(2) An evaluation of all gaps in relevant knowl-
edge about the People’s Republic of China’s capabili-
ties and intentions as such might affect the current 
and future military balance between Taiwan and 
China, such as anti-access and area denial capabili-
ties as well as anti-satellite and space warfare devel-
opments, including both classified United States in-
telligence information and Chinese open source writ-
ing. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
TITLE III—ECONOMIC AND 
TRADE RELATIONS 
SEC. 301. VISA WAIVER TREATMENT FOR TAIWANESE TRAV-
ELERS TO THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—It shall be the policy 
of the United States to include Taiwan in the list of coun-
tries that participate in the visa waiver program under 
section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187) when Taiwan satisfies the requirements for 
inclusion in such program specified in such section. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Com-
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mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate a report on the extent to which Taiwan 
satisfies the requirements specified in section 217 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act for inclusion in the visa 
waiver program under such section and what additional 
steps, if any, are required in order for Taiwan to qualify 
for inclusion in such program. 
SEC. 302. TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREE-
MENT. 
It is the sense of Congress that, at the earliest oppor-
tunity, the United States Trade Representative should 
seek to resume and successfully conclude negotiations of 
economic issues in the Trade and Investment Framework 
Agreement (TIFA) talks with Taiwan. 
SEC. 303. FREE TRADE AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the ultimate goal of trade negotiations with Taiwan should 
be the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Taiwan. 
As building blocks toward that goal, the United States 
should study the feasibility of negotiating with Taiwan a 
bilateral— 
(1) investment agreement; and 
(2) tax agreement. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the President shall transmit to 
Congress a report that assesses whether economic and 
trade agreements between the United States and Taiwan 
may be submitted to the Senate for advice and consent 
as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s unique status, 
such agreements must be submitted to both the House of 
Representatives and Senate for legislative approval. 
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