,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,mc,caul 7= himself & ,mr4 ,&rews7 
submitt$ ! foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,concurr5t ,,resolution      
,express+ ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$ 
,/ates %\ld resume normal diplomatic    
relations ) ,taiwan1 & = o!r purposes4  
,:]eas ! p ( ,taiwan h e/abli%$ a       
vibrant & plurali/ic democracy only #bj 
ye>s ago2 ,:]eas s9ce !n1 ! p ( ,taiwan 
h conduct$ five successful presid5tial  
elections1 successive elections = memb]s
 ( _! national legislature1 num]\s local
 elections1 & two national ref]5dums2   
,:]eas ,taiwan has nev] be5 "u !        
jurisdiction ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 
:i* cont9ues to illegitimately claim    
sov]eignty ov] ,taiwan & its #bc1jjj1jjj
 citiz5s2 ,:]eas ! ,%anghai ,communique1
 :i* ma9ta9s t !re is 8,"o ,*9a0 & t    
8,taiwan is "p ( ,*9a01 0 e/abli%$ )\t !
 consultation ( ,congress or ! p (      

,taiwan2 ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
has s9ce us$ ! 8,"o ,*9a ,policy0 to    
block ,taiwan's memb]%ip & full         
p>ticipation 9 int]national             
organizations & ev5ts1 rang+ f ! ,unit$ 
,nations & ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization to
 ! ,olympics2 ,:]eas ! 8,"o ,*9a        
,policy0 is effectively obsolete1 & does
 n ! reflect ! obvi\s reality t ,taiwan 
has function$ z an indep5d5t & sov]eign 
c\ntry = ov] half a c5tury2 ,:]eas !    
only o!r c\ntries 9 ! _w ) :i* ! ,unit$ 
,/ates does n h diplomatic relations are
 ,bhutan1 ,cuba1 ,iran1 & ,nor? ,korea2 
,:]eas ,taiwan ma9ta9s diplomatic1      
cultural1 & economic relations ) sev]al 
c\ntries ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ,taiwan & ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ma9ta9$ =mal diplomatic   
relations until #aigi2 ,:]eas =m]       
,presid5t ,jimmy ,c>t] sev]$ diplomatic 
ties ) ,taiwan 9 #aigi & t]m9at$ !      
,mutual ,def5se ,treaty betwe5 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates & ,taiwan )\t consult+ or seek+ !
 approval ( ,congress2 ,:]eas ,congress 
respond$ lat] t ye> by adopt+ ! ,taiwan 

,relations ,act1 codify+ 9 law ! basis =
 cont9u$ fri5dly relations betwe5 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan2 ,:]eas =m]     
,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan issu$ ! 8,six 
,assurances0 to ,taiwan 9 ,july #aihb1  
includ+ ! assurance t 8the ,unit$ ,/ates
 w\ld n =mally recognize ,*9ese         
sov]eignty ov] ,taiwan402 ,:]eas bo? !  
,taiwan ,relations ,act & ! ,six        
,assurances =m ! corn]/one ( ,unit$     
,/ates-,taiwan relations2 & ,:]eas      
,taiwan has be5 a /eadfa/ ally ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates & a responsible &         
compassionate memb] ( ! _w community3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is ! s5se (      
,congress t--  7#a7 ! ,presid5t %\ld    
ab&on ! fundam5tally flaw$ 8,"o ,*9a    
,policy0 9 favor ( a m reali/ic 8,"o    
,*9a1 ,"o ,taiwan ,policy0 t recognizes 
,taiwan z a sov]eign & indep5d5t c\ntry1
 sep>ate f ! undemocratic ,gov]nm5t ( ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 9 ,beij+2  7#b7 ! 
,presid5t %\ld beg9 ! process ( resum+  
normal diplomatic relations ) ,taiwan2 &
  7#c7 ! ,presid5t1 ! ,p]man5t          

,repres5tative ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !   
,unit$ ,nations1 & o!r relevant ,unit$  
,/ates (ficials %\ld aggressively       
support ,taiwan's full p>ticipation 9 ! 
,unit$ ,nations & any o!r int]national  
organization ( :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is a 
memb]1 & = :i* /atehood is a requirem5t 
= memb]%ip4