Bicameral Bill Could Speed Up Arms Sales to Taiwan
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., introduced a bill May 21 aimed at making it faster and easier to sell arms to Taiwan.
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Under current law, Taiwan must wait for congressional notification and a 30-day review period when requesting to buy weapons systems exceeding $14 million for major defense equipment, $50 million for defense services, and $200 million for construction support. The Taiwan Plus Act would increase those thresholds to $25 million, $100 million and $300 million, respectively, the same levels enjoyed by NATO Plus countries. It would also shorten the review period to 15 days.
The bill was referred to the Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs committees. Sens. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced similar legislation May 13 (see 2505140001).