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113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 419 
To strengthen and clarify the commercial, cultural, and other relations be-
tween the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan, as 
codified in the Taiwan Relations Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2013 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. SIRES, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. CON-
NOLLY, and Mr. CARTER) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To strengthen and clarify the commercial, cultural, and other 
relations between the people of the United States and 
the people of Taiwan, as codified in the Taiwan Relations 
Act, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Policy Act of 
2013’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 
8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), enacted in 1979, has 
continued for 34 years to be the cornerstone of 
United States–Taiwan relations and has served as 
an anchor for peace and security in the Western Pa-
cific region. 
(2) The Taiwan Relations Act, in furthering the 
national interests of the United States in the West-
ern Pacific region, has mandated 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, thus allowing the people 
of Taiwan to preserve a peaceful, democratic, and 
prosperous way of life. 
(3) The future of Taiwan must be determined 
in a peaceful manner and with the assent of the peo-
ple of Taiwan. 
(4) The Taiwan Relations Act declares that— 
(A) peace and stability in the Western Pa-
cific area are in the political, security, and eco-
nomic interests of the United States, and are 
matters of international concern; 
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(B) the United States decision to establish 
diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic 
of China rests upon the expectation that the fu-
ture of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful 
means; 
(C) the United States considers any effort 
to determine the future of Taiwan by other 
than peaceful means, including by boycotts or 
embargoes, a threat to the peace and security 
of the Western Pacific area and of grave con-
cern to the United States; 
(D) the United States will maintain the ca-
pacity to resist any resort to force or other 
forms of coercion that would jeopardize the se-
curity, or the social or economic system, of the 
people on Taiwan; and 
(E) the preservation and enhancement of 
the human rights of all the people on Taiwan 
are reaffirmed as objectives of the United 
States. 
(5) In recent years United States–Taiwan rela-
tions have suffered from inattention and lack of 
strategic vision, thereby requiring the Congress to 
both clarify United States policy toward Taiwan and 
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enhance its oversight role in the implementation of 
the Taiwan Relations Act. 
(6) In its China Military Power Report for 
2012, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense 
(MND) estimated that more than 1,600 ballistic and 
cruise missiles are now being aimed at Taiwan by 
the Second Artillery Corps of the People’s Republic 
of China and other experts suggest that this number 
could increase to 1,800 in the near future. 
(7) The anti-secession law, passed by the Na-
tional People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of 
China, was found by House Concurrent Resolution 
98, passed in the House of Representatives on 
March 16, 2005, by a vote of 424–4, ‘‘to create a 
legal framework for possible use of force against 
Taiwan’’ and ‘‘to provide a legal justification for the 
use of force against Taiwan, altering the status quo 
in the region, and thus is of grave concern to the 
United States.’’. 
(8) The legislative requirement to make avail-
able defense articles and defense services should in-
clude the provision of new F–16 C/D aircraft and 
upgrades of existing F–16 A/B aircraft essential to 
Taiwan’s security. 
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(9) The 2012 Department of Defense’s Annual 
Report to Congress on Military and Security Devel-
opments Involving the People’s Republic of China 
noted that ‘‘preparing for contingencies in the Tai-
wan Strait remains the principal focus and driver of 
much of China’s military investment. In this context, 
over the past year, the [People’s Liberation Army] 
continued to build the capabilities and develop the 
doctrine it considers necessary to deter Taiwan from 
declaring independence; to deter, delay, and deny ef-
fective U.S. intervention in a potential cross-Strait 
conflict; and to defeat Taiwan forces in the event of 
hostilities.’’. 
(10) The language contained in the Joint 
Communique´ of the United States of America and 
the People’s Republic of China, dated August 17, 
1982, which states in part that ‘‘arms sales to Tai-
wan will not exceed, either in qualitative or in quan-
titative terms, the level of those supplied in recent 
years’’ shall not, to any degree, diminish the respon-
sibility of the United States, as legislatively man-
dated in the Taiwan Relations Act, to ‘‘make avail-
able to Taiwan such defense articles and defense 
services in such quantity as may be necessary to en-
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able Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense ca-
pability.’’. 
(11) The United States has sought diplomati-
cally to preserve Taiwan’s international space, de-
spite outside pressure and coercion, and has sought 
to secure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in such 
international organizations as the World Health Or-
ganization (WHO). 
(12) Given the critical importance of airport se-
curity in a post-September 11th international envi-
ronment, the United States recognizes it is crucial 
for Taiwan to be admitted to meaningful participa-
tion in the International Civil Aviation Organization 
(ICAO) so that Taiwan may contribute to the suc-
cess of a global strategy to address aviation security 
threats based on effective international cooperation. 
(13) Recognizing that the Taiwan Relations Act 
stated 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’’ the Secretary of Homeland Security an-
nounced on October 2, 2012, ‘‘the designation of 
Taiwan into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP)’’ with 
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eligible Taiwan passport holders able to travel on the 
VWP beginning November 1, 2012. 
(14) The conclusion of the Economic Coopera-
tion Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Tai-
wan and the People’s Republic of China in June 
2010 or the adoption of any other cross-Strait eco-
nomic measures shall not diminish in any degree the 
requirement contained in the Act to ‘‘maintain the 
capacity of the United States 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.’’. 
(15) The theory recently put forward in certain 
academic circles that the United States should ac-
quiesce to China’s ascendancy in Asia and put aside 
the commitments made in the Taiwan Relations Act 
is based upon a false premise that ignores the exam-
ple of a democratic Taiwan, the historic ties of 
friendship of the peoples of the United States and 
Taiwan, and the determination of the United States 
to remain as a Pacific power. 
(16) Total United States–Taiwan trade in 2011 
was $67,200,000,000 and Taiwan was the 10th 
largest United States trading partner and the 6th 
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largest market for United States agricultural ex-
ports. 
(17) It is in the economic interests of the 
United States and the national security interests of 
Taiwan for the peoples of the United States and 
Taiwan to further strengthen and revitalize their 
trade and investment ties, including through an ex-
panded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement 
or similar mechanism. 
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to amend or 
supersede the Taiwan Relations Act. 
TITLE I—POLITICAL RELATIONS 
SEC. 101. RELATIONS WITH THE PEOPLE OF TAIWAN. 
The following shall be the policies of the United 
States: 
(1) Supporting Taiwan, Taiwan’s democracy, 
and the human rights of its people. 
(2) As noted in the Taiwan Relations Act, ‘‘the 
absence of diplomatic relations or recognition shall 
not affect the application of the laws of the United 
States with respect to Taiwan, and the laws of the 
United States shall apply with respect to Taiwan in 
the manner that the laws of the United States ap-
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plied with respect to Taiwan prior to January 1, 
1979.’’. 
(3) The United States Government shall respect 
the right of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep-
resentative Office (TECRO) to display its flag on its 
premises and the American Institute in Taiwan 
(AIT) and the residence of its Director in Taipei 
shall, correspondingly, publicly display the United 
States flag in the same manner as United States 
embassies, 
consulates, 
and 
official 
residences 
throughout the world. 
(4) The Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep-
resentative Office and all other instrumentalities es-
tablished by Taiwan, including the Twin Oaks Es-
tate, may conduct official business activities, includ-
ing activities which involve participation by Members 
of the United States Congress and other representa-
tives of the Federal, State, and local governments, 
without any impediment from the United States 
Government or any foreign power. 
SEC. 102. VISITS BY CABINET LEVEL OFFICIALS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Visits by United States cabinet officials and 
other high-ranking visitors are an indicator of the 
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breadth and depth of ties between the United States 
and Taiwan. 
(2) In December 1992, United States Trade 
Representative Carla Hills visited Taiwan, marking 
the first cabinet-level visit since 1979. 
(3) Over the next 8 years the Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration, the Secretary of 
Energy, and 2 Secretaries of Transportation visited 
Taiwan. 
(4) No United States cabinet secretary has vis-
ited Taiwan since July 2000. 
(5) In March 2008, candidate Barack Obama 
wrote in a message congratulating Ma Ying-jeou on 
his election victory that ‘‘[t]he U.S. should reopen 
blocked channels of communication with Taiwan of-
ficials’’, however no Cabinet-level visits to Taiwan 
have yet taken place. 
(b) POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES.—It shall be the 
policy of the United States to encourage visits by cabinet- 
level officials between the United States and Taiwan to 
foster commercial, technological, and people-to-people ex-
changes. 
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SEC. 103. REVISION OF GUIDELINES FOR CONTACTS WITH 
TAIWAN. 
Notwithstanding the 1994 Taiwan policy review and 
current mandatory guidance from the Department of 
State regarding contacts with Taiwan, it shall be the pol-
icy of the United States to— 
(1) permit senior leaders of Taiwan to enter the 
United States under conditions which demonstrate 
appropriate courtesy and respect for the dignity of 
such leaders; 
(2) permit meetings between high-level Tai-
wanese and United States officials in all United 
States executive departments; 
(3) allow official travel to Taiwan for Depart-
ment of State and Department of Defense personnel 
above the rank of office director or, for uniformed 
military personnel, above the level of 06 (Colonel, 
Navy Captain); and 
(4) support a decision by Taiwan to change the 
name of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep-
resentative Office to that of the Taiwan Representa-
tive Office. 
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SEC. 104. REQUIREMENT FOR SENATE CONFIRMATION OF 
AN INDIVIDUAL APPOINTED TO SERVE AS 
THE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN INSTI-
TUTE IN TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the President shall appoint, by and with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, an individual to serve 
as the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan. 
(b) TRANSITION.—The individual serving as the Di-
rector of the American Institute in Taiwan as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act may continue to serve in such 
capacity until such time as an individual is appointed and 
confirmed in accordance with subsection (a). 
SEC. 105. EXTRADITION AGREEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to enhance judicial cooperation with Taiwan, cur-
rently conducted on the basis of the 2002 Agreement on 
Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, by signing 
a comprehensive extradition agreement. 
(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 a comprehensive 
extradition agreement between the United States and Tai-
wan may be submitted to the Senate for advice and con-
sent as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s unique 
status, such agreement must be submitted to both the 
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House of Representatives and Senate for legislative ap-
proval. 
SEC. 106. CONTINUATION OF THE SIX ASSURANCES AS 
GUIDELINES 
IN 
CONDUCTING 
UNITED 
STATES–TAIWAN RELATIONS. 
Notwithstanding any communique´s entered into be-
tween the United States and the People’s Republic of 
China, the United States continues to assent to the six 
assurances provided to Taiwan in July, 1982, including 
that the United States— 
(1) has not agreed to set a date for ending 
arms sales to Taiwan; 
(2) has not agreed to hold prior consultations 
with the People’s Republic of China on arms sales 
to Taiwan; 
(3) will not play any mediation role between 
Taipei and Beijing; 
(4) has not agreed to revise the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act; 
(5) has not altered its position regarding sov-
ereignty over Taiwan; and 
(6) will not exert pressure on Taiwan to nego-
tiate with the People’s Republic of China. 
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SEC. 107. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ANNUAL PROGRAM.—To provide Taiwan with the 
international space it requires to function effectively in the 
world community, the Secretary of State shall direct the 
Department of State to continue its annual program to 
ensure meaningful participation by Taiwan in the World 
Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as mean-
ingful participation for Taiwan in other relevant inter-
national organizations, such as the International Civil 
Aviation Organization (ICAO). 
(b) MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION BY TAIWAN.—The 
Secretary of State shall direct the United States Perma-
nent Representative to the United Nations to use the 
voice, vote, and influence of the United States at the 
United Nations to ensure meaningful participation for 
Taiwan in relevant United Nations Entities in which Tai-
wan has expressed an interest in participating. 
SEC. 108. REPORT ON TAIWAN’S PARTICIPATION IN ICAO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall ini-
tiate a United States plan to endorse and obtain meaning-
ful participation for Taiwan at the periodic Assemblies 
held by the International Civil Aviation Organization 
(ICAO) in Montreal, Canada, including the 38th Assembly 
to be held in September–October 2013, and in the meet-
ings and activities of the ICAO and shall instruct the 
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United States delegation to Montreal to implement such 
plan. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report con-
taining the plan required under subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (b) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
(d) ANNUAL BRIEFING.—The Secretary of State 
should provide an annual briefing to or consult with Con-
gress on any efforts conducted by the United States Gov-
ernment in support of Taiwan’s progress toward meaning-
ful participation in the ICAO. 
TITLE II—SECURITY RELATIONS 
SEC. 201. STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE OF TAIWAN. 
(a) MAINTENANCE OF SUFFICIENT SELF-DEFENSE 
CAPABILITIES OF TAIWAN.—Congress finds that any de-
termination of the nature and quantity of defense articles 
or defense services to be made available to Taiwan that 
is made on any basis other than the defense needs of Tai-
wan, whether pursuant to the August 17, 1982, 
Communique´ signed with the People’s Republic of China, 
or any similar executive agreement, order, or policy would 
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violate the intent of Congress specified in section 3(b) of 
the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302(b)). 
(b) FOREIGN MILITARY SALES AND LICENSED DE-
FENSE EXPORTS UNDER THE ARMS EXPORT CONTROL 
ACT.—Congress finds that, in accordance with the Taiwan 
Relations Act, the core purpose of foreign military sales 
and licensed commercial exports under the Arms Export 
Control Act should be to assist Taiwan in its ability to— 
(1) deter coercion; 
(2) defend against a strategy of coercive diplo-
macy employing threats or limited force; 
(3) repel an invasion; and 
(4) partner with civil responders and friendly 
foreign militaries. 
(c) DEFENSE TRANSFERS.—In order to accomplish 
the purposes of this section, the President is authorized 
to make available to Taiwan defense articles or defense 
services, including the following: 
(1) Air and air defense capabilities, including— 
(A) low-cost, survivable sensors; 
(B) command and control systems; 
(C) modern surface to air missiles; 
(D) upgrades to existing modern combat 
aircraft as well as new combat aircraft, includ-
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ing Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing 
Aircraft (V/STOL); 
(E) radar, electronic warfare, and jamming 
capabilities; 
(F) passive defense measures (such as re-
dundancy, 
dispersal, 
camouflage/deception, 
hardening, and rapid repair capabilities); and 
(G) access to satellites for remote sensing 
and communication. 
(2) Maritime capabilities, including— 
(A) additional sensor capacity for com-
prehensive maritime domain awareness; 
(B) cost-effective submarines for anti-sur-
face, anti-submarine warfare, and other mis-
sions; 
(C) mines and mine countermeasure ves-
sels; and 
(D) anti-ship cruise missiles. 
(3) Ground capabilities, including— 
(A) layers, short-range air defense; 
(B) critical infrastructure protection to en-
sure continuity of government; 
(C) air mobility; 
(D) unmanned air vehicles; and 
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(E) 
accurate, 
GPS-guided 
short-range 
rockets. 
(4) Capacity for partnership with friendly for-
eign militaries, including— 
(A) command, control, communications, 
computers, intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance situational awareness systems; 
(B) enhanced doctrine exchange; and 
(C) enhanced senior-level training. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO ARMS 
EXPORT CONTROL ACT.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to supersede or modify section 36 of the Arms 
Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776). 
SEC. 202. ADVANCED COMBAT AIRCRAFT FOR TAIWAN. 
(a) STATEMENT OF POLICY.—Notwithstanding the 
upgrade of Taiwan’s F–16 A/B aircraft, Taiwan will expe-
rience a growing shortfall in fighter aircraft, particularly 
as its F–5 aircraft are retired from service. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT LETTER OF REQUEST.— 
Pursuant to the foreign military sales program authorized 
by the Arms Export Control Act, the President is author-
ized to accept a letter of request from Taiwan for price 
and availability data or for a formal sales offer with re-
spect to the F–16C/D Fighting Falcon multirole fighter 
aircraft or other aircraft of similar capability, as may be 
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necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self- 
defense capability. 
SEC. 203. CONSULTATIONS ON TAIWAN ARMS SALES. 
(a) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and at least annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall provide detailed briefings to 
Congress on— 
(1) any discussions conducted between any ex-
ecutive branch agency and the Government of Tai-
wan during a covered period; and 
(2) any potential transfer to the Government of 
Taiwan of defense articles or defense services. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section and section 201: 
(1) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’ means, with respect to— 
(A) the initial briefing required under sub-
section (a), the period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act and ending on the 
date of such initial briefing; and 
(B) subsequent briefings required under 
such subsection, the period beginning on the 
day after the date of the most recent briefing 
and ending on the date of any such subsequent 
briefing. 
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(2) EXECUTIVE
BRANCH
AGENCY.—The term 
‘‘executive branch agency’’ has the meaning given 
the term ‘‘agency’’ in section 551(1) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(3) DEFENSE ARTICLE.—The term ‘‘defense ar-
ticle’’ has the meaning given such term in section 47 
of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794). 
(4) DEFENSE
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘defense 
service’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
2794). 
SEC. 204. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEFENSE TRANSFERS TO 
TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, 
the President shall transmit to Congress a report— 
(1) detailing each of Taiwan’s requests for pur-
chase of defense articles and defense services during 
the immediately preceding one-year period, whether 
submitted through a letter of request (LOR) or con-
veyed by other authoritative means, except that the 
first report under this section shall cover the period 
2006 through 2011; 
(2) describing the defense needs asserted by 
Taiwan as justification for such requests; 
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(3) describing the decisionmaking process used 
to reject, postpone, or modify any such request, in-
cluding— 
(A) with respect to significant military 
equipment, the country team assessment and 
recommendation as to whether the United 
States should sell such equipment; and 
(B) for each request, the elapse of time be-
tween the submission of such request and the 
completion of the interagency review process by 
the United States; and 
(4) detailing those defense articles and defense 
services listed in the Arms Sale Proposal described 
in section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
U.S.C. 2765), including a description of the ration-
ale for including or not including in such Proposal, 
as the case may be, all sales and licensed exports to 
Taiwan under such Act of major weapons or weap-
ons-related defense equipment for $7,000,000 or 
more, and the extent to which a decision to not in-
clude in such Proposal such sales to Taiwan is con-
sistent with such section. 
(b) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
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SEC. 205. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TAIWAN RELA-
TIONS ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on implementation of United 
States security policy under the Taiwan Relations Act. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, 
the following: 
(1) A review of the operational planning, policy 
reviews, and other preparations of the United States 
since 2000 to implement section 2(b)(6) and sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c) of section 3 of the Taiwan 
Relations Act, including the extent to which the 
United States retains the capacity to resist any re-
sort to force or other forms of coercion that would 
jeopardize the security, or the social or economic 
system, of the people of Taiwan. Such review shall 
take into account whether Taiwan’s air and air de-
fense forces retain the ability to effectively defend 
Taiwan against China’s ballistic missile and air 
threats, and the extent to which the absence of cred-
ible Taiwanese air defense forces may complicate the 
ability of the United States to resist any resort to 
force that jeopardizes the security of Taiwan. 
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(2) An evaluation of all gaps in relevant knowl-
edge about the capabilities and intentions of the 
People’s Republic of China as such capabilities and 
intentions might affect the current and future mili-
tary balance between Taiwan and China, such as 
anti-access and area denial capabilities as well as 
anti-satellite and space warfare developments, in-
cluding both classified United States intelligence in-
formation and Chinese open source writing. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may contain 
a classified annex if necessary. 
SEC. 206. NAVAL VESSEL TRANSFER AUTHORITY. 
(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 
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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)). 
(c) REPAIR
AND
REFURBISHMENT
IN
UNITED 
STATES SHIPYARDS.—To the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the President shall require, as a condition of the 
transfer of a vessel under this section, that the recipient 
to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or re-
furbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel 
joins the naval forces of that recipient, performed at a 
shipyard located in the United States, including a United 
States Navy shipyard. 
(d) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority to 
transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end 
of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
TITLE III—ECONOMIC AND 
TRADE RELATIONS 
SEC. 301. 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. 
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SEC. 302. 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. 
(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. 
Æ 
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