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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5680 

To provide for the establishment of the Taiwan Defense Assessment 

Commission, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 7, 2018 

Mr. BACON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

A BILL 

To provide for the establishment of the Taiwan Defense 

Assessment Commission, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Defense As5 sessment Commission Act of 2018’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It is the policy of the United States to reinforce its 

8 commitments to Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act 


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1 and consistent with the ‘‘Six Assurances’’ as both govern2 ments work to improve Taiwan’s self-defense capability. 

3 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

4 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

5 should— 

6 (1) strengthen and enhance its longstanding 

7 partnership and cooperation with Taiwan; 

8 (2) continue to conduct regular transfers of de9 fense articles and defense services necessary to en10 able Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense ca11 pability, based solely on the needs of Taiwan; 

12 (3) continue to conduct bilateral military exer13 cises and exchanges of senior military officers and 

14 senior officials with Taiwan to improve military-to15 military relations, as expressed in section 1284 of 

16 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 

17 Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2544); 

18 and 

19 (4) provide regular consultation and advice to 

20 Taiwan on other matters that will improve the effi21 ciency, effectiveness, readiness and resilience of Tai22 wan’s defense establishment. 

23 SEC. 4. TAIWAN DEFENSE ASSESSMENT COMMISSION. 

24 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 

25 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 


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1 Defense shall establish a commission, to be known as the 

2 ‘‘Taiwan Defense Assessment Commission’’, to conduct a 

3 comprehensive assessment of Taiwan’s defense establish4 ment and provide recommendations to improve the effi5 ciency, effectiveness, readiness, and resilience of Taiwan’s 

6 self-defense capability in the following areas: 

7 (1) Strategic planning and resource manage8 ment. 

9 (2) Personnel management and force develop10 ment. 

11 (3) Joint operational planning and assessment. 

12 (4) Military readiness measurement and assess13 ment. 

14 (5) Command, control, communications, and in15 telligence. 

16 (6) Technology research and development. 

17 (7) Defense article procurement and logistics. 

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

19 on which the commission is established under subsection 

20 (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Taiwan’s De21 fense Minister and the congressional defense committees 

22 a report on the recommendations of the Commission under 

23 subsection (a). 

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