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Blue Skies for Taiwan Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
Introduced
Summary
Expand Taiwan's role in U.S. Blue UAS supply chains and speed certification for Taiwan-made drone parts. This bill would create a State Department-led Blue UAS Working Group, coordinated with Defense, to assess Taiwan's drone industry and recommend steps for integration and co‑production.
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- Taiwan manufacturers: Would push Taiwanese drone and component makers toward a fast-track Blue UAS certification path and expedited export-control reviews. The Working Group would identify specific components that could join Blue UAS programs within 12 to 24 months.
- U.S. defense and industrial base: Would direct analysis of partnerships with the Army Organic Industrial Base, including arsenals, depots, and ammunition plants, to support testing, production, maintenance, and sustainment of Blue UAS parts. It would also evaluate public-private co-development and co-production pilot programs.
- Regional allies and supply chains: Would create a cooperative framework under the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience to help allies buy Taiwan-made Blue UAS components instead of PRC-sourced parts and to fast-track reciprocal testing and certification.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
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Fast-track Taiwan drone supply plan
If enacted, the bill would authorize such sums as may be necessary to carry out a new U.S. Blue UAS program. It would require the Secretary of State, with the Secretary of Defense, to create a Blue UAS Working Group within 180 days. The group would assess Taiwan's drone production capacity, recommend public-private co-development and co-production, identify parts that could join Blue UAS programs within 12-24 months, and report to specified congressional committees within one year and then annually for three years. The bill would set up a PIPIR-based cooperative framework to help allies buy Taiwan-made Blue UAS parts and require a fast-track certification path and expedited export-control reviews for Taiwanese firms, including reciprocal testing or recognition of Taiwan cybersecurity standards. It would define "Blue UAS" by the Defense Contract Management Agency list and say the Act does not change U.S. policy toward Taiwan.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/24/2026
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/6/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/26/2026
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/26/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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