Trilateral cooperation initiative with Ukraine and Taiwan involving unmanned air, marine, and underwater defense systems

(a) In general The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in collaboration with the Government of Ukraine and the relevant authorities in Taiwan, shall jointly establish a trilateral research, development, and production initiative to promote the rapid development and deployment of unmanned air, marine, and underwater autonomous and semi-autonomous systems, including drones, and countermeasures within their respective territories. Private and parastatal entities within each of the trilateral partners may be used, as appropriate, to assist in carrying out such trilateral initiative. (b) Appropriations There is appropriated to the Secretary of State, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, $1,050,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2027, to carry out the initiative established pursuant to subsection (a).