The U.S. National Defense Authorization Act submitted for Senate review strengthens military cooperation with Taiwan | WPN World People News

The United States Senate Committee on Armed Services submitted the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on the 8th, proposing a budget of $919.9 billion for Senate review. The bill includes numerous provisions related to the security of the Taiwan Strait, such as establishing a regional emergency military stockpile in Taiwan, ensuring Taiwan's alignment with U.S. defense strategy, expanding global defense production, integrating Taiwan into the defense industry cooperation, and enhancing supply chain security and resilience to meet Taiwan's defense needs and improve U.S. military deployment capabilities in the Taiwan Strait.

The bill is 1,197 pages long and aims to strengthen U.S. long-term military competitiveness, modernize the battlefield, build U.S. combat power, and enhance military cooperation among international alliances. The Indo-Pacific-related provisions include expanding and strengthening U.S. alliance networks, enhancing U.S. military posture, supporting Taiwan, and countering China. Notably, the bill requires the U.S. Department of Defense to establish a long-term regional emergency military stockpile in Taiwan, strengthen Taiwan's defense supply chain cooperation to prevent disruptions, and meet the defense needs of the Taiwan Strait.

Previously, in June, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the NDAA with an approved amount of $883.7 billion. Once the Senate passes its version of the bill, both chambers will need to reconcile the texts to produce a consistent version. After both chambers vote to pass the reconciled bill, it will be sent to President Joe Biden for his signature.