Special Act on the Procurement Project to Safeguard National Security and Strengthen Asymmetric Capabilities Article 6

For procurements conducted in accordance with this Act to safeguard national security and strengthen asymmetric capabilities, the budget ceiling for the first Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the items listed in Subparagraphs 1 through 5 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article shall be NT$300 billion. The budget bill for the items listed in Subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article shall be realistically compiled based on the second LOA after obtaining official agreement for sale from the United States Government, with a budget ceiling of NT$480 billion. The budget shall be compiled in the form of a special budget, and its compilation shall not be restricted by the provisions of Article 23 of the Budget Act. No funds shall be transferred among items without the consent of the Legislative Yuan.The procurement mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be compiled on a one-year-per-period basis. Upon expiration, the subsequent budget and schedule shall be prepared and reviewed in stages after obtaining the consent of the Legislative Yuan.Within one month after the passage of this Act, the Executive Yuan shall submit the following special reports regarding the first LOA budget bill to the Legislative Yuan and be subject to interpellations. The budget bill may only be prepared after obtaining the consent of the Legislative Yuan; the same applies to the second LOA budget bill:1.The items, amounts, benefits, and delivery status of our military procurements over the past five years prior to the enforcement of this Act.2.The relationship between the procurement items of this Act and the procurements mentioned in the preceding subparagraph, and how joint operational effectiveness can be effectively improved after acquiring and building the force.3.The acquisition schedule, expected delivery time, and life-cycle maintenance costs of the procurement items under Article 5.4.Enhancements for the maintenance of national army personnel, logistical replenishment support, and information and communication system maintenance in response to the procurements under this Act.After the Legislative Yuan consents to the special reports mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the Executive Yuan shall submit the first LOA budget bill to the Legislative Yuan for review within two months; the same applies to the second LOA budget bill.When the Legislative Yuan reviews the items under Subparagraph 6 of Paragraph 1 of the preceding Article, the Executive Yuan shall concurrently submit a special report on procurement progress, payment status, equipment delivery and acceptance conditions, as well as the preparation and disbursement planning for the next special budget bill.The funding required under Paragraph 1 may be met by transferring surplus funds from previous fiscal years or by issuing debt. The annual debt issuance limit compiled under the special budget shall not be restricted by the provisions of Article 5, Paragraph 7 of the Public Debt Act.During the enforcement period of this Act, the combined total of debt issuance for the central government's general budget and special budget shall not exceed 15% of the combined total of the general budget and special budget expenditures for that period. During the enforcement period of this Act, the budgeted outstanding balance of public debt with a maturity of one year or more issued by the central government shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of Article 5, Paragraph 1 of the Public Debt Act.During the implementation period of this Act, the social welfare expenditures compiled in the annual central government's general budget bills shall not be less than the social welfare expenditures compiled in the central government's general budget bill for the 115th year of the Republic of China (2026).