IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 494 
Affirming the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 
Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CHABOT, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. WIL-
SON of South Carolina, Mr. KENNEDY, and Mr. MESSER) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Affirming the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act. 
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act has been instrumental in 
maintaining peace, security, and stability in the Taiwan 
Strait since its enactment in 1979, and it is in the polit-
ical, international and economic interests of the United 
States; 
Whereas when the Taiwan Relations Act was enacted, it af-
firmed that the United States decision to establish diplo-
matic relations with the People’s Republic of China was 
based on the expectation that the future of Taiwan would 
be determined by peaceful means; 
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•HRES 494 IH 
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act states that it is the policy 
of the United States to provide Taiwan with arms of a 
defensive character to maintain the capacity to resist any 
resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeop-
ardize the security, or the social or economic system, of 
the people on Taiwan; 
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act also states that ‘‘it is the 
policy of the United States to preserve and promote ex-
tensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural and other 
relations between the people on Taiwan, as well as the 
people on the China mainland’’; 
Whereas the relationship between the United States and Tai-
wan has been strengthened with— 
(1) Taiwan’s evolution into a free society and a full- 
fledged, multi-party democracy; 
(2) the development of Taiwan’s robust market 
economy; 
(3) Taiwan’s determined effort and collaboration 
with the United States to combat global terrorism, as 
demonstrated in part by its participation in the Container 
Security Initiative; and 
(4) the leadership role Taiwan has demonstrated in 
addressing transnational and global challenges, including 
its active engagement in humanitarian relief measures, 
public health endeavors, environmental protection initia-
tives, and financial market stabilization efforts; 
Whereas the United States is the third largest trading part-
ner and the largest investor in Taiwan, while Taiwan is 
the eleventh largest trading partner of the United States 
and the sixth largest United States agricultural market; 
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•HRES 494 IH 
Whereas Taiwan’s democracy has deepened with the second 
peaceful transfer of power from one political party to an-
other after the Presidential election in March 2008; and 
Whereas the United States and Taiwan are united in our 
shared values in fair elections, personal liberty, and free 
enterprise: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the 
Taiwan Relations Act as the cornerstone of relations 
between the United States and Taiwan; 
(2) reaffirms its support for Taiwan’s demo-
cratic institutions; 
(3) reaffirms that peace in the Taiwan Strait 
should be maintained to the benefit of the 
23,000,000 free people of Taiwan; 
(4) supports the United States commitment to 
Taiwan’s security in accord with the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act, including the sale of sophisticated defen-
sive weapons to Taiwan; 
(5) reaffirms its commitment to deepen United 
States-Taiwan trade and investment relations as well 
as support for Taiwan’s inclusion in bilateral and re-
gional trade agreements; and 
(6) supports the strong and deepening relation-
ship between the United States and Taiwan. 
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