Washington DC, July 21 -- The United States House of Representatives on Friday passed the Department of Defence Appropriations Act, 2026, which includes USD 500 million for Taiwan, Focus Taiwan reported on Sunday.

As per the report by Focus Taiwan, the bill, which totals USD 831.5 billion in discretionary spending, passed in a 221-209 vote.

As per the bill, the funds for Taiwan would be administered by the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency and will remain available through Sept 30, 2027, for the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative.

Focus Taiwan reported that the legislation authorizes the US Secretary of Defence, with the agreement of the US Secretary of State, to use the funds to assist Taiwan in procurement of defence article...