,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bd1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,gardner7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations
  ,a ,,bill  ,to enhance the security of
 ,taiwan and bolster its participation  
in the international community1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,taiwan        
,security ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,findings 
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,since #aidi1 the close            
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and ,taiwan has been of enormous       
benefit to both parties4  7#b7 ,the     
security of ,taiwan and its democracy   
are key elements for the continued peace
 and stability of the greater           
,asia-,pacific region1 and the          
indefinite continuation of that security
 is in the vital national security      
interests of the ,united ,states4  7#c7 

,taiwan and its diplomatic partners     
continue to face sustained pressure and 
coercion from the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china to isolate ,taiwan from the     
international community4  7#d7 ,the     
military balance of power along the     
,taiwan ,strait continues to shift in   
favor of the ,people's ,republic of     
,china1 which is currently engaged in a 
comprehensive military modernization    
campaign to enhance the power-projection
 capabilities of the ,people's          
,liberation ,army4  7#e7 ,since the     
,united ,states discontinued annual arms
 sales talks in #bjja1 defense article  
transfers to ,taiwan have ceased to     
occur in a routine manner4  7#f7 ,recent
 delays1 denials1 and reductions of arms
 sales do not optimize the ability of   
,taiwan to defend its democracy against 
potential aggression from the ,people's 
,republic of ,china4  #c4 ,military     
exchanges between the ,united ,states   
and ,taiwan  7a7 ,military exchanges    
between senior officers and officials of

 the ,united ,states and ,taiwan ,the   
,secretary of ,defense shall carry out a
 program of exchanges of senior military
 officers and senior officials between  
the ,united ,states and ,taiwan designed
 to improve military to military        
relations between the ,united ,states   
and ,taiwan4  7b7 ,exchanges described  
,for the purposes of this section1 an   
exchange is an activity1 exercise1      
event1 or observation opportunity       
between members of the ,armed ,forces   
and officials of the ,department of     
,defense1 on the one hand1 and armed    
forces personnel and officials of       
,taiwan1 on the other hand4  7c7 ,focus 
of exchanges ,the exchanges under the   
program required by subsection 7a7      
should include exchanges focused on the 
following3  7#a7 ,threat analysis4  7#b7
 ,military doctrine4  7#c7 ,force       
planning4  7#d7 ,logistical support4    
7#e7 ,intelligence collection and       
analysis4  7#f7 ,operational tactics1   
techniques1 and procedures4  7#g7       

,humanitarian assistance and disaster   
relief4  7d7 ,civil-,military affairs   
,the exchanges under the program        
required by subsection 7a7 should       
include activities and exercises focused
 on civil-military relations1 including 
relations between the military and      
parliament4  7e7 ,locations of exchanges
 ,the exchanges under the program       
required by subsection 7a7 should be    
conducted in both the ,united ,states   
and ,taiwan4  7f7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,the term senior military 
officer1 with respect to the ,armed     
,forces1 means a general or flag officer
 of the ,armed ,forces on active duty4  
7#b7 ,the term senior official1 with    
respect to the ,department of ,defense1 
means a civilian official of the        
,department of ,defense at the level of 
,assistant ,secretary of ,defense or    
above4  #d4 ,enhanced diplomatic        
contacts with ,taiwan  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,defense and the     
,secretary of ,state are authorized and 

encouraged1 to the extent consistent    
with law1 to send to ,taiwan for visits 
officials of the ,department of ,defense
 and the ,department of ,state1 as      
applicable1 at the ,assistant ,secretary
 level or above4  7b7 ,sense of         
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the high-level visits authorized by
 subsection 7a7 will improve bilateral  
and multilateral policy coordination    
between the ,united ,states and ,taiwan1
 and enhance dialogue between the       
,united ,states and ,taiwan1 to promote 
peace and stability in the              
,asia-,pacific region4  #e4 ,arms sales 
to ,taiwan  7a7 ,in general ,the ,united
 ,states shall conduct regular transfers
 of defense articles to ,taiwan in order
 to support the efforts of ,taiwan to   
develop and integrate asymmetric        
capabilities1 including undersea warfare
 and air defense capabilities1 into its 
military forces4  7b7 ,annual strategic 
dialogue on sales  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,united ,states ,government shall host 

senior officials of the ,taiwan         
,ministry of ,national ,defense for an  
annual strategic dialogue between the   
,united ,states and ,taiwan on arms     
sales in order to ensure the regular    
transfer of defense articles as         
described in subsection 7a74  7#b7      
,element on final decision on requested 
transfers in annual dialogue ,each      
strategic dialogue between the ,united  
,states and ,taiwan pursuant to this    
subsection shall include a presentation 
by ,united ,states officials to the     
,taiwan delegation of final decisions by
 the ,united ,states regarding the      
transfer of any defense articles        
requested by ,taiwan within the last    
fiscal year1 whether pursuant to the    
,foreign ,military ,sales program or the
 ,direct ,commercial ,sales program4    
#f4 ,invitation of ,taiwan military     
forces to participate in certain joint  
military exercises ,the ,secretary of   
,defense shall invite the military      
forces of ,taiwan to participate in each

 of the following3  7#a7 ,the #bjah ,rim
 of the ,pacific ,exercise 7,,rimpac74  
7#b7 ,one of the military exercises     
known as the ,red ,flag exercise1       
conducted at ,eielson ,air ,force ,base1
 ,alaska1 and ,nellis ,air ,force ,base1
 ,nevada1 that is conducted during the  
one-year period beginning on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  #g4 ,naval
 port of call exchanges between the     
,united ,states and ,taiwan ,the        
,secretary of ,defense shall-- 7#a7     
reestablish regular ports of call by the
 ,united ,states ,navy in ,kaohsiung1   
,taiwan1 or in any other suitable port  
or ports on the island of ,taiwan2 and  
7#b7 permit the ,united ,states ,pacific
 ,command to receive ports of call by   
the navy of the ,republic of ,china in  
,hawaii1 ,guam1 or other appropriate    
locations4  #h4 ,sense of ,congress on  
defense spending by ,taiwan ,congress   
supports the plan of ,taiwan to increase
 its defense spending to #c percent of  
gross domestic product as a necessary   

and prudent means for ,taiwan to enhance
 its military readiness and to more     
effectively provide for the defense of  
its citizens4  #i4 ,sense of ,congress  
on ,taiwan and ,north ,korea ,congress  
supports the continued efforts of       
,taiwan to suspend all economic ties    
with ,north ,korea1 as well as the      
cooperation of ,taiwan with the ,united 
,states to achieve the peaceful         
denuclearization of ,north ,korea4