (2) (22 U.S.C. 2796b

    (a)

    (2) ), 
 in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``or New 
 Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED LICENSING FOR ALLIES TRANSFERRING MILITARY 
 EQUIPMENT TO TAIWAN.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall establish an 
expedited decision-making process for blanket third party transfers of 
defense articles and services from North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
member countries, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, or 
New Zealand to Taiwan, including transfers and re-transfers of United 
States origin grant, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial 
Sales end-items not covered by an exemption under the International 
Traffic in Arms Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 
22, Code of Federal Regulations.</DELETED>
<DELETED>

    (b) Availability.--The expedited decision-making process 
described in subsection

    (a) --</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) shall be available for classified and 
 unclassified items; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) shall, to the extent practicable--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) require the approval, return, or 
 denial of any licensing application to export defense 
 articles and services that is related to a government-
 to-government agreement within 15 days after the 
 submission of such application; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) require the completion of the review 
 of all other licensing requests not later than 30 days 
 after the submission of such application.</DELETED>
<DELETED>
            (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
the expedited decision-making process under subsection

    (a) is 
established, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a report on the implementation and 
effectiveness of such process, including an assessment of the actions 
taken to coordinate with North Atlantic Treaty Organization member 
countries, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, and New 
Zealand to ensure alignment with the respective export control 
regulations of such countries.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Our Regional Companions 
Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments Act'' or ``PORCUPINE 
Act''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER 
 THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

    (a) In General.--The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 
seq.) is amended--

    (1) in 

section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2753)--
        (A) in subsection

    (b)

    (2) , by inserting ``Taiwan,'' 
 before ``or the''; and
        (B) in subsection
            (d) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (2)
        (B) , by striking ``or 
 New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan'';
            (ii) in paragraph

    (3)
        (A)
            (i) , by striking 
 ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, 
 or Taiwan''; and
            (iii) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``or 
 New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan'';

    (2) in 

section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761)--
        (A) in subsection

    (e)

    (2)
        (A) , by striking ``or New 
 Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''; and
        (B) in subsection

    (h) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (1)
        (A) , by striking ``or 
 Israel'' and inserting ``Israel, or Taiwan''; 
 and
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``or 
 Israel'' and inserting ``Israel, or Taiwan'';

    (3) in 

section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776)--
        (A) in subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (1) , in the undesignated 
 matter following subparagraph
        (P) , in the 
 second sentence, by striking ``or New Zealand'' 
 and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``or New 
 Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan''; and
            (iii) in paragraph

    (6) , in the matter 
 preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``or 
 New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan'';
        (B) in subsection
            (c) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (2)
        (A) , by striking ``or 
 New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan''; and
            (ii) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``or New 
 Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan''; and
            (C) in subsection
            (d) (2)
        (A) , by striking ``or New 
 Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan'';

    (4) in 

section 62
            (c) (1) (22 U.S.C. 2796a
            (c) (1) ), by 
 striking ``or New Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or 
 Taiwan''; and

    (5) in 

section 63

    (a)

    (2) (22 U.S.C. 2796b

    (a)

    (2) ), in the 
 matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``or New 
 Zealand'' and inserting ``New Zealand, or Taiwan''.

    (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
enactment of this section, and every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
Representatives a report on the implementation and effectiveness of the 
amendments made by this section.

SEC. 3. FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF EXPEDITED LICENSING FOR ALLIES 
 TRANSFERRING MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO TAIWAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall conduct an 
assessment of the feasibility of establishing an expedited decision-
making process for third party transfers of defense articles and 
services from North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries, 
Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, or Israel to 
Taiwan, including transfers and re-transfers of United States-origin 
grant, Foreign Military Sales, and Direct Commercial Sales end-items 
not covered by an exemption under the International Traffic in Arms 
Regulations under subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of 
Federal Regulations.

    (b) Elements.--The assessment required by subsection

    (a) shall 
include an assessment of the following:

    (1) The availability of such an expedited decision-making 
 process for classified and unclassified items.

    (2) The feasibility of requiring--
        (A) the approval, return, or denial of any 
 licensing application to export defense articles and 
 services that is related to a government-to-government 
 agreement within 15 days after the submission of such 
 application; and
        (B) the completion of the review of all other 
 licensing requests not later than 30 days after the 
 submission of such application.
            (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives with a briefing on the 
outcome of the assessment required by subsection

    (a) .

SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

 Nothing in this Act may be construed to alter the policy of the 
United States toward Taiwan as specified in the Taiwan Relations Act 
(22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).

SEC. 5. SUNSET.

 This Act shall cease to have effect on the date that is 7 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
 Calendar No. 232

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 1744

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list 
of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and 
 reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies 
 transferring military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 October 30, 2025

 Reported with an amendment