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118th Congress(2023-2024)
Taiwan Cybersecurity Resiliency Act of 2023
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Introduced in Senate on Apr 20, 2023
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S. 1241 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1241


To enhance and expand cooperation between the Department of Defense and the Government of Taiwan.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 20, 2023

Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Rounds) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To enhance and expand cooperation between the Department of Defense and the Government of Taiwan.

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

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan Cybersecurity Resiliency Act of 2023”.

SEC. 2. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan.

(a) Requirement.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in concurrence with the Secretary of State and in coordination with the Commander of the United States Cyber Command and the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall seek to engage the Government of Taiwan for the purpose of expanding cooperation on military cybersecurity activities.

(b) Cooperation efforts.—In expanding the cooperation of military cybersecurity activities between the Department of Defense and the Government of Taiwan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may carry out efforts—

(1) to actively defend military networks, infrastructure, and systems;

(2) to eradicate malicious cyber activity that has compromised such networks, infrastructure, and systems;

(3) to leverage United States commercial and military cybersecurity technology and services to harden and defend such networks, infrastructure, and systems; and

(4) to conduct combined cybersecurity training activities and exercises.

(c) Briefings.—

(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the implementation of this section.

(2) CONTENTS.—The briefing under paragraph (1) shall include the following:

(A) A description of the feasibility and advisability of expanding the cooperation on military cybersecurity activities between the Department of Defense and the Government of Taiwan.

(B) An identification of any challenges and resources that need to be addressed so as to expand such cooperation.

(C) An overview of efforts undertaken pursuant to this section.

(D) Any other matter the Secretary considers relevant.

(d) Appropriate committees of Congress defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate committees of Congress” means—

(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and

(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.