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Version 18 · Reported to House amended, Part I · Oct 28, 1999
Taiwan Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments to make every effort to reserve additional positions for Taiwan military officers at the National Defense University and specified other professional military education schools, and at the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the Air Force Academy.Directs the Secretary of State, when considering foreign military sales to Taiwan, to take into account Taiwan's special status (including its defense needs in response to the military modernization and weapons procurement efforts by China) 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 (DOD) funds for the employment of additional technical staff at 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 implement a plan for the enhancement of programs for operational training and exchanges of senior officers 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: (1) report annually to Congress on the security situation in the Taiwan Strait; and (2) certify to specified congressional committees that direct secure communications exist between the U.S. armed forces and the Taiwanese armed forces.Directs the Secretary of defense to report to specified congressional committees on the U.S. ability to successfully respond to a major contingency in the Asia-Pacific region where U.S. interests on Taiwan are at risk.
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Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R–TX
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 503.
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 70 (Roll no. 5).
House roll call 5 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 70 (Roll no. 5).
House roll call 5 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H127-128)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on passage by voice vote and announced that the yeas had prevailed. The yeas and nays were demanded and the Chair announced that further proceedings were postponed until later in the legislative day.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1838.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1838 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 408. (consideration: CR H110-121; text of measure as reported in House: CR H110-121)
Rule H. Res. 408 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 408 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1838 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The amendment recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Feb. 4, 2000.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 22, 1999.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 19, 1999.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 18, 1999.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 17, 1999.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 12, 1999.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 10, 1999.
House Committee on Armed Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Nov. 5, 1999.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 106-423, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 106-423, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 6.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E998-999)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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