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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Taiwan Relations Act Affirmation and Naval Vessel 
Transfer Act of 2014’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
TITLE I—AFFIRMATION OF IMPORTANCE OF TAIWAN RELATIONS 
ACT AND TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO TAIWAN 
Sec. 101. Statement of policy relating to Taiwan Relations Act. 
Sec. 102. Transfer of naval vessels to Taiwan. 
TITLE II—TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN OTHER 
FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 
Sec. 201. Findings. 
Sec. 202. Transfer of naval vessels to certain other foreign recipients. 
TITLE III—ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT AMENDMENTS 
Sec. 301. Increase in congressional notification thresholds. 
Sec. 302. Licensing of certain commerce-controlled items. 
Sec. 303. Amendments relating to removal of major defense equipment from 
United States Munitions List. 
Sec. 304. Amendment to definition of ‘‘security assistance’’ under the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961. 
Sec. 305. Amendments to definitions of ‘‘defense article’’ and ‘‘defense service’’ 
under the Arms Export Control Act. 
Sec. 306. Technical amendments. 
TITLE IV—APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF EXPORT 
ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 401. Application of certain provisions of Export Administration Act of 
1979. 
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TITLE I—AFFIRMATION OF IM-
PORTANCE OF TAIWAN RELA-
TIONS ACT AND TRANSFER 
OF NAVAL VESSELS TO TAI-
WAN 
SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF POLICY RELATING TO TAIWAN 
RELATIONS ACT. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Taiwan Relations Act has been instru-
mental in maintaining peace, security, and stability 
in the Western Pacific since its enactment in 1979, 
and it is in the political, security, and economic in-
terests of the United States. 
(2) The Taiwan Relations Act affirmed that the 
United States’ decision to establish a diplomatic re-
lationship with the People’s Republic of China was 
based on the expectation that the future of Taiwan 
would be determined by peaceful means. 
(3) The Taiwan Relations Act also states that 
‘‘it is the policy of the United States to provide Tai-
wan with arms of a defensive character and to main-
tain the capacity of the United States to resist any 
resort to force or other forms of coercion that would 
jeopardize the security, or the social or economic 
system, of the people on Taiwan’’. 
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(4) The Taiwan Relations Act also states that 
‘‘it is the policy of the United States to preserve and 
promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, 
cultural, and other relations between the people of 
the United States and the people on Taiwan, as well 
as the people on the China mainland and all other 
peoples of the Western Pacific area’’. 
(5) The relationship between the United States 
and Taiwan has been strengthened with— 
(A) Taiwan’s evolution into a free society 
and a full-fledged, multi-party democracy; 
(B) the development of Taiwan’s robust 
market economy; 
(C) Taiwan’s collaboration with the United 
States to combat terrorism, as demonstrated in 
part by its participation in the Container Secu-
rity Initiative; and 
(D) the role Taiwan has played in address-
ing transnational and global challenges, includ-
ing its active engagement in humanitarian relief 
measures, public health endeavors, environ-
mental protection initiatives, and financial mar-
ket stabilization efforts. 
(6) The United States is the third largest trad-
ing partner and the largest investor in Taiwan, while 
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Taiwan is the twelfth largest trading partner of the 
United States and the eighth largest United States 
agricultural market. 
(7) Taiwan’s democracy has deepened with the 
second peaceful transfer of power from one political 
party to another after the presidential election in 
March 2008. 
(8) The United States and Taiwan are united 
in our shared values in free elections, personal lib-
erty, and free enterprise. 
(b) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Congress— 
(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 Asia-Pa-
cific region; 
(4) supports the United States commitment to 
Taiwan’s security in accord with the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act, including Taiwan’s procurement of sophis-
ticated weapons of a defensive character, such as F– 
16 C/Ds aircraft and diesel electric submarines; 
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(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 at the appropriate time and 
under the right conditions in which outstanding 
issues affecting United States exports are being ad-
dressed; and 
(6) supports the strong and deepening relation-
ship between the United States and Taiwan. 
SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO TAIWAN. 
(a) TRANSFER BY SALE.—The President is author-
ized to transfer the OLIVER HAZARD PERRY class 
guided missile frigates USS TAYLOR (FFG–50), USS 
GARY (FFG–51), USS CARR (FFG–52), and USS 
ELROD (FFG–55) to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
Representative Office of the United States (which is the 
Taiwan instrumentality designated pursuant to section 
10(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3309(a))) 
on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Con-
trol Act (22 U.S.C. 2761). 
(b) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by 
the United States in connection with a transfer authorized 
by this section shall be charged to the recipient notwith-
standing section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j(e)). 
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