Text of Senate Amendment 6092

On 2026-06-24, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6092" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6092

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3304] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6092. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place in subtitle D of title XII, insert the following: SEC. __. PRE-APPROVAL FOR SALE OF DEFENSE ARTICLES TO TAIWAN. Section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(h) Defense Sales to Taiwan.-- ``(1) In general.--The sale of defense articles by the United States under this Act shall be approved, and subsections (a), (b), and (d) shall not apply to such a sale, if-- ``(A) the purchaser of the defense articles is the Government of Taiwan; ``(B) the Government of Taiwan has provided a commitment in writing to the United States Government, including to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, that it will not transfer such defense articles, if not demilitarized, to any other foreign country or person without first obtaining the consent of the President; and ``(C) the sale corresponds to, as of January 15, 2026-- ``(i) RSAT case number 26-AD; ``(ii) RSAT case number 26-AO; ``(iii) RSAT case number 26-AQ; or ``(iv) RSAT case number 26-AN. ``(2) Notice to congress.--Not later than 72 hours after a sale of defense articles to the Government of Taiwan approved under paragraph (1) is completed, the President shall notify the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the completed sale. ``(3) Rules of construction.-- ``(A) Selection of defense articles.--Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit-- ``(i) the type or quantity of defense articles that may be requested by, or transferred to, the Government of Taiwan; or ``(ii) the timing of such requests or transfers. ``(B) Retransfers.--Any request by the Government of Taiwan to retransfer defense articles received by that Government under this Act remains subject to all relevant provisions of this Act.''. ______