January 5, 2026
Mr. Paul introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
Providing for congressional disapproval of the proposed foreign military sales to Taiwan of certain defense articles and services.
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That the following proposed foreign military sales to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) are prohibited:
(1)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 25–56, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: a Tactical Mission Network (TMN). The following non-MDE items: unmanned aerial systems; government and commercial off-the-shelf software; communications equipment; tool kits; test equipment; support equipment; technical documentation; training; spare parts; maintenance; telecommunication hosted/managed services; system security services and engineering support; analysis services; fusion services; safety and range support; cloud engineering support and services; U.S. Government and contractor technical support; engineering and logistics support services; warranty services; Systems Integration and Checkout (SICO); field office support; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(2)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 25–93, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: AH-1W helicopter unclassified spare and repair parts; U.S. Government technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(3)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 25–108, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: sixty (60) M109A7 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH); sixty (60) M992A3 Carrier Ammunition Tracked (CAT) Vehicles; thirteen (13) M88A2 Recovery Vehicles (RV); four thousand and eighty (4,080) Precision Guidance Kits (PGK); and forty-two (42) International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS). The following non-MDE items will also be included: M2A1 Machine Guns; M2A1 Spare barrels; Vehicle Internal Communication Systems training; Simple Key Loaders (SKLs); Defense Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver (DAGR); M795 High Explosive 155mm projectiles; primers; fuzes; propellant charges; technical assistance; accessories; technical data; spare parts; new equipment training; contractor and United States Government services; tool kits; technical manuals; training devices; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(4)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 26–01, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: eighty-two (82) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); four hundred twenty (420) M57 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS); seven hundred fifty-six (756) M31A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Unitary pods (GMLRS-U); four hundred forty-seven (447) M30A2 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternative Warhead pods (GMLRS-AW); thirty-nine (39) M1152A1 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV); forty-five (45) International Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (IFATDS). The following non-MDE items will also be included: M28A2 Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket pods (LCRRPR); M249 machine gun; 5.56mm; M2A1 machine gun .50 CAL; M1084A2 truck, cargo, Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV); Resupply Vehicles (RSV); M1089A2 truck, wrecker, FMTV, cargo, FMTV, RSV; M1095 Trailer, cargo, FMTV 5 Ton; Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGRAS) Core Communication Management System (CCMS) in support of AN/VRC-90E and AN/VRC-92E; frequency-hopping radios; tool kits; test equipment; support equipment; technical documentation; spare parts; training; U.S. Government and contractor technical support; engineering and logistics support services; field office support; and elements of logistics/program support.
(5)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 26–02, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: one thousand five hundred forty-five (1,545) tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (TOW) 2B BGM-71F-7-RF missiles; fourteen (14) TOW 2B BGM-71F-7-RF fly-to-buy lot acceptance missiles; and twenty-four (24) Improved Target Acquisition Systems. The following non-MDE items will also be included: lithium-Ion battery box; missile simulation rounds; ITAS High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) mounting kits; engineering and logistics support services; technical assistance; training; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
(6)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 26–06, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: one thousand and fifty (1,050) Javelin FGM-148F missiles; ten (10) Javelin FGM-148F fly-to-buy lot acceptance missiles; and seventy (70) Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LwCLU). The following non-MDE items will also be included: Javelin LwCLU basic skills trainers; missile simulation rounds; battery coolant units; interactive electronic technical manuals; Javelin operator manuals; lifecycle support; physical security inspection; spare parts; system integration and check out; technical assistance; tool kits; training; and other elements of logistics and program support.
(7)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 26–07, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: Harpoon radar seekers; return, repair and reshipment (RRR) of Naval Harpoon missiles; component parts and support equipment (SE); spare containers; personnel training and training equipment (both classified and unclassified); publications and technical documentation; U.S. Government and contractor technical support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
(8)
The sale of the following defense articles and services, described in Transmittal No. 26–09, submitted to Congress pursuant to section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)), and published in the Congressional Record on December 18, 2025: the following non-MDE items: ALTIUS-700M system loitering munitions integrated with full-motion video and an infrared gimbal seeker/tracker as well as assured position, navigation, timing, and resilient communications systems, and an integrated warhead assembly with energetics and canisters; inert 700M systems for training use only; ALTIUS-600 intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems integrated with command and control radio, multi-constellation Global Navigation Satellite System module, electro-optical/long-wave infrared camera gimbal, and canister launchers; associated support; solid metal training rounds; spares; ALTIUS trailers; ground control systems; battery chargers; operator and maintenance training; operator, maintenance, and training manuals; technical manuals; maintenance tool kits and test sets; logistics and fielding support; testing support; technical assistance including engineering services; program management; transportation; site surveys; facility, logistics, and maintenance evaluations; quality assurance and de-processing team support; field service support; and other related elements of logistics and program support.