,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bgfa  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #aa1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,lank=d introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,to det] conflict 9 ! ,taiwan   
,/rait by e/abli%+ conditions = susp5d+ 
normal trade relations ) ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,det]r+ ,escalation ,?r\gh ,economic    
,retaliation ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,det]   
,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (       
,congress  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! 
foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,p's ,republic (  
,*9a has enjoy$ normal trade relations )
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce its approval to   
jo9 ! ,_w ,trade ,organization on       
,novemb] #aj1 #bjja1 & =mal accession on
 ,decemb] #aj1 #bjja4  7#b7 ,!          
aggression ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a    
t[>d ,taiwan has increas$ 9 rec5t ye>s1 
z incursions into ,taiwan's ,air ,def5se
 ,id5tification ,zone by aircraft ( !   

,p's ,lib]ation ,army increas$ #agh     
p]c5t f #bjba to #bjbb4  7#c7 ,!        
economic co]cion ( ! ,p's ,republic (   
,*9a t[>d ,taiwan has also increas$ 9   
rec5t ye>s1 z ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a   
has bann$ ! import ( m ?an #b1jjj food  
products f ,taiwan s9ce ,augu/ #bjbb4   
7#d7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates has a long-/&+    
commitm5t to ! security ( ,taiwan &     
/ability ( cross-/rait relations z      
outl9$ 9 ! ,six ,assurances1 ! ?ree     
,unit$ ,/ates-,p's ,republic ( ,*9a     
,jo9t ,communiqus1 & ! ,taiwan          
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et 
seq474  7#e7 ,9 response to ! unprovok$ 
invasion ( ,ukra9e by ! ,russian        
,f$]ation1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates revok$       
nondiscrim9atory treatm5t = imports f ! 
,russian ,f$]ation & ,bel>us on ,april  
#h1 #bjbb4  7b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is 
! s5se ( ,congress t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$    
,/ates has a /rong int]e/ 9 det]r+ !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a f invad+ & seiz+  
control ( ,taiwan & %\ld employ economic
 lev]s ( influ5ce to promote & pres]ve a

 free & op5 ,indo-,pacific1 includ+     
prev5tion ( aggression by ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a t[>d ,taiwan2  7#b7    
aggression by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a   
t[>d ,taiwan w\ld be a violation (      
int]national norms & inconsi/5t ) /&>ds 
( conduct requir$ = c\ntries enjoy+     
normal trade relations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 m>ket2 &  7#c7 ! policies ( ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a violate its obligations
 "u ! ,protocol on ! ,accession ( ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ nonm>ket     
practices1 intellectual prop]ty !ft1 use
 ( =c$ labor1 & civil-milit>y fusion4   
#c4 ,annual c]tification reg>d+ milit>y 
=ce aga9/ ,taiwan by ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an "o ye>   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &  
annually !reaft]1 ! ,presid5t %all      
submit to ! appropriate congressional   
committees a report t includes a        
c]tification ) respect to :e!r or n any 
entity ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1       
includ+ ! ,p's ,lib]ation ,army1 engag$ 
9 an act ( co]cion or milit>y aggression

 t violat$ ! sov]eignty or t]ritorial   
integrity ( ,taiwan dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod 
prec$+ submission ( ! report4  7b7      
,reque/s f ,congress  7#a7 ,reque/s ,at 
any po9t dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod aft]       
submission ( a report requir$ by        
subsection 7a7 & be=e submission ( !    
next su* report1 any ,memb] ( ,congress 
may inquire 9 writ+ ( ! ,presid5t )     
respect to :e!r ! c]tification includ$ 9
 ! mo/ rec5t su* report is /ill         
accurate4  7#b7 ,responses ,^u receiv+  
an inquiry f a ,memb] ( ,congress "u    
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,presid5t %all respond 
9 writ+ ) respect to :e!r ! c]tification
 includ$ 9 ! mo/ rec5t report submitt$  
"u subsection 7a7 is /ill accurate4  #d4
 ,susp5sion ( normal trade relations ) !
 ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  7a7 ,susp5sion  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ title ,i ( ! ,act
 entitl$1 ,an ,act to au?orize ext5sion 
( nondiscrim9atory treatm5t 7normal     
trade relations treatm5t7 to ! ,p's     
,republic ( ,*9a1 & to e/abli% a        
framework = relations betwe5 ! ,unit$   

,/ates & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1       
approv$ ,octob] #aj1 #bjjj 7,public ,law
 #ajf-bhf2 #aad ,/at4 #hha71 or any o!r 
provision ( law1 if1 9 a report submitt$
 "u section #c7;a71 ! ,presid5t is      
unable to c]tify t no entity ( ! ,p's   
,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ ! ,p's        
,lib]ation ,army1 engag$ 9 an act (     
co]cion or milit>y aggression t violat$ 
! sov]eignty or t]ritorial integrity (  
,taiwan dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod prec$+      
submission ( ! report-- 7,a7 on & aft] !
 date t is #cj days aft] submission ( ! 
report1 ! rates ( duty set =? 9 column  
#b ( ! ,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates %all apply to all products
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7,b7 n   
lat] ?an ! date describ$ 9 subp>agraph  
7,a71 ! ,presid5t %all proclaim         
increases 9 su* rates ( duty ) respect  
to su* products4  7#b7 ,prior           
consultation ,! ,presid5t %all1 n lat]  
?an #e cal5d> days be=e issu+ any       
proclamation "u p>agraph 7#a77;,b71     
consult ) ! appropriate congressional   

committees reg>d+ ! basis = & anticipat$
 impact ( ! propos$ increases to rates (
 duty "u t p>agraph4  7b7 ,re/oration ( 
normal trade relations treatm5t ,!      
,presid5t may resume ! application ( !  
rates ( duty set =? 9 column #a ( !     
,h>moniz$ ,t>iff ,s*$ule ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to ! products ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a on or aft] ! date on :i* !       
,presid5t submits a report "u section   
#c7;a7 t includes a c]tification t no   
entity ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1       
includ+ ! ,p's ,lib]ation ,army1 engag$ 
9 an act ( co]cion or milit>y aggression
 t violat$ ! sov]eignty or t]ritorial   
integrity ( ,taiwan dur+ ! "o-ye> p]iod 
prec$+ submission ( ! report4  #e4      
,assessm5t ( supply *a9 security  7a7   
,assessm5t requir$ ,! ,secret>y (       
,comm]ce1 9 consultation ) ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,trade ,repres5tative1 !         
,secret>y ( ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y (        
,def5se1 & ! ,*ief ,executive ,(fic] ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,int]national ,developm5t
 ,f9ance ,corporation1 %all-- 7#a7      

conduct an assessm5t ( ,unit$ ,/ates    
supply *a9 vuln]abilities & risk        
exposure to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &  
7#b7 submit to ! appropriate            
congressional committees1 ) ea* report  
requir$ by section #c7;a71 a report on !
 assessm5t4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report     
requir$ by subsection 7a77#b7 %all      
include-- 7#a7 id5tification ( goods--  
7,a7 = :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is           
significantly reliant on imports f !    
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2 &  7,b7 t are    
critical to ! economic /ability1 heal?  
int]e/s1 & national security ( ! p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 an assessm5t ( !   
economic impact t revocation ( normal   
trade relations ) ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a w\ld h on ! price & supply (       
imports ( goods id5tifi$ "u p>agraph    
7#a72 &  7#c7 proposals to mitigate !   
economic impact describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7
 by div]sify+ s\rc+ & supply *a9s =     
imports ( su* goods1 includ+ ! use (    
developm5t f9anc+ tools 9 coord9ation ) 
allies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & c\ntries )   

:i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates has a free trade    
agreem5t 9 effect4  7c7 ,=m2 public     
availability  7#a7 ,=m ,! report requir$
 by subsection 7a77#b7 %all be submitt$ 
9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may include a       
classifi$ annex4  7#b7 ,public          
availability ,! unclassifi$ portion ( ! 
report requir$ by subsection 7a77#b7    
%all be po/$ on a publicly accessible   
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce4  #f4  
,national int]e/ waiv] & congressional  
review  7a7 ,waiv] ,! ,presid5t may     
waive ! requirem5t "u section #d7;a77#a7
 = a "o-ye> p]iod if-- 7#a7 !           
,presid5t-- 7,a7 det]m9es t su* a waiv] 
is 9 ! national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 &  7,b7 submits to ! appropriate
 congressional committees a notice ( &  
ju/ification = ! waiv]2 &  7#b7 a jo9t  
resolution ( approval is enact$ into law
 "u subsection 7b7 dur+ ! p]iod ( #fj   
cal5d> days beg9n+ on ! date on :i* !   
,presid5t submits ! notice requir$ by   
p>agraph 7#a77;,b74  7b7 ,congressional 
approval  7#a7 ,jo9t resolution (       

approval def9$ ,9 ?is subsection1 ! t]m 
jo9t resolution means only a jo9t       
resolution-- 7,a7 t is introduc$ n lat] 
?an #aj cal5d> days aft] ! date on :i*  
,congress receives ! notice requir$ by  
subsection 7a77#a77;,b72  7,b7 t does n 
h a preamble2  7,c7 ! title ( :i* is z  
foll[s3 ,jo9t resolution relat+ to !    
approval ( cont9u+ normal trade         
relations ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a42 & 
7,d7 ! matt] aft] ! resolv+ clause ( :i*
 is z foll[s3 ,congress approves ( !    
waiv] = a "o-ye> p]iod ( ! requirem5t "u
 section #d7;a77#a7 ( ! ,det]r+         
,escalation ,?r\gh ,economic            
,retaliation ,act ( #bjbc to susp5d     
normal trade relations ) ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a1 ) respect to :i*      
notice 0 submitt$ to ,congress on 41 ) !
 blank space be+ fill$ ) ! appropriate  
date4  7#b7 ,fa/ track consid]ation 9   
h\se ( repres5tatives  7,a7 ,reconv5+   
,^u receipt ( a notice "u subsection    
7a77#a77;,b71 ! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives1 if ! ,h\se w\ld o!rwise

 be adj\rn$1 %all notify ! ,memb]s ( !  
,h\se t1 pursuant to ?is p>agraph1 !    
,h\se %all conv5e n lat] ?an #aj cal5d> 
day aft] receipt ( su* notice4  7,b7    
,committee ref]ral ,a jo9t resolution ( 
approval introduc$ 9 ! ,h\se (          
,repres5tatives %all be ref]r$ to !     
,committee on ,ways & ,means4  7,c7     
,report+ & dis*>ge ,if ! ,committee on  
,ways & ,means has n report$ a jo9t     
resolution ( approval )9 #aj cal5d> days
 aft] ! date ( ref]ral1 ! ,committee    
%all be dis*>g$ f fur!r consid]ation ( !
 jo9t resolution & ! jo9t resolution    
%all be ref]r$ to ! appropriate cal5d>4 
7,d7 ,proce$+ to consid]ation ,aft] !   
,committee on ,ways & ,means has        
consid]$ a jo9t resolution & reports x  
to ! ,h\se1 or has be5 dis*>g$ f its    
consid]ation1 x %all be 9 ord]1 n lat]  
?an #fj cal5d> days aft] ,congress      
receives ! notice describ$ 9 subsection 
7a77#a77;,b7 to move to proce$ to       
consid] ! jo9t resolution 9 ! ,h\se4    
,all po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! motion are    

waiv$4 ,su* a motion %all n be 9 ord]   
aft] ! ,h\se has dispos$ ( a motion to  
proce$ on ! jo9t resolution4 ,! previ\s 
"q %all be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! motion 
to its adoption )\t int]v5+ motion4 ,!  
motion %all n be debatable4 ,a motion to
 reconsid] ! vote by :i* ! motion is    
dispos$ ( %all n be 9 ord]4  7,e7       
,consid]ation ,! jo9t resolution %all be
 consid]$ z read4 ,all po9ts ( ord]     
aga9/ ! jo9t resolution & aga9/ its     
consid]ation are waiv$4 ,! previ\s "q   
%all be consid]$ z ord]$ on ! jo9t      
resolution to its passage )\t int]v5+   
motion except n m ?an #aj h\rs ( debate 
equally divid$ & controll$ by ! propon5t
 & an oppon5t4 ,a motion to reconsid] ! 
vote on passage ( ! jo9t resolution %all
 n be 9 ord]4  7#c7 ,fa/ track          
consid]ation 9 s5ate  7,a7 ,reconv5+ ,^u
 receipt ( a notice "u subsection       
7a77#a77;,b71 if ! ,s5ate has adj\rn$ or
 recess$ = m ?an #b days1 ! majority    
lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 aft] consultation ) ! 
m9ority lead] ( ! ,s5ate1 %all notify ! 

,memb]s ( ! ,s5ate t1 pursuant to ?is   
p>agraph1 ! ,s5ate %all conv5e n lat]   
?an #aj cal5d> days aft] receipt ( su*  
notice4  7,b7 ,committee ref]ral ,a jo9t
 resolution ( approval introduc$ 9 !    
,s5ate %all be ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,f9ance4  7,c7 ,report+ & dis*>ge ,if !
 ,committee on ,f9ance has n report$ a  
jo9t resolution ( approval )9 #aj cal5d>
 days aft] ! date ( ref]ral1 !          
,committee %all be dis*>g$ f fur!r      
consid]ation ( ! jo9t resolution & !    
jo9t resolution %all be plac$ imm$iately
 on ! cal5d>4  7,d7 ,floor consid]ation 
7i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ ,rule ,,xxii ( !  
,/&+ ,rules ( ! ,s5ate1 x is 9 ord] at  
any "t aft] ! jo9t resolution has be5   
plac$ on ! cal5d>1 & be=e ! date t is   
#fj cal5d> days aft] ,congress receives 
! notice describ$ 9 subsection          
7a77#a77;,b71 to move to proce$ to !    
consid]ation ( ! jo9t resolution4 ,all  
po9ts ( ord] aga9/ ! jo9t resolution 7& 
aga9/ consid]ation ( ! jo9t resolution7 
are waiv$4 ,! motion to proce$ is n     

debatable4 ,! motion is n subject to a  
motion to po/pone4 ,a motion to         
reconsid] ! vote by :i* ! motion is     
agre$ to or disagre$ to %all n be 9     
ord]4 ,if a motion to proce$ to !       
consid]ation ( ! resolution is agre$ to1
 ! jo9t resolution %all rema9 ! unf9i%$ 
bus9ess until dispos$ (4  7ii7 ,debate  
,debate on ! jo9t resolution1 & on all  
debatable motions & appeals 9 connection
 !re)1 %all be limit$ to n m ?an #aj    
h\rs1 :i* %all be divid$ equally betwe5 
! majority & m9ority lead]s or _!       
designees4 ,a motion fur!r to limit     
debate is 9 ord] & n debatable4 ,an     
am5dm5t to1 or a motion to po/pone1 or a
 motion to proce$ to ! consid]ation (   
o!r bus9ess1 or a motion to recommit !  
jo9t resolution is n 9 ord]4  7iii7     
,vote on passage ,! vote on passage on a
 jo9t resolution ( approval %all occur  
imm$iately foll[+ ! conclusion ( !      
debate on a jo9t resolution1 & a s+le   
quorum call at ! conclusion ( ! debate  
if reque/$ 9 accordance ) ! rules ( !   

,s5ate4  7iv7 ,rul+s ( ! *air on        
proc$ure ,appeals f ! decisions ( !     
,*air relat+ to ! application ( ! rules 
( ! ,s5ate1 z ! case may be1 to !       
proc$ure relat+ to a jo9t resolution (  
approval %all be decid$ )\t debate4     
7#d7 ,rules relat+ to ,s5ate & ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives  7,a7 ,coord9ation )    
action by o!r h\se ,if1 be=e ! passage  
by "o ,h\se ( a jo9t resolution (       
approval ( t ,h\se1 t ,h\se receives f !
 o!r ,h\se a jo9t resolution ( approval1
 !n ! foll[+ proc$ures %all apply3 7i7  
,! jo9t resolution ( ! o!r ,h\se %all n 
be ref]r$ to a committee4  7ii7 ,)      
respect to a jo9t resolution ( ! ,h\se  
receiv+ ! resolution-- 7,i7 ! proc$ure 9
 t ,h\se %all be ! same z if no jo9t    
resolution _h be5 receiv$ f ! o!r ,h\se2
 b  7,,ii7 ! vote on passage %all be on 
! jo9t resolution ( ! o!r ,h\se4  7,b7  
,treatm5t ( jo9t resolution ( o!r h\se  
,if "o ,h\se fails to introduce or      
consid] a jo9t resolution ( approval "u 
?is subsection1 ! jo9t resolution ( !   

o!r ,h\se %all be entitl$ to exp$it$    
floor proc$ures "u ?is subsection4  7#e7
 ,rules ( ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &     
,s5ate ,?is subsection is enact$ by     
,congress-- 7,a7 z an ex]cise ( !       
rulemak+ p[] ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (     
,repres5tatives1 respectively1 & z su*  
is deem$ a "p ( ! rules ( ea* ,h\se1    
respectively1 & sup]s$es o!r rules only 
to ! ext5t t x is inconsi/5t ) su*      
rules2 &  7,b7 ) full recognition ( !   
con/itutional "r ( ei!r ,h\se to *ange !
 rules 7s f> z relat+ to ! proc$ure ( t 
,h\se7 at any "t1 9 ! same mann]1 & to !
 same ext5t z 9 ! case ( any o!r rule ( 
t ,h\se4  #g4 ,appropriate congressional
 committees def9$ ,9 ?is ,act1 unless   
o!rwise specifi$1 ! t]m appropriate     
congressional committees means-- 7#a7 ! 
,committee on ,f9ance & ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 ! 
,committee on ,ways & ,means & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4