2018.05.07〈2018年台灣防衛評估委員會法〉H.R. 5680 雲程譯

H.R. 5680  〈2018年台灣防衛評估委員會法〉

Introduced in House (05/07/2018)

115th CONGRESS  2d Session

H. R. 5680 〈2018年台灣防衛評估委員會法〉雲程譯

To provide for the establishment of the Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission, and for other purposes.

為建立「台灣防衛評估委員會」及其他目的。

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 7, 2018

2018年5月7日於眾議院

Mr. Bacon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

Bacon先生領銜以下法案；並將其提交給外交委員會，且除武裝部隊委員會外，由議長隨後確定一段時間，在每種情況下均考慮屬於有關委員會管轄範圍內的規定。雲程譯

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A BILL

To provide for the establishment of the Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission, and for other purposes.

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

本法旨在提供建立「台灣防衛評估委員會」及其他目的。

由美國參議院和美國眾議院在國會中制訂，

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission Act of 2018”.

第1條　簡短標題。雲程譯

本法可引稱為〈2018年台灣防衛評估委員會法〉

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

It is the policy of the United States to reinforce its commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act and consistent with the “Six Assurances” as both governments work to improve Taiwan’s self-defense capability.

第二條　政策聲明。

根據〈台灣關係法〉，加強對台灣的承諾為美國之政策，且與兩國政府為提高台灣自衛能力所提出之〈六項保證〉相符。雲程譯

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of Congress that the United States should—

(1) strengthen and enhance its longstanding partnership and cooperation with Taiwan;

(2) continue to conduct regular transfers of defense articles and defense services necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability, based solely on the needs of Taiwan;

(3) continue to conduct bilateral military exercises and exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials with Taiwan to improve military-to-military relations, as expressed in section 1284 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2544); and

(4) provide regular consultation and advice to Taiwan on other matters that will improve the efficiency, effectiveness, readiness and resilience of Taiwan’s defense establishment.

第三條　國會意見

國會認為美國政府應—

（1）加強和促進與台灣的長期伙伴關係與合作；

（2）持續定期轉讓必要的防衛物資和防衛服務，使台灣能夠僅依台灣的需要保持足夠的自衛能力；

（3）繼續舉行雙邊軍事演習，並與台灣高級軍官和高級官員進行交流，以改善軍事關係，如〈2017年國防授權法案〉第1284條所述（公法114-328 ; 130 Stat。2544）；和雲程譯

（4）定期向台灣提供諮詢顧問

SEC. 4. TAIWAN DEFENSE ASSESSMENT COMMISSION.

(a)  Establishment.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a commission, to be known as the “Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission”, to conduct a comprehensive assessment of Taiwan’s defense establishment and provide recommendations to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, readiness, and resilience of Taiwan’s self-defense capability in the following areas:

(1)  Strategic planning and resource management.

(2)  Personnel management and force development.

(3)  Joint operational planning and assessment.

(4)  Military readiness measurement and assessment.

(5)  Command, control, communications, and intelligence.

(6)  Technology research and development.

(7)  Defense article procurement and logistics.

(b)  Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date on which the commission is established under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Taiwan’s Defense Minister and the congressional defense committees a report on the recommendations of the Commission under subsection (a).

第四條　台灣防衛評估委員會。雲程譯

（a）建制—於本法頒布日後90天內，國防部長應設立一名為「台灣防務評估委員會」之委員會，全面評估台灣的防衛建制並提出建議，以提高台灣在下列領域的自衛能力的效率，有效性，準備性和韌性：

（1）戰略規劃和資源管理。

（2）人員管理和武力發展。

（3）聯合作戰計劃和評估。

（4）軍事即戰測量和評估。

（5）指管通情。

（6）技術研發。

（7）國防物資採購和後勤。

（b）報告—在委員會依據（a）款成立1年內，國防部長應向台灣國防部與國會國防相關委員會提交本委員會建議報告書。雲程譯