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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Adult Day Achievement Center 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) One in 6 people in the United States lives with a 
        neurological disease or condition that can often result in 
        disability, and which may require the individual to seek 
        assistance in carrying out the activities of daily living. 
        Neurological diseases or conditions such as multiple sclerosis 
        (MS), early-onset Parkinson's disease, and traumatic brain 
        injury (TBI) often affect younger adults in the middle of their 
        lives.
            (2) Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, often disabling 
        disease that attacks the central nervous system with symptoms 
        ranging from numbness in limbs to paralysis and loss of vision. 
        Most individuals with MS are diagnosed between the ages of 20 
        and 50. It is estimated that more than 400,000 individuals in 
        the United States are living with MS. Individuals living with 
        MS who experience more severe forms of the disease are likely 
        to require either home care or nursing home placement, though 
        the vast majority would prefer to remain at home to receive the 
        care they need. Where home care is concerned, approximately 80 
        percent of such care is provided by informal, unpaid, 
        caregivers who are generally family members.
            (3) Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive 
        neurological disease. The 4 primary symptoms of Parkinson's 
        disease are tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and 
        face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; 
        bradykinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural 
        instability, or impaired balance and coordination. It is 
        estimated that nearly 1,000,000 individuals live with 
        Parkinson's disease and, of those individuals, 5 to 10 percent 
        are diagnosed with the disease before age 60 and deemed 
        ``early-onset''.
            (4) Traumatic brain injury is a neurological condition that 
        typically results from a blow or jolt to the head or a 
        penetrating head injury and that can impact one or more parts 
        of the brain, thereby temporarily or permanently disrupting 
        normal brain function. The Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention estimates that 1,400,000 new cases of TBI occur 
        annually, resulting in disabilities affecting up to 90,000 
        individuals among a broad range of age groups. Traumatic brain 
        injury is a serious issue that affects military service 
        members. Estimates in prior military conflicts, indicate that 
        TBI was present in 14 to 20 percent of surviving casualties.
            (5) Family caregivers are a crucial source of support and 
        assistance for individuals suffering with disabilities. Family 
        caregivers, the majority of whom are women, provide an 
        estimated $306,000,000,000 in unpaid services annually. The 
        current pool of potential family caregivers is dwindling, from 
        11 potential caregivers for each individual needing care today 
        to a projected ratio of 4 potential caregivers for each such 
        individual by 2050.
            (6) Recent studies indicate that the total estimated cost 
        to employers for full-time employees with intensive caregiving 
        responsibilities is $17,100,000,000 annually. The total 
        estimated cost to employers for all full-time, employed 
        caregivers is $33,600,000,000 annually.
            (7) Adult day programs can offer services, including 
        medical care, rehabilitation therapies, dignified assistance 
        with the activities of daily living, nutrition therapy, health 
        monitoring, social interaction, stimulating activities, and 
        transportation to seniors, individuals with disabilities, and 
        younger adults with chronic diseases.
            (8) Adult day programs geared toward individuals living 
        with neurological diseases or conditions such as MS, 
        Parkinson's disease, TBI, or other similar diseases or 
        conditions, provide an important response to the needs of 
        individuals living with these conditions and the caregivers of 
        such individuals. Adult day programs can help to ameliorate 
        symptoms, reduce dependency, provide important socialization 
        opportunities, and maintain quality of life.
            (9) Adult day programs have been shown to provide a range 
        of documented benefits, including improvements in functional 
        status, social support, and reductions in fatigue, depression, 
        and pain. Adult day programs also reduce ongoing medical care 
        and hospital costs and decrease admissions to nursing home 
        facilities, which can be costly for many families, by allowing 
        individuals to receive health and social services while 
        continuing to live at home.
            (10) There are currently few adult day programs focused on 
        younger adult populations in the United States. As a result, 
        the majority of individuals living with neurological diseases 
        are unable to access this important opportunity for maximizing 
        their health and wellness. Although individuals living with 
        neurological diseases or conditions may be able to access other 
        existing adult day programs, such programs are not typically 
        intended for younger adults living with chronic diseases or 
        conditions, and may not provide the appropriate services to 
        meet the age-related or disability status of these individuals.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADULT DAY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Survey of Existing Adult Day Programs.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary for 
        Aging shall initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult 
        day programs that provide care and support to individuals 
        living with neurological diseases or conditions, including 
        multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain 
        injury, and any other similar disease or condition.
            (2) Survey elements.--In carrying out the survey under 
        paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging may utilize 
        existing publicly available research on adult day programs, and 
        shall--
                    (A) identify ongoing successful adult day programs, 
                including by providing a brief description of how such 
                programs were initially established and funded;
                    (B) develop a set of best practices to help guide 
                the establishment and replication of additional 
                successful adult day programs, including--
                            (i) program guidelines;
                            (ii) recommendations on the scope of 
                        services that should be provided (which may 
                        include rehabilitation therapy, psychosocial 
                        support, social stimulation and interaction, 
                        and spiritual, educational, or other such 
                        services); and
                            (iii) performance goals and indicators to 
                        measure and analyze the outcomes generated by 
                        the services provided and to evaluate the 
                        overall success of the program; and
                    (C) evaluate the extent to which the Administration 
                on Aging supports adult day programs, either directly 
                or indirectly, through current Federal grant programs.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after initiating the 
        survey under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary for Aging 
        shall prepare and make publicly available a summary report on 
        the results of the survey. Such report shall include each of 
        the elements described in paragraph (2).
    (b) Establishment of Grant Program.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after producing the 
        report required by subsection (a)(3), the Assistant Secretary 
        for Aging shall establish within the Administration on Aging a 
        competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to 
        eligible entities, based on the best practices developed under 
        subsection (a), to fund adult day programs.
            (2) Eligible entities.--In order to be eligible for a grant 
        under this subsection, an entity shall demonstrate the 
        following:
                    (A) Understanding of the special needs of 
                individuals living with neurological diseases or 
                conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's 
                disease, traumatic brain injury, or other similar 
                diseases or conditions, including the functional 
                abilities of such individuals and the potential 
                complications across all types of cases and stages of 
                such diseases or conditions.
                    (B) Understanding of the issues experienced by 
                family caregivers who assist a family member with a 
                neurological disease or condition such as multiple 
                sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, 
                or other similar disease or condition.
                    (C) A capacity to provide the services recommended 
                by the best practices developed under subsection (a).
            (3) Additional selection requirement.--The Assistant 
        Secretary for Aging shall not award a grant to an entity under 
        this subsection if the amount of the award would constitute 
        more than 40 percent of the operating budget of the entity in 
        the fiscal year for which funds for the grant are authorized to 
        be expended. For purposes of this subsection, the fair market 
        value of annual in-kind contributions of equipment or services 
        shall be considered as part of the operating budget of the 
        entity.
            (4) Selection of grant recipients.--Not later than 90 days 
        after establishing the grant program under this subsection, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall award the first annual 
        series of grants under the program. In awarding grants under 
        this subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall ensure, to the 
        extent practicable, a diverse geographic representation among 
        grant recipients and that, subject to the availability of 
        appropriations--
                    (A) a minimum of 5 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the first fiscal year for which such 
                grants are awarded;
                    (B) a minimum of 10 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the second such fiscal year;
                    (C) a minimum of 12 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the third such fiscal year; and
                    (D) a minimum of 15 entities are selected as grant 
                recipients for the fourth such fiscal year.
            (5) Report.--No later than 1 year after the initial award 
        of grants under this subsection, and annually thereafter, the 
        Assistant Secretary for Aging shall prepare and make publicly 
        available a brief summary report on the grant program under 
        this section. Each such report shall include the following:
                    (A) A description of the adult day programs 
                receiving funding under this section, including the 
                amount of Federal funding awarded and the expected 
                outcomes of each program.
                    (B) A description of performance goals and 
                indicators to monitor the progress of grant recipients 
                in--
                            (i) responding to the needs of individuals 
                        living with neurological diseases or conditions 
                        such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's 
                        disease, traumatic brain injury, and other 
                        similar diseases or conditions; and
                            (ii) assisting the family caregivers of 
                        such individuals.
                    (C) Any plans for improving oversight and 
                management of the grant program.
    (c) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) The term ``adult day program'' means a program that 
        provides comprehensive and effective care and support services 
        to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions 
        such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, traumatic 
        brain injury, or other similar diseases or conditions that may 
        result in a functional or degenerative disability and to the 
        family caregivers of such individuals, and that may assist such 
        individuals and family caregivers in ways that--
                    (A) maintain or improve the functional abilities of 
                such individuals, or otherwise help such individuals 
                adjust to changing functional abilities;
                    (B) prevent the onset of complications associated 
                with severe forms of the disease or condition;
                    (C) promote alternatives to placement in nursing 
                homes;
                    (D) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking 
                care of a family member living with such a disease or 
                condition;
                    (E) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and 
                intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or
                    (F) address the needs of veterans living with such 
                a disease or condition.
            (2) The term ``family caregiver'' means a family member or 
        foster parent who provides unpaid assistance (which may include 
        in-home monitoring, management, supervision, care and 
        treatment, or other similar assistance) to another adult family 
        member with a special need.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated, in addition to amounts otherwise made available for such 
purpose, such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.
Adult Day Achievement Center Enhancement Act - Requires the Assistant Secretary for Aging to initiate a comprehensive survey of current adult day programs that provide care and support to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions, including multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, or traumatic brain injury. Requires the Assistant Secretary to identify ongoing successful adult day programs and develop a set of best practices to help guide the establishment and replication of additional successful adult day programs.

Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for awarding grants annually to fund adult day programs. Defines an "adult day program" as a program that provides comprehensive and effective care and support services to individuals living with neurological diseases or conditions and to their family caregivers and that may assist them in ways that: (1) maintain or improve their functional abilities or otherwise help them adjust to their changing functional abilities; (2) prevent the onset of complications associated with severe forms of the disease or condition; (3) promote alternatives to placement in nursing homes; (4) reduce the strain on family caregivers taking care of a family member living with such a disease or condition; (5) focus on supporting the emotional, social, and intellectual needs of a younger adult population; or (6) address the needs of veterans living with such a disease or condition.

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bucket Drowning Prevention Act of 
1993.''

SEC. 2. LABELING STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.

    On October 1, 1994, or 240 days after the date of the enactment of 
this title, whichever first occurs, there is established and effective 
a consumer product safety standard under section 9 of the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), to eliminate or reduce the risk of 
injury or death resulting from infants falling into 4-gallon to 6-
gallon buckets containing liquid. Such standard, when established, 
shall require straight sided or slightly tapered, open head containers 
with a capacity of more than 4 gallons and less than 6 gallons 
(referred to in this Act as a ``bucket''), to bear one warning label in 
English and Spanish. The label shall meet the following requirements:
            (1) The label shall be permanent so that such label cannot 
        be removed, torn or defaced without the aid of tools or 
        solvents.
            (2) The label shall be at least 7 inches in height, and 
        3\1/2\ inches in width, or any larger size as the labeler may 
        choose.
            (3) The label shall be centered on one side of the bucket 
        just below the point where the handle is inserted.
            (4) The label shall have a border or other form of contrast 
        around its edges to delineate it from any other information on 
        the bucket.
            (5) The label shall bear (A) the signal word ``WARNING'' in 
        both English and Spanish, in bold uppercase lettering, and (B) 
        in upper and lower case lettering the words ``Children Can Fall 
        Into Bucket and Drown. Keep Children Away From Buckets With 
        Even a Small Amount of Liquid.'', with an equivalent Spanish 
        translation in at least the same type size as English. The 
        signal word panel shall be preceded by a safety alert symbol 
        consisting of an exclamation mark in a triangle.
            (6) The label shall be clear and conspicuous and in 
        contrasting colors.
            (7) The label shall include a picture of a child falling 
        into a bucket containing liquid. An encircled slash symbol 
        shall be superimposed over, and surround the pictorial. The 
        picture shall be positioned between the signal word panel and 
        the message panel.

SEC. 3. CERTAIN BUCKETS NOT AFFECTED.

    The standard established by section 2 applies only to buckets 
manufactured or imported on or after the effective date of such 
standard, and buckets manufactured or imported before such effective 
date may be sold without the warning label required by section 2 even 
though such sales occur after that date. The Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, by rule, shall prohibit a manufacturer, filler, 
distributor, and retailer from stockpiling buckets to which consumer 
product safety standards established by section 2 of this title would 
have applied but for the preceding sentence. For purposes of this 
section, the term ``stockpiling'' shall have the same meaning as that 
provided by section 9(g)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Act.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITED ACTS.

    (a) Removal of Label.--Once placed on a bucket pursuant to the 
standard provided by section 2, it shall be a prohibited act under 
section 19 of the Consumer Product Safety Act for any person in the 
chain of distribution of the bucket to intentionally cover, obstruct, 
tear, deface or remove the label.
    (b) Consumer Product Safety Standard.--The standard established by 
section 2 of this title shall be considered a consumer product safety 
standard established under the Consumer Product Safety Act.

SEC. 5. EXISTING LABELS.

    Notwithstanding section 2, any bucket label in use on September 1, 
1993, may, if such label is substantially in conformance with the 
requirements of paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of section 2, 
continue to be placed on buckets until 12 months after the date of the 
enactment of this title. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, 
buckets subject to the provisions of this section must bear both an 
English and Spanish language label on and after the effective date of 
the standard established by section 2.

SEC. 6. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall apply with 
respect to the Consumer Product Safety Commission's issuance of any 
amendments or changes to the bucket labeling standard established by 
section 2 of this title. Sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act shall not apply to such amendments or changes.

SEC. 7. RESPONSIBILITY FOR LABELING.

    (a) Labeling.--The standard established by section 2 requires the 
labeling of buckets covered by such standard to be the responsibility 
of the manufacturer of any such buckets, unless otherwise specified by 
contract between the manufacturer, and either the filler, distributor, 
or retailer of such buckets. Under no circumstances shall any such 
bucket enter the stream of commerce without such label.
    (b) Time for Placing Labels.--The required label must be on the 
bucket at the time it is sold or delivered to the end user of the 
bucket or its contents or, in the case of a bucket intended to be sold 
to the public in an empty state, at the time it is shipped to a 
retailer for sale to the public.

SEC. 8. PERFORMANCE STANDARD.

    (a) Performance Standard.--Within 30 days following the date of 
enactment of this title, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall 
commence a proceeding under the Consumer Product Safety Act for the 
issuance of a performance standard for buckets to address the drowning 
hazard associated with this product. Section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, shall apply with respect to the issuance of such standard. 
Sections 7 and 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act shall not apply to 
the issuance of such standard. Such standard shall take effect at such 
time as may be prescribed by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
but in no event later than 15 months following the date of the 
enactment of this title. The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall 
consider any American Society for Testing and Materials voluntary 
performance standard in existence prior to such date of enactment.
    (b) Labeling Requirements.--The labeling requirements under section 
2 shall not apply to buckets certified by the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission as meeting the performance standard in subsection (a).

SEC. 9. CONSULTATION.

    To avoid duplicative and conflicting labeling, the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission shall complete a consultation with relevant Federal 
agencies within 30 days following the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 10. REQUIREMENT FOR CPSC STUDY.

    (a) The Consumer Product Safety Commission shall conduct a study to 
determine:
            (1) consumer use patterns of new and used 4- to 6- gallon 
        steel and metal buckets; and
            (2) the prevalence of incidents of death or injury to 
        children associated with the use of such containers.
The study also shall be designed to identify use patterns that may 
signify that such containers are being used by consumers in and around 
a household, residence, school or otherwise. The study shall be 
completed within 12 months of the date of enactment. The study shall be 
repeated for two consecutive years following completion of the initial 
study. The study shall be repeated if necessary to track any changes in 
use patterns or to identify incidents of death or injury.
    (b) During the pendency of this study and in the absence of any 
regulation of 4- to 6-gallon containers by the Commission thereafter, 
metal containers which would otherwise be required to comply with the 
labeling requirements of section 3 are exempt from such requirements. 
For the purposes of section 26 of the Consumer Product Safety Act, such 
exemption shall be considered a consumer product safety standard. Upon 
review of the results of the study, the CPSC shall decide whether to 
continue this exemption, to require compliance by metal containers, or 
to consider further study in the future.
Bucket Drowning Prevention Act of 1993 - Establishes a consumer product safety standard requiring four- to six-gallon buckets to bear a warning label that includes a picture of a child falling into a bucket and the words, in English and Spanish:  "WARNING.  Children Can Fall into Bucket and Drown.  Keep Children Away From Buckets With Even a Small Amount of Liquid." 
Exempts buckets manufactured or imported before the effective date of this labeling standard.  Requires the Consumer Product Safety Commission to prohibit a manufacturer, filler, distributor, and retailer from stockpiling such buckets. 
Requires the Commission to conduct a study to determine:  (1) consumer use patterns of new and used four- to six-gallon steel and metal buckets; and (2) the prevalence of incidents of death or injury to children associated with their use.  Exempts metal containers from the labeling requirements of this Act during the pendency of the study and in the absence of any regulation of four- to six-gallon containers by the Commission thereafter. Requires the Commission, upon the review of the results of the study, to decide whether to continue this exemption, to require compliance by metal containers, or to consider a further study.

148, the 
        United States deployed on an emergency basis two aircraft 
        carrier battle groups to the Taiwan Strait, after which the 
        People's Republic of China ceased further planned military 
        exercises.
            (17) An earlier consequence of such ambiguity and lack of 
        clarity was the expressed surprise by the People's Republic of 
        China that Congress and the American people fully supported 
        President Lee Teng-hui's private visit to his alma mater, 
        Cornell University, necessitating House Concurrent Resolution 
        53, approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 390-0 
        on May 2, 1995, and by the Senate by a vote of 97-1 on May 9, 
        1995, which stated such support explicitly.

SEC. 3. TRAINING OF MILITARY OFFICERS AND SALE OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 
              SERVICES TO TAIWAN.

    (a) Training of Taiwan Military Officers.--The Secretary of Defense 
and the Secretaries of the military departments shall make every effort 
to reserve additional positions for Taiwan military officers at the 
National Defense University and other professional military education 
schools specified in section 2162(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
and for prospective Taiwan military officers at the United States 
Military Academy, the United States Naval Academy, and the Air Force 
Academy.
    (b) Foreign Military Sales.--The Secretary of State shall, when 
considering foreign military sales to Taiwan--
            (1) take into account the special status of Taiwan, 
        including the defense needs of Taiwan in response to the 
        military modernization and weapons procurement efforts by the 
        People's Republic of China; and
            (2) make every effort to ensure that Taiwan has full and 
        timely access to price and availability data for defense 
        articles and defense services.

SEC. 4. DETERMINATIONS OF DEFENSE NEEDS OF TAIWAN.

    (a) Increase in Technical Staff of the American Institute in 
Taiwan.--Upon the request of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, 
the President shall use funds available to the Department of Defense 
under the Arms Export Control Act for the employment of additional 
technical staff at the American Institute in Taiwan.
    (b) Annual Reports.--Beginning 60 days after the next round of arms 
talks between the United States and Taiwan, and annually thereafter, 
the President shall submit a report to Congress, in classified and 
unclassified form--
            (1) detailing each of Taiwan's requests for purchase of 
        defense articles and defense services during the one-year 
        period ending on the date of the report;
            (2) describing the defense needs asserted by Taiwan as 
        justification for those requests; and
            (3) describing the decision-making process used to reject, 
        postpone, or modify any such request.

SEC. 5. STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE OF TAIWAN.

    (a) Maintenance of Sufficient Self-Defense Capabilities of 
Taiwan.--Congress finds that any determination of the nature or 
quantity of defense articles or defense services to be made available 
to Taiwan that is made on any basis other than section 3(b) of the 
Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302(b)), whether such alternative 
basis is the August 17, 1982, communique signed with the People's 
Republic of China, or any similar executive agreement, order, or 
policy, would violate the intent of Congress in the enactment of such 
Act.
    (b) Combined Training and Personnel Exchange Programs.--Not later 
than 210 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall implement a plan for the enhancement of programs and 
arrangements for operational training and exchanges of senior officers 
between the Armed Forces of the United States and the armed forces of 
Taiwan for work in threat analysis, doctrine, force planning, 
operational methods, and other areas. At least 30 days prior to such 
implementation, the Secretary of Defense shall submit the plan to 
Congress, in classified and unclassified form.
    (c) Report Regarding Maintenance of Sufficient Self-Defense 
Capabilities.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Congress, in classified and unclassified form, an annual 
report on the security situation in the Taiwan Strait. Such report 
shall include an analysis of the military forces facing Taiwan from the 
People's Republic of China, evaluating recent additions to the 
offensive military capability of the People's Republic of China. The 
report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the surface 
and subsurface naval threats, the ballistic missile threat, the air 
threat, and the threat to the military and civilian communications 
links in Taiwan. The report shall include a review of the steps taken 
by the armed forces of Taiwan to address its security situation.
    (d) Communications Between United States and Taiwan Military 
Commands.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the Committee on 
International Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate that direct secure 
communications exist between the armed forces of the United States and 
the armed forces of Taiwan.
    (e) Relation to Arms Export Control Act.--Nothing in this section 
supersedes or modifies the application of section 36 of the Arms Export 
Control Act to the sale of any defense article or defense service under 
this section.

SEC. 6. REPORT REGARDING THE ABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES TO RESPOND IN 
              ASIA-PACIFIC CONTINGENCIES THAT INCLUDE TAIWAN.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and updated as appropriate, the Secretary of 
Defense shall prepare and submit to the chairmen and ranking minority 
members of the Committee on International Relations and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a 
report in classified and unclassified form on the ability of the United 
States to successfully respond to a major contingency in the Asia-
Pacific region where United States interests on Taiwan are at risk.
    (b) Contents.--The report described in subsection (a) shall 
include--
            (1) a description of planning on the national, operational, 
        and tactical levels to respond to, prosecute, and achieve 
        United States strategic objectives with respect to a major 
        contingency described in subsection (a); and
            (2) a description of the confidence level of the Secretary 
        of Defense in United States military capabilities to 
        successfully respond to such a contingency.
    (c) Preparation of Report.--In preparing the report under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall use the resources and 
expertise of the relevant unified commands, military departments, the 
combat support agencies, and the defense components of the intelligence 
community, as required, and other such entities within the Department 
of Defense as the Secretary considers necessary.

            Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 2000.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Directs the Secretary of State, when considering foreign military sales to Taiwan, to take into account Taiwan's special status (including its defense needs in response to the military modernization and weapons procurement efforts by China) and make every effort to ensure it has full and timely access to price and availability data for defense articles and defense services.Directs the President, upon the request of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to use Department of Defense (DOD) funds for the employment of additional technical staff at the American Institute in Taiwan.Directs the President to report annually to Congress with respect to Taiwan's defense needs.Directs the Secretary of Defense to implement a plan for the enhancement of programs for operational training and exchanges of senior officers between U.S. armed forces and Taiwanese armed forces for work in threat analysis, doctrine, force planning, operational methods, and other areas. Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) report annually to Congress on the security situation in the Taiwan Strait; and (2) certify to specified congressional committees that direct secure communications exist between the U.S. armed forces and the Taiwanese armed forces.Directs the Secretary of defense to report to specified congressional committees on the U.S. ability to successfully respond to a major contingency in the Asia-Pacific region where U.S. interests on Taiwan are at risk.