,,iv  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #f1 #bjag,mr4
 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,royce of     
,california1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4  
,diaz-,balart1 and ,mr4 ,harper7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,,resolution          
,expressing the sense of the ,house of  
,representatives that the ,united       
,states ,trade ,representative should   
commence negotiations to enter into a   
bilateral trade agreement with ,taiwan4 
,whereas the ,united ,states and ,taiwan
 share a close bilateral relationship1  
codified in the ,taiwan ,relations ,act 
7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq471 which has
 been of enormous economic1 cultural1   
and strategic advantage to both the     
,united ,states and ,taiwan2 ,whereas   
the ,united ,states-,taiwan relationship
 is critical for the promotion of       
prosperity1 democratic values1 and      
regional security throughout the        

,asia-,pacific region2 ,whereas ,taiwan 
is a member of the ,world ,trade        
,organization1 the ,asia-,pacific       
,economic ,cooperation grouping1 and the
 ,asian ,development ,bank1 and is one  
of the largest and most important       
economies in the ,asia-,pacific region2 
,whereas in #aiid1 the ,united ,states  
and ,taiwan signed a ,trade and         
,investment ,framework ,agreement       
7,,tifa7 that has served as the         
foundation for bilateral trade          
promotion1 trade dispute resolution1 and
 investment cooperation between the two 
economies2 ,whereas in #bjaf1 ,taiwan   
was the ,united ,states tenth-largest   
trading partner in goods with more than 
#fe1jjj1jjj1jjj in goods traded between 
the two1 and in addition the ,united    
,states was the leading country for     
foreign direct investment in ,taiwan2   
,whereas in #bjae1 ,taiwan was the      
,united ,states seventh-largest market  
for agricultural products with          
#c1bjj1jjj1jjj in ,united ,states       

exports to ,taiwan1 an amount that could
 increase more rapidly under a bilateral
 trade agreement2 ,whereas a bilateral  
trade agreement between the ,united     
,states and ,taiwan would provide a     
means to continue facilitating the      
growth of this valued trading           
partnership while addressing certain    
outstanding issues affecting ,united    
,states exports1 allowing both the      
,united ,states and ,taiwan to continue 
to invest and share in each other's     
economic success2 ,whereas a bilateral  
trade agreement between the ,united     
,states and ,taiwan could reduce        
regulatory barriers that currently      
affect ,united ,states agricultural     
products and various ,united ,states    
services1 while respecting each         
partner's intellectual property rights2 
,whereas the ,united ,states welcomed   
efforts by ,taiwan authorities to follow
 through on commitments related to      
intellectual property rights made in    
#bjae under the ,,tifa2 ,whereas ,taiwan

 plays a central role in the global     
electronics industry1 producing more    
than #ij percent of the world's         
motherboards and notebook computers1 and
 is the largest consumer of             
semiconductor manufacturing equipment   
and has the largest semiconductor       
foundry manufacturing economy2 ,whereas 
people-to-people relations between the  
,united ,states and ,taiwan continue to 
grow1 with travel for business and      
pleasure to the ,united ,states from    
,taiwan increasing #ej percent since    
,taiwan's designation for participation 
in the ,united ,states visa waiver      
program in ,october #bjab2 ,whereas     
,taiwan currently has the               
seventh-highest number of citizens who  
are studying in the ,united ,states2    
,whereas in #bjae1 the ,united ,states  
and ,taiwan signed a memorandum of      
understanding to establish the ,global  
,cooperation and ,training ,framework1  
which seeks to expand already robust    
cooperation to address global challenges

 in third countries1 in areas such as   
international humanitarian assistance1  
public health1 environmental protection1
 energy1 technology1 education1 and     
regional development2 ,whereas ,taiwan1 
as a democracy and free market economy1 
shares the ,united ,states principles   
and values1 providing a strong          
foundation for open1 fair1 and mutually 
beneficial trade relations2 and ,whereas
 a bilateral trade agreement between the
 ,united ,states and ,taiwan would      
indicate that ,taiwan has committed     
itself to maintaining high standards in 
international trade1 which would signify
 that ,taiwan is a sound economic       
partner and is eager to deepen          
engagement in the global economy3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes that 
the ,united ,states and ,taiwan share   
significant and continuing opportunities
 in our bilateral trade relationship2   
7#b7 recognizes that a high-standard    
bilateral trade agreement between the   

,united ,states and ,taiwan would help  
to develop such opportunities1 reduce   
barriers1 deepen economic cooperation1  
and facilitate mutual benefits2 and     
7#c7 encourages the ,united ,states     
,trade ,representative to commence      
negotiations to enter into a bilateral  
trade agreement with ,taiwan4