; (ii) exchanges between senior-level civilian and military officials of the United States and Taiwan; and (iii) the regular transfer of defense articles, especially defense articles that are mobile, survivable, and cost effective, to most effectively deter attacks and support the asymmetric defense strategy of Taiwan. (d) Appropriate committees of Congress defined In this section, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. 6212. Implementation of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act with regard to Taiwan arms sales (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy Report, released on June 1, 2019, states: [T]he Asia Reassurance Initiative Act, a major bipartisan legislation, was signed into law by President Trump on December 31, 2018. This legislation enshrines a generational whole-of-government policy framework that demonstrates U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region and includes initiatives that promote sovereignty, rule of law, democracy, economic engagement, and regional security. . (2) The Indo-Pacific Strategy Report further states: The United States has a vital interest in upholding the rules-based international order, which includes a strong, prosperous, and democratic Taiwan…The Department [of Defense] is committed to providing Taiwan with defense articles and services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability. . (3) Section 209(b) of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–409 ), signed into law on December 31, 2018— (A) builds on longstanding commitments enshrined in the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) to provide Taiwan with defense articles