,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dged ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ah1 #bjai,mr4 ,curtis 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mr4 ,diaz-,balart1 and ,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,texas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 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 express ,united ,states support for ,taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taiwan ,allies ,international ,protection and ,enhancement ,initiative 7,,taipei7 ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,diplomatic relations with ,taiwan 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of #aigi 7,public ,law #if-h7 states that it is the policy of the ,united ,states to preserve and promote extensive1 close1 and friendly commercial1 cultural1 and other relations between the people of the ,united ,states and the people on ,taiwan4 7#b7 ,the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of #aigi states that it is the policy of the ,united ,states to maintain the capacity of the ,united ,states to resist any resort to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security1 or the social or economic system1 of the people on ,taiwan4 7#c7 ,taiwan is a free1 democratic1 and prosperous nation of #bc1jjj1jjj people and an important contributor to peace and stability around the world4 7#d7 ,since the election of ,president ,tsai ,ing-wen as ,president of ,taiwan in #bjaf1 the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china has intensified its efforts to pressure ,taiwan4 7#e7 ,since #bjaf1 the ,gambia1 ,sao ,tome and ,principe1 ,panama1 the ,dominican ,republic1 ,burkina ,faso1 ,el ,salvador1 the ,solomon ,islands1 and ,kiribati have severed diplomatic relations with ,taiwan in favor of diplomatic relations with ,china4 7#f7 ,taiwan currently maintains full diplomatic relations with #ae nations around the world4 7#g7 ,taiwan's unofficial relations with the ,united ,states1 ,australia1 ,india1 ,japan1 and other countries are of significant benefit in strengthening ,taiwan's economy and preserving its international space4 7#h7 ,according to ,president ,tsai ,ing-wen1 the severance of diplomatic ties with ,taiwan in favor of diplomatic relations with ,china is part of a series of diplomatic and military acts of coercion by ,china4 7#i7 ,the ,asia ,reassurance ,initiative ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law #aae-dji7 states that-- 7,a7 it is ,united ,states policy to support the close economic1 political1 and security relationship between ,taiwan and the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 the ,president should-- 7i7 conduct regular transfers of defense articles to ,taiwan that are tailored to meet the existing and likely future threats from the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including supporting the efforts of ,taiwan to develop and integrate asymmetric capabilities1 as appropriate1 including mobile1 survivable1 and cost-effective capabilities1 into its military forces2 and 7ii7 encourage the travel of high-level ,united ,states officials to ,taiwan1 in accordance with the ,taiwan ,travel ,act4 #c4 ,strengthening of official or unofficial ties with ,taiwan 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states ,government should-- 7#a7 support ,taiwan in strengthening its official diplomatic relationships as well as unofficial partnerships with countries in the ,indo-,pacific region and around the world2 7#b7 consider1 in certain cases as appropriate and in alignment with ,united ,states interests1 increasing its economic1 security1 and diplomatic engagement with nations that have demonstrably strengthened1 enhanced1 or upgraded relations with ,taiwan2 and 7#c7 consider1 in certain cases as appropriate and in alignment with ,united ,states interests1 reducing its economic1 security1 and diplomatic engagement with nations that take serious or significant actions to undermine ,taiwan4 7b7 ,consultation ,not less than #cj days before increasing or decreasing the ,united ,states ,government's economic1 security1 or diplomatic engagement with another nation as a result of an action taken by that nation to either strengthen or undermine ties with ,taiwan1 the ,secretary of ,state shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the proposed ,united ,states action or actions4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter obligations to comply with the notification procedures applicable to reprogramming pursuant to section #fcd;,a of the ,foreign ,assistance ,act of #aifa 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bcid-a74 #d4 ,policy of the ,united ,states with regard to ,taiwan's participation in international organizations ,it should be the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to advocate1 as appropriate-- 7,a7 for ,taiwan's membership in all international organizations in which statehood is not a requirement and in which the ,united ,states is also a participant2 and 7,b7 for ,taiwan to be granted observer status in other appropriate international organizations2 7#b7 to instruct1 as appropriate1 representatives of the ,united ,states ,government in all organizations described in paragraph 7#a7 to use the voice1 vote1 and influence of the ,united ,states to advocate for ,taiwan's membership or observer status in such organizations2 and 7#c7 for the ,president or the ,president's designees to advocate1 as appropriate1 for ,taiwan's membership or observer status in all organizations described in paragraph 7#a7 as part of any relevant bilateral engagements between the ,united ,states and the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including leader summits and the ,u4,s4-,china ,comprehensive ,economic ,dialogue4 #e4 ,sense of ,congress on trade negotiations with ,taiwan ,it is the sense of ,congress that the ,united ,states should engage in bilateral trade negotiations with ,taiwan1 with the goal of entering into a free trade agreement that is of mutual economic benefit and that protects ,united ,states workers and benefits ,united ,states exporters4 #f4 ,appropriate congressional committees defined ,in this ,act1 the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,senate2 and 7#b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs and the ,committee on ,appropriations of the ,house of ,representatives4