,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1         
#bjai,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,ms4
 ,cortez ,masto1 and ,mr4 ,coons7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,foreign ,relations  ,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 been of enormous       
benefit to both parties and to the      
,indo-,pacific region as a whole4  7#c7 
,the security of ,taiwan and its        
democracy are key elements for the      
continued peace and stability of the    

greater ,indo-,pacific region1 and a    
vital national security interest of the 
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,the military    
balance of power across 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 ,army and its ability to    
conduct joint operations4  7#e7 ,taiwan 
and its diplomatic partners continue to 
face sustained pressure and coercion    
from the ,government of the ,people's   
,republic of ,china 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 policy as   
both governments work to improve        
bilateral relations4  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       
relations with ,taiwan have negative    
consequences for the ,united            
,states-,taiwan relationship4  #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 implementation of its
 asymmetric defense strategy2 and  7,b7 
urges ,taiwan to increase its defense   
spending in order to fully resource its 
defense strategy2  7#c7 the ,united     
,states should conduct regular 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 forces2 and  7#d7 in #bjai1 the

 ,united ,state ,trade ,representative  
should resume meetings under the ,united
 ,states and ,taiwan ,trade and         
,investment ,framework ,agreement with  
the goal of reaching a bilateral free   
trade agreement4  #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       
exclude ,taiwan from international      
organizations-- 7#a7 are detrimental to 
global health1 civilian air safety1 and 
efforts to counter transnational crime2 
and  7#b7 are a national security       
concern of the ,united ,states4  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  
bodies as appropriate4  #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 ,president shall conduct 
a review of the ,department of ,state's 
guidance on diplomatic practice with    
,taiwan1 including the periodic         
memorandum entitled 8,guidelines on     
,relations with ,taiwan0 and related    
documents1 and reissue the guidance to  
executive branch agencies and offices4  
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 acknowledge the reality 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 any
 distinctions in diplomatic practice    
regarding relations with ,taiwan must be
 consistent with the longstanding1      
comprehensive1 strategic1 and           
values-based relationship the ,united   
,states shares with ,taiwan1 and        
contribute to the peaceful resolution of
 cross-,strait issues4  #f4 ,enhancing  
the ,u4,s4-,taiwan defense relationship 
7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense
 of ,congress that it should be the     
policy of the ,department of ,defense to
 support ,taiwan's asymmetric defense   
strategy1 including the development of  
,taiwan's undersea warfare and air      
defense capabilities4  7b7 ,required    
,department of ,defense actions ,the    
,secretary of ,defense shall make       
efforts to include ,taiwanese forces in 
bilateral and multilateral military     
exercises1 as appropriate1 to bolster   

,taiwan's defense capabilities4  7c7    
,defense attach ,the ,chief of the      
,liaison ,affairs section at the        
,american ,institute in ,taiwan shall be
 a general or flag officer4  #g4        
,reporting requirements ,not later than 
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall submit a report to the ,committee 
on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate   
and the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs 
of the ,house of ,representatives that  
includes a description of-- 7#a7 the    
results of the ,president's review of   
guidance on diplomatic practice 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-ace74