H. Res. 676 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
October 2, 2007. 
Whereas relations between the United States and Taiwan are 
governed by the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 
et seq.; Public Law 96–8), three joint communique´s, and 
the Six Assurances; 
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act has governed United 
States arms sales to Taiwan since 1979, when the United 
States extended diplomatic recognition to the People’s 
Republic of China; 
Whereas the Taiwan Relations Act specifies that it is United 
States policy, among other things, to consider any non- 
peaceful means to determine Taiwan’s future ‘‘a threat’’ 
to the peace and security of the Western Pacific and of 
‘‘grave concern’’ to 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’’ jeopardizing the se-
curity, or social or economic system of Taiwan’s people; 
Whereas section 3(a) of the Taiwan Relations Act states that 
‘‘the United States will make available to Taiwan such 
defense articles and defense services in such quantity as 
may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a suffi-
cient self-defense capability’’;
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Whereas section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act stipulates 
that both the President and the Congress shall determine 
the nature and quantity of such defense articles and serv-
ices ‘‘based solely’’ upon their judgment of the needs of 
Taiwan; 
Whereas Taiwan’s 2007 defense budget included approxi-
mately $488,000,000 to begin the process of procuring 
66 new United States-origin F–16C/D fighters, pending 
United States price and availability data; 
Whereas after October 31, 2007, those funds will no longer 
be available to begin the process of procuring the 
F–16C/D fighters; 
Whereas the Taiwanese Defense Ministry has requested and 
the Executive Yuan (cabinet) approved in August 2007 
a 2008 defense budget that includes approximately 
$764,000,000 for the second year’s budget for F–16C/D 
fighters; 
Whereas notwithstanding the requirements of the Taiwan Re-
lations Act, the Bush Administration has not been re-
sponsive to Taiwan’s clear expression of interest in re-
ceiving price and availability data for the F–16C/D fight-
ers; and 
Whereas in its annual, congressionally mandated report on 
China’s Military Power (most recently released in May 
2007) the Department of Defense concluded that China 
is greatly improving its military, with those improvements 
largely focused on a Taiwan contingency, and that this 
build-up poses an increasing threat to Taiwan and ulti-
mately to the United States military presence in Asia: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That—
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(1) it shall continue to be the policy of the United 
States, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act, to 
make available to Taiwan such defense articles and serv-
ices as may be necessary for Taiwan to maintain a suffi-
cient self-defense capability; and 
(2) the United States should determine the nature 
and quantity of such defense articles and services ‘‘based 
solely’’ upon the legitimate defense needs of Taiwan. 
Attest: 
Clerk.