Critical Undersea Infrastructure Resilience Initiative Act

This bill establishes the Taiwan Critical Undersea Infrastructure Resilience Initiative to protect submarine cables and energy pipelines near Taiwan from sabotage, particularly by the People's Republic of China. It directs the State Department to create a program that includes advanced monitoring systems, rapid response protocols, enhanced maritime surveillance, and international cooperation to detect and mitigate threats to these critical communication and energy assets. The legislation authorizes $20 million annually through 2032 for these activities and mandates the hardening of undersea infrastructure to reduce vulnerability to damage. Additionally, the bill authorizes the President to impose sanctions on foreign entities that sabotage or facilitate attacks on undersea infrastructure critical to Taiwan or U.S. allies, and requires the creation of a Cross-Strait Contingency Planning Group to coordinate U.S. government responses to potential crises involving Taiwan.