U.S.-Taiwan Defense Innovation Partnership Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a U.S.-Taiwan defense technology partnership to coordinate research, development, and market access for dual-use defense technologies. It aims to boost market opportunities, strengthen Taiwan’s defense industrial base, and align U.S. and Taiwan priorities against CCP-aligned threats.
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- Companies and startups: U.S. and Taiwan-based defense technology firms would get expanded market opportunities and more pathways to move emerging tech toward customers.
- Taiwan defense industry and military planners: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense counterparts would work with the Department of Defense to bolster industrial capacity and coordinate defense industrial priorities and R&D.
- Technology and regional security: The partnership would focus joint work on drones, microchips, directed energy, artificial intelligence, missile systems, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to counter the Chinese Communist Party and CCP-aligned proxy development of dual-use tech.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New U.S.-Taiwan defense tech partnership
If enacted, the Department of Defense would seek a defense tech partnership with Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. It would aim to open markets for U.S. and Taiwan defense tech firms and startups. The partners would align priorities, speed research, and co-develop dual-use tech like drones, microchips, artificial intelligence, missile technology, directed energy, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. It would also push back on the Chinese Communist Party and aligned groups. The bill does not include new funding or grants in this section.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 8/1/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/11/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 1/9/2026
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