,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfjf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ag1
 #bjbj,mr4 ,scott of ,florida introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
authorize the ,president to use military
 force for the purpose of securing and  
defending ,taiwan against armed attack1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,taiwan ,invasion ,prevention ,act4  #b4
 ,table of contents ,the table of       
contents for this ,act is as follows3   
,sec4 #a4 ,short title4,sec4 #b4 ,table 
of contents4,,title ,i--,authorization  
for use of ,united ,states ,armed       
,forces,sec4 #aja4 ,findings2 sense of  
,congress4,sec4 #ajb4 ,authorization for
 use of ,united ,states ,armed          
,forces4,,title ,,ii--,other            
matters,sec4 #bja4 ,regional security   
dialogue to improve security            
relationships in the ,western ,pacific  

area4,sec4 #bjb4 ,united ,states-,taiwan
 bilateral trade agreement4,sec4 #bjc4  
,united ,states-,taiwan combined        
military exercises and related          
actions4,sec4 #bjd4 ,sense of ,congress 
regarding ,united ,states support for   
defending ,taiwan4,sec4 #bje4           
,high-level visits4,sec4 #bjf4 ,sense of
 ,congress regarding address to joint   
session of ,congress by ,president of   
,taiwan4  ,i ,authorization for use of  
,united ,states ,armed ,forces  #aja4   
,findings2 sense of ,congress  7a7      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,taiwan is a free and prosperous  
democracy of nearly #bd1jjj1jjj people  
and is an important contributor to peace
 and stability around the world4  7#b7  
,section #b7;b7 of the ,taiwan          
,relations ,act 7,public ,law #if-h2 #bb
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja7;b77 states that it is 
the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7,a7
 to preserve and promote extensive1     
close1 and friendly commercial1         
cultural1 and other relations between   

the people of the ,united ,states and   
the people on ,taiwan1 as well as the   
people on the ,china mainland and all   
other peoples of the ,western ,pacific  
area2  7,b7 to declare that peace and   
stability in the area are in the        
political1 security1 and economic       
interests of the ,united ,states1 and   
are matters of international concern2   
7,c7 to make clear that the ,united     
,states decision to establish diplomatic
 relations with the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china rests upon the expectation    
that the future of ,taiwan will be      
determined by peaceful means2  7,d7 to  
consider any effort to determine the    
future of ,taiwan by other than peaceful
 means1 including by boycotts or        
embargoes1 a threat to the peace and    
security of the ,western ,pacific area  
and of grave concern to the ,united     
,states2  7,e7 to provide ,taiwan with  
arms of a defensive character2 and  7,f7
 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 ,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     
,taiwan through diplomatic isolation and
 military provocations4  7#d7 ,the rapid
 modernization of the ,people's         
,liberation ,army and recent military   
maneuvers in and around the ,taiwan     
,strait illustrate a clear threat to    
,taiwan's security4  7b7 ,sense of      
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that-- 7#a7 both the ,united ,states and
 ,taiwan have made significant strides  
since #aigi in bolstering their defense 
relationship2  7#b7 the ,people's       
,republic of ,china has dramatically    
increased the capability of its military
 forces since #aigi2  7#c7 the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china has in recent years
 increased the use of its military      

forces to harass and provoke ,taiwan    
with the threat of overwhelming force2  
and  7#d7 it is the policy of the       
,united ,states to consider any effort  
to determine the future of ,taiwan by   
anything other than peaceful means1     
including by boycotts or embargoes1 a   
threat to the peace and security of the 
,western ,pacific area1 and of grave    
concern to the ,united ,states4  #ajb4  
,authorization for use of ,united       
,states ,armed ,forces  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,president is authorized to use the
 ,armed ,forces of the ,united ,states  
and take such other measures as the     
,president determines to be necessary   
and appropriate in order to secure and  
protect ,taiwan against-- 7#a7 a direct 
armed attack by the military forces of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china       
against the military forces of ,taiwan2 
7#b7 the taking of territory under the  
effective jurisdiction of ,taiwan by the
 military forces of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china2 or  7#c7 the       

endangering of the lives of members of  
the military forces of ,taiwan or       
civilians within the effective          
jurisdiction of ,taiwan in cases in     
which such members or civilians have    
been killed or are in imminent danger of
 being killed4  7b7 ,war ,powers        
,resolution requirements  7#a7 ,specific
 statutory authorization ,consistent    
with section #h7;a77#a7 of the ,war     
,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4      
#aedg7;a77#a771 ,congress declares that 
this section is intended to constitute  
specific statutory authorization within 
the meaning of section #e7;b7 of the    
,war ,powers ,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 
#aedd7;b774  7#b7 ,applicability of     
other requirements ,nothing in this ,act
 may be construed to supersede any      
requirement of the ,war ,powers         
,resolution 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #aeda et     
seq474  7c7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is  
the sense of ,congress that1 at the     
earliest possible date after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        

,president should release a public      
declaration that it is the policy of the
 ,united ,states to secure and protect  
,taiwan against any action of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china described 
in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 or 7#c7 of     
subsection 7a74  7d7 ,statement of      
policy ,it is the policy of the ,united 
,states to demand that the ,people's    
,republic of ,china officially renounce 
the use or threat of military force in  
any attempt to unify with ,taiwan4  7e7 
,authorization period  7#a7 ,in general 
,the authorization for use of the ,armed
 ,forces under this section shall expire
 on the date that is #e years after the 
date of the enactment of this ,act4     
7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the     
sense of ,congress that the             
authorization for use of the ,armed     
,forces under this section should be    
reauthorized by a subsequent ,act of    
,congress4  ,,ii ,other matters  #bja4  
,regional security dialogue to improve  
security relationships in the ,western  

,pacific area  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination 
with the ,secretary of ,state and the   
heads of other relevant ,federal        
agencies1 as appropriate1 shall seek to 
convene1 on an annual basis1 a regional 
security dialogue with the ,government  
of ,taiwan and the governments of       
like-minded security partners to improve
 the security relationships among the   
,united ,states and such countries in   
the ,western ,pacific area4  7b7        
,matters ,to be included ,the regional  
security dialogue may consider matters  
relating to-- 7#a7 coordinating         
lower-level military-to-military        
dialogue2 and  7#b7 planning for        
potential military confrontation        
scenarios4  #bjb4 ,united               
,states-,taiwan bilateral trade         
agreement ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,united ,states ,trade        

,representative should seek to enter    
into negotiations with representatives  
from ,taiwan to establish a bilateral   
trade agreement between the ,united     
,states and ,taiwan4  #bjc4 ,united     
,states-,taiwan combined military       
exercises and related actions  7a7      
,combined military exercises ,the       
,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination 
with the heads of other relevant        
,federal agencies1 should seek to carry 
out a program of combined military      
exercises between the ,united ,states1  
,taiwan1 and1 if feasible1 other ,united
 ,states allies and partners to improve 
military coordination and relations with
 ,taiwan4  7b7 ,combined disaster relief
 exercises ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 
in coordination with the heads of other 
relevant ,federal agencies1 should      
engage with their counterparts in       
,taiwan to organize combined disaster   
and humanitarian relief exercises4  7c7 
,taiwan ,strait transits1 freedom of    
navigation operations1 and presence     

operations ,the ,secretary of ,defense  
should consider increasing transits     
through the ,taiwan ,strait1 freedom of 
navigation operations in the ,taiwan    
,strait1 and presence operations in the 
,western ,pacific by the ,united ,states
 ,navy1 including in conjunction with   
,united ,states allies and partners4    
7d7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that ,taiwan should       
dedicate additional domestic resources  
toward advancing its military readiness 
for purposes of defending ,taiwan1      
including through-- 7#a7 steady         
increases in annual defense spending as 
a share of gross domestic product2  7#b7
 procurements of defense technologies   
that directly bolster ,taiwan's         
asymmetric defense capabilities2  7#c7  
reform of ,taiwan's military reserves1  
including increasing the length of      
training required and number of days    
required in service annually2  7#d7     
participation with ,united ,states      
,armed ,forces in combined military     

exercises2 and  7#e7 further engagement 
with the ,united ,states on             
strengthening ,taiwan's cyber           
capabilities4  #bjd4 ,sense of ,congress
 regarding ,united ,states support for  
defending ,taiwan ,it is the sense of   
,congress that-- 7#a7 given the security
 considerations posed by the ,people's  
,republic of ,china1 the ,secretary of  
,state should accelerate the approval of
 sales of defense articles and services 
to ,taiwan for purposes of defending    
,taiwan2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary of    
,defense should offer support to ,taiwan
 by-- 7,a7 continuing to send ,united   
,states military advisors to ,taiwan for
 training purposes2  7,b7 encouraging   
members of the ,united ,states ,armed   
,forces to enroll in ,taiwan's ,national
 ,defense ,university2  7,c7 maintaining
 a significant ,united ,states naval    
presence within a close proximity to    
,taiwan2 and  7,d7 reestablishing the   
,taiwan ,patrol ,force under the        
direction of the ,united ,states ,navy4 

#bje4 ,high-level visits  7a7 ,visit to 
,taiwan by ,president of the ,united    
,states ,not later than #a year after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,president or the ,secretary of     
,state 7if designated by the            
,president71 with appropriate           
interagency consultation and            
participation1 should arrange a meeting 
in ,taiwan with the ,president of       
,taiwan4  7b7 ,visit to the ,united     
,states by ,president of ,taiwan ,it is 
the sense of ,congress that the ,united 
,states would benefit from a meeting in 
the ,united ,states between the         
,president or the ,secretary of ,state  
and the ,president of ,taiwan4  #bjf4   
,sense of ,congress regarding address to
 joint session of ,congress by          
,president of ,taiwan ,it is the sense  
of ,congress that it would be beneficial
 for the ,united ,states and ,taiwan to 
invite the ,president of ,taiwan to     
address a joint session of ,congress and
 subsequently participate in a          

roundtable discussion with members of   
,congress4