Work to ensure Taiwan receives needed defensive capabilities more quickly by addressing the U.S. weapons delivery backlog.

For our part, the U.S. must address the massive backlog in weapons deliveries to Taiwan. You have our commitment to continue to work together to ensure Taiwan gets the capabilities it needs, faster.

Risch joined a letter committing to work together to ensure Taiwan obtains defensive capabilities faster by addressing the U.S. weapons delivery backlog.

[2026-02-18] Risch, Ricketts, Coons, Kim, and Bera Lead Bipartisan,...
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Sen. Risch led introduction of the Taiwan Deterrence Act to strengthen Taiwan's ability to defend itself and authorize $2 billion annually in Foreign Military Financing for Taiwan.

Shows concrete Risch action to increase Taiwan security assistance, an early legislative step relevant to speeding defensive capabilities.

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Risch, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Bolster Deterrence in Taiwan Strait
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Federal law directs the Secretary of Defense, with State, to seek use of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund to expedite procurement and delivery of defense articles and services for Taiwan.

Congress enacted a mechanism directly aimed at faster procurement and delivery for Taiwan.

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22 USC 3354: Use of Special Defense Acquisition Fund
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Federal law requires State and Defense to pre-clear and prioritize items for Taiwan, expedite Taiwan Foreign Military Sales requests, and update related interagency policies.

The enacted Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act addressed FMS process delays, satisfying part of the promised policy work.

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22 USC 3356: Fast-tracking sales to Taiwan under foreign military sales program
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Risch called the FY2023 NDAA's Taiwan provisions a top priority and said they authorized FMF, drawdown authority, stockpiles, and efforts to identify roadblocks and accelerate FMS cases to Taiwan.

Risch publicly advanced and claimed ownership of enacted provisions designed to reduce Taiwan arms delivery delays.

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Risch on Final Passage of FY2023 NDAA
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As chairman, Risch convened a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on implementation of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and future U.S.-Taiwan cooperation.

Shows continuing oversight work on the law's implementation during Risch's later federal service.

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Reviewing Implementation of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act and Future Opportunities for U.S.-Taiwan Cooperation
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Doshi testified that TERA created FMF and drawdown tools to overcome years-long FMS delays, but Taiwan still faced more than $20 billion in multi-year FMS delays.

The backlog persisted despite statutory action, so the promise was meaningfully advanced but not fully fulfilled as of the assessment period.

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Rush Doshi Prepared Statement Before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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AP reported that a recent U.S. announcement to sell 82 more HIMARS systems to Taiwan may be delayed after the Trump-Xi meeting, indicating the delivery pipeline was still stalled rather than resolved.

Recent reporting still showed delay risk for a major Taiwan weapons package, which supports an unresolved status rather than delivery.

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Taiwan fires rockets in China's direction from a US-supplied mobile launching system in drill
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Financial Times reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress the $14 billion Taiwan package was not on pause but was 'under a review' because of defense industrial base concerns, showing the deal was still not moving to delivery.

The package remained under executive review in early June 2026, so the backlog had not been cleared and the promise remained unresolved.

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Will Trump abandon Taiwan?
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