,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #did  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #bh1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,royce 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1 
,mr4 ,chabot1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4      
,wilson of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,kennedy1 and ,mr4 ,messer7 submitted   
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs1 and in addition to the        
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,,resolution       
,affirming the importance of the ,taiwan
 ,relations ,act4  ,whereas the ,taiwan 
,relations ,act has been instrumental in
 maintaining peace1 security1 and       
stability in the ,taiwan ,strait since  
its enactment in #aigi1 and it is in the
 political1 international and economic  
interests of the ,united ,states2       
,whereas when the ,taiwan ,relations    

,act was enacted1 it affirmed that the  
,united ,states decision to establish   
diplomatic relations with the ,people's 
,republic of ,china was based on the    
expectation that the future of ,taiwan  
would be determined by peaceful means2  
,whereas the ,taiwan ,relations ,act    
states that it is the policy of the     
,united ,states to provide ,taiwan with 
arms of a defensive character to        
maintain the capacity to resist any     
resort to force or other forms of       
coercion that would jeopardize the      
security1 or the social or economic     
system1 of the people on ,taiwan2       
,whereas the ,taiwan ,relations ,act    
also states that it is the policy of the
 ,united ,states to preserve and promote
 extensive1 close1 and friendly         
commercial1 cultural and other relations
 between the people on ,taiwan1 as well 
as the people on the ,china mainland2   
,whereas the relationship between the   
,united ,states and ,taiwan has been    
strengthened with--  7#a7 ,taiwan's     

evolution into a free society and a     
full-fledged1 multi-party democracy2    
7#b7 the development of ,taiwan's robust
 market economy2  7#c7 ,taiwan's        
determined effort and collaboration with
 the ,united ,states to combat global   
terrorism1 as demonstrated in part by   
its participation in the ,container     
,security ,initiative2 and  7#d7 the    
leadership role ,taiwan has demonstrated
 in addressing transnational and global 
challenges1 including its active        
engagement in humanitarian relief       
measures1 public health endeavors1      
environmental protection initiatives1   
and financial market stabilization      
efforts2  ,whereas the ,united ,states  
is the third largest trading partner and
 the largest investor in ,taiwan1 while 
,taiwan is the eleventh largest trading 
partner of the ,united ,states and the  
sixth largest ,united ,states           
agricultural market2 ,whereas ,taiwan's 
democracy has deepened with the second  
peaceful transfer of power from one     

political party to another after the    
,presidential election in ,march #bjjh2 
and ,whereas the ,united ,states and    
,taiwan are united in our shared values 
in fair elections1 personal liberty1 and
 free enterprise3 ,now1 therefore1 be it
  ,that the ,house of ,representatives--
  7#a7 reaffirms its unwavering         
commitment to the ,taiwan ,relations    
,act as the cornerstone of relations    
between the ,united ,states and ,taiwan2
  7#b7 reaffirms its support for        
,taiwan's democratic institutions2  7#c7
 reaffirms that peace in the ,taiwan    
,strait should be maintained to the     
benefit of the #bc1jjj1jjj free people  
of ,taiwan2  7#d7 supports the ,united  
,states commitment to ,taiwan's security
 in accord with the ,taiwan ,relations  
,act1 including the sale of             
sophisticated defensive weapons to      
,taiwan2  7#e7 reaffirms its commitment 
to deepen ,united ,states-,taiwan trade 
and investment relations as well as     
support for ,taiwan's inclusion in      

bilateral and regional trade agreements2
 and  7#f7 supports the strong and      
deepening relationship between the      
,united ,states and ,taiwan4