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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3163 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3163 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 th