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Q: 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.
A:
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.