the social or economic system, of the people on 
Taiwan’’; 
(B) implementation of the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act therefore requires the United States 
to maintain the ability of the United States 
Armed Forces to defeat a fait accompli by the 
People’s Republic of China against Taiwan; 
(C) since 1979, the United States Govern-
ment has consistently upheld the commitments 
of the United States under the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act; 
(D) section 1260 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) re-
affirms that the Taiwan Relations Act and the 
Six Assurances are the cornerstones of United 
States relations with Taiwan; 
(E) the Department of State reaffirmed in 
January 2021 that ‘‘[t]he United States main-
tains its longstanding commitments as outlined 
in the Three Communiques, the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act, and the Six Assurances,’’ and that 
the commitment of the United States to Taiwan 
is ‘‘rock-solid’’; 
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(F) a failure by the United States to con-
tinue to uphold all of its obligations under the 
Taiwan Relations Act, including by clearly 
maintaining the ability of the United States 
Armed Forces to defeat a fait accompli by the 
People’s Republic of China against Taiwan, 
could draw into question the willingness and 
ability of the United States to uphold analogous 
commitments elsewhere in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion; and 
(G) any such loss of credibility could jeop-
ardize the ability of the United States to forge 
and sustain the coalition of nations required to 
maintain a favorable balance of power against 
the People’s Republic of China, thereby denying 
the hegemonic ambitions of the People’s Repub-
lic of China. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the ability of the United States to maintain 
a free and open Indo-Pacific region would be se-
verely compromised if the People’s Republic of 
China were able to invade and seize control of Tai-
wan, with severe implications for the lives, liveli-
hoods, and freedoms of working Americans and the 
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allies and partners of the United States in the Indo- 
Pacific region; 
(2) the most effective way for the People’s Re-
public of China to seize control of Taiwan is by way 
of invasion, and an invasion of Taiwan by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China is likely to take the form of 
a fait accompli; 
(3) implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act 
requires the United States to maintain the ability of 
the United States Armed Forces to defeat a fait 
accompli by the People’s Republic of China against 
Taiwan, and officials across multiple administrations 
have affirmed that— 
(A) the United States should maintain the 
ability of the United States Armed Forces to 
defeat a fait accompli by the People’s Republic 
of China against Taiwan; and 
(B) a strategy of denial is the most effec-
tive option for deterring or defeating a fait 
accompli by the People’s Republic of China 
against Taiwan; 
(4) the Department of Defense has nonetheless 
struggled to consistently focus sufficient attention 
and resources on maintaining the ability to deny a 
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fait accompli by the People’s Republic of China 
against Taiwan, and as a result— 
(A) the Government of the People’s Repub-
lic of China increasingly believes that it may be 
able to launch a successful fait accompli against 
Taiwan as soon as 2027; and 
(B) the governments of allies and partners 
of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region 
may question the will or ability of the United 
States to lead efforts to prevent the People’s 
Republic of China from dominating the Indo- 
Pacific region; and 
(5) it should therefore be the policy of the 
United States to maintain the ability of the United 
States Armed Forces to deny a fait accompli by the 
People’s Republic of China against Taiwan in order 
to— 
(A) ensure the Department of Defense 
adequately prioritizes maintaining the ability to 
deny a fait accompli by the People’s Republic of 
China against Taiwan as it develops strategies 
and plans and designs, postures, and employs 
the United States Armed Forces; and 
(B) by doing so, clarify for the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China and 
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other governments in the Indo-Pacific region 
that the United States maintains and will con-
tinue to maintain the ability of the United 
States Armed Forces to deny a fait accompli by 
the People’s Republic of China against Taiwan, 
as required by the Taiwan Relations Act and in 
order to strengthen deterrence in the Indo-Pa-
cific region. 
SEC. 5. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It shall be the policy of the United States to maintain 
the ability of the United States Armed Forces to deny a 
fait accompli by the People’s Republic of China against 
Taiwan. 
Æ 
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