,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #abd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se  
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1        
#bjah,mr4 ,rohraba*] 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 democracy2 ,:]eas ! p (      
,taiwan h conduct$ six successful       
presid5tial elections1 successive       
elections = memb]s ( _! national        
legislature1 num]\s local elections1 &  
?ree national ref]5dums2 ,:]eas ,taiwan 
has nev] be5 "u ! jurisdiction ( !      
,communi/ gov]nm5t 9 ,beij+1 :i*        
cont9ues to illegitimately claim        
sov]eignty ov] ,taiwan & its #bc1ejj1jjj
 citiz5s2 ,:]eas ! ,%anghai ,communique1
 :i* ma9ta9s t !re is ,"o ,*9a & t      
,taiwan is "p ( ,*9a1 0 e/abli%$ )\t !  
consultation ( ,congress or ! p (       

,taiwan2 ,:]eas ,communi/ ,*9a has s9ce 
us$ ! ,"o ,*9a ,policy to block         
,taiwan's memb]%ip & full p>ticipation 9
 int]national organizations & ev5ts1    
rang+ f ! ,unit$ ,nations & ! ,_w ,heal?
 ,organization to ! ,olympics2 ,:]eas ! 
,"o ,*9a ,policy is effectively         
obsolete1 & does n reflect ! obvi\s     
reality t ,taiwan has be5 an indep5d5t &
 sov]eign c\ntry = ov] half a c5tury2   
,:]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 today1 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ma9ta9s normal diplomatic 
relations ) all c\ntries 9 ! _w1 except 
= ,syria1 ,nor? ,korea1 ,iran1 ,bhutan1 
& ,taiwan2 ,:]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+ into law !     
basis = cont9u$ fri5dly relations betwe5
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan2 ,:]eas =m]  
,presid5t ,ronald ,reagan issu$ ! ,six  
,assurances to ,taiwan 9 ,july #aihb1   
includ+ ! assurance t the ,unit$ ,/ates 
w\ld n =mally recognize ,*9ese          
sov]eignty ov] ,taiwan2 ,:]eas bo? !    
,taiwan ,relations ,act 7,public ,law   
#if-h1 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq47 & ! 
,six ,assurances =m ! corn]/one ( ,unit$
 ,/ates-,taiwan relations2 & ,:]eas     
,taiwan has be5 a /eadfa/ ally ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates & a responsible memb] ( ! 
_w community3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,presid5t 
%\ld ab&on ! fundam5tally flaw$ ,"o ,*9a
 ,policy 9 favor ( a m reali/ic ,"o     
,*9a1 ,"o ,taiwan ,policy t recognizes  
,taiwan z a sov]eign & indep5d5t c\ntry1
 sep>ate f ! ,communi/ regime 9 ,*9a2   
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