,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #a1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,mc,caul 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,engel1    
,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4         
,diaz-,balart1 and ,mr4 ,connolly7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to foster security
 in ,taiwan1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,taiwan ,assurance ,act of      
#bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes   
the following findings3  7#a7 ,april    
#aj1 #bjai1 marks the #djth anniversary 
of the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of #aigi 
7,public ,law #if-h74  7#b7 ,since      
#aidi1 the close relationship between   
the ,united ,states and ,taiwan has     
benefitted both parties and the broader 
,indo-,pacific region4  7#c7 ,the       
security of ,taiwan and its democracy   
are key elements of continued peace and 
stability of the greater ,indo-,pacific 
region1 which is in the political1      

security1 and economic interests of the 
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,the ,people's   
,republic of ,china is currently engaged
 in a comprehensive military            
modernization campaign to enhance the   
power-projection capabilities of the    
,people's ,liberation ,army and its     
ability to conduct joint operations1    
which is shifting the military balance  
of power across the ,taiwan ,strait4    
7#e7 ,taiwan and its diplomatic partners
 continue to face sustained pressure and
 coercion from the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china1 which seeks to isolate       
,taiwan from the international          
community4  7#f7 ,it is the policy of   
the ,united ,states to reinforce its    
commitments to ,taiwan under the ,taiwan
 ,relations ,act in a manner consistent 
with the ,six ,assurances and in        
accordance with the ,united ,states ,one
 ,china policy4  7#g7 ,in the ,taiwan   
,travel ,act1 which became law on ,march
 #af1 #bjah1 ,congress observed that the
 self-imposed restrictions that the     

,united ,states maintains on high-level 
visits between the ,united ,states and  
,taiwan have resulted in insufficient   
high-level communication4  #c4 ,sense of
 ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that--  7#a7 ,taiwan is a vital part of
 the ,united ,states ,free and ,open    
,indo-,pacific ,strategy2  7#b7 the     
,united ,states ,government--  7,a7     
supports ,taiwan's continued pursuit of 
asymmetric capabilities and concepts2   
and  7,b7 urges ,taiwan to increase its 
defense spending in order to fully      
resource its defense strategy2 and  7#c7
 the ,united ,states should conduct     
regular sales and transfers of defense  
articles to ,taiwan in order to enhance 
its self-defense capabilities1          
particularly its efforts to develop and 
integrate asymmetric capabilities1      
including undersea warfare and air      
defense capabilities1 into its military 
forces4  #d4 ,taiwan's inclusion in     
international organizations  7a7 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        

,congress that the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china's attempts to dictate the     
terms of ,taiwan's participation in     
international organizations1 has1 in    
many cases1 resulted in ,taiwan's       
exclusion from such organizations even  
when statehood is not a requirement1 and
 that such exclusion--  7#a7 is         
detrimental to global health1 civilian  
air safety1 and efforts to counter      
transnational crime2  7#b7 negatively   
impacts the safety and security of      
citizens globally2 and  7#c7 negatively 
impacts the security of ,taiwan and its 
democracy4  7b7 ,statement of policy ,it
 is the policy of the ,united ,states to
 advocate for ,taiwan's meaningful      
participation in the ,united ,nations1  
the ,world ,health ,assembly1 the       
,international ,civil ,aviation         
,organization1 the ,international       
,criminal ,police ,organization1 and    
other international bodies1 as          
appropriate1 and to advocate for        
,taiwan's membership in the ,food and   

,agriculture ,organization1 the ,united 
,nations ,educational1 ,scientific and  
,cultural ,organization1 and other      
international organizations for which   
statehood is not a requirement for      
membership4  #e4 ,review of ,department 
of ,state ,taiwan guidelines  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,state shall conduct a
 review of the ,department of ,state's  
guidance that governs relations with    
,taiwan1 including the periodic         
memorandum entitled ,guidelines on      
,relations with ,taiwan and related     
documents1 and reissue such guidance to 
executive branch departments and        
agencies4  7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that the      
,department of ,state's guidance        
regarding relations with ,taiwan--  7#a7
 should be crafted with the intent to   
deepen and expand ,united               
,states-,taiwan relations1 and be based 
on the value1 merits1 and importance of 

the ,united ,states-,taiwan             
relationship2  7#b7 should be crafted   
giving due consideration to the fact    
that ,taiwan is governed by a           
representative democratic government    
that is peacefully constituted through  
free and fair elections that reflect the
 will of the people of ,taiwan1 and that
 ,taiwan is a free and open society that
 respects universal human rights and    
democratic values2 and  7#c7 should     
ensure that the conduct of relations    
with ,taiwan reflects the longstanding1 
comprehensive1 and values-based         
relationship the ,united ,states shares 
with ,taiwan1 and contribute to the     
peaceful resolution of cross-,strait    
issues4  7c7 ,reporting requirements    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary of ,state shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of   
the ,senate and the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of      
,representatives a report that includes 

a description of--  7#a7 the results of 
the review pursuant to subsection 7a7 of
 the ,department of ,state's guidance on
 relations with ,taiwan1 including a    
copy of the reissued ,guidelines of     
,relations with ,taiwan memorandum2 and 
7#b7 the implementation of the ,taiwan  
,travel ,act 7,public ,law #aae-ace7 and
 any changes to guidance on relations   
with ,taiwan that are the result of such
 implementation4