for 10 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report describing steps taken to implement the requirement under paragraph (1). (c) Priority production (1) Requirement The Secretary of Defense shall require that contractors awarded Department of Defense contracts to provide items for sale to Taiwan under the Foreign Military Sales program shall, as a condition of receiving such contracts, expedite and prioritize the production of such items above the production of other Foreign Military Sales items regardless of the order in which contracts were signed. (2) Duration The requirement under paragraph (1) shall continue until the Secretary of Defense determines and certifies to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives that the threat to Taiwan has significantly abated. (3) Annual report Contractors covered under paragraph (1) shall be required to report annually to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives on efforts to expedite and prioritize production as required under such paragraph. (d) Interagency policy The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly review and update interagency policies and implementation guidance related to Foreign Military Sales requests from Taiwan, including incorporating the preclearance and prioritization provisions of this section. 4. Amendments to Taiwan relations act (a) Policy Section 2(b)(5) of the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3301(b)(5) ) is amended by striking arms of a defensive character and inserting arms conducive to the deterrence of acts of aggression by the People’s Liberation Army . (b) Provision of defense articles and services Section 3(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3302(a) ) is amended by striking such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be