,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjah,mr4   
,bacon introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 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  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide for the establishment of the    
,taiwan ,defense ,assessment            
,commission1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,taiwan ,defense ,assessment    
,commission ,act of #bjah4  #b4         
,statement of policy ,it is the policy  
of the ,united ,states to reinforce its 
commitments to ,taiwan under the ,taiwan
 ,relations ,act and consistent with the
 ,six ,assurances as both governments   
work to improve ,taiwan's self-defense  
capability4  #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it

 is the sense of ,congress that the     
,united ,states should-- 7#a7 strengthen
 and enhance its longstanding           
partnership and cooperation with        
,taiwan2  7#b7 continue to conduct      
regular transfers of defense articles   
and defense services necessary to enable
 ,taiwan to maintain a sufficient       
self-defense capability1 based solely on
 the needs of ,taiwan2  7#c7 continue to
 conduct bilateral military exercises   
and exchanges of senior military        
officers and senior officials with      
,taiwan to improve military-to-military 
relations1 as expressed in section #abhd
 of the ,national ,defense              
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjag 7,public ,law #aad-cbh2 #acj      
,stat4 #bedd72 and  7#d7 provide regular
 consultation and advice to ,taiwan on  
other matters that will improve the     
efficiency1 effectiveness1 readiness and
 resilience of ,taiwan's defense        
establishment4  #d4 ,taiwan ,defense    
,assessment ,commission  7a7            

,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
establish a commission1 to be known as  
the ,taiwan ,defense ,assessment        
,commission1 to conduct a comprehensive 
assessment of ,taiwan's defense         
establishment and provide               
recommendations to improve the          
efficiency1 effectiveness1 readiness1   
and resilience of ,taiwan's self-defense
 capability in the following areas3     
7#a7 ,strategic planning and resource   
management4  7#b7 ,personnel management 
and force development4  7#c7 ,joint     
operational planning and assessment4    
7#d7 ,military readiness measurement and
 assessment4  7#e7 ,command1 control1   
communications1 and intelligence4  7#f7 
,technology research and development4   
7#g7 ,defense article procurement and   
logistics4  7b7 ,report ,not later than 
#a year after the date on which the     
commission is established under         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of       

,defense shall submit to ,taiwan's      
,defense ,minister and the congressional
 defense committees a report on the     
recommendations of the ,commission under
 subsection 7a74