1.This Act may be cited as the
Taiwan Policy Act of
2011
.
2.Congress finds the following:
(1)The Taiwan
Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), enacted in 1979,
hereafter referred to as the Act,
has continued for 32 years to
be the cornerstone of United States-Taiwan relations and has served as an
anchor for peace and security in the Western Pacific region.
(2)The Taiwan
Relations Act, in furthering the national interests of the United States in the
Western Pacific region, has mandated that the United States will make available
to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be
necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability,
thus allowing the people of Taiwan to preserve a peaceful, democratic, and
prosperous way of life.
(3)The future of Taiwan must be determined in
a peaceful manner and with the assent of the people of Taiwan.
(4)The Taiwan
Relations Act declares that—
(A)peace and
stability in the Western Pacific area are in the political, security, and
economic interests of the United States, and are matters of international
concern;
(B)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 means;
(C)the United States
considers any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful
means, including by boycotts or embargoes, a threat to the peace and security
of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States;
(D)the United States
will maintain the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms of
coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic system,
of the people on Taiwan; and
(E)the preservation
and enhancement of the human rights of all the people on Taiwan are reaffirmed
as objectives of the United States.
(5)In recent years
United States-Taiwan relations have suffered from inattention and lack of
strategic vision, thereby requiring the Congress to both clarify United States
policy toward Taiwan and enhance its oversight role in the implementation of
the Taiwan Relations Act.
(6)In October 2010, Taiwan’s National Security
Bureau (NSB) Director estimated that China had 1,410 missiles across from
Taiwan, mostly in the southeast, which constitute a threat to regional
security, and other experts suggest that this number could increase to 1,800 in
the near future.
(7)The anti-secession
law, passed by the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of
China, was found by House Concurrent Resolution 98, passed in the House of
Representatives on March 16, 2005, by a vote of 424–4, to create a legal
framework for possible use of force against Taiwan
and to
provide a legal justification for the use of force against Taiwan, altering the
status quo in the region, and thus is of grave concern to the United
States.
.
(8)The legislative
requirement to make available defensive articles and services should include
the provision of new F–16 C/D aircraft and upgrades of the existing F–16 A/B
fleet essential to Taiwan’s security.
(9)The 2011
Department of Defense’s Annual Report to Congress on Military and
Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China
noted
that the People’s Liberation Army seeks the capability to deter Taiwan
independence and influence Taiwan to settle the dispute on Beijing’s
terms
while developing capabilities intended to deter, delay, or
deny possible U.S. support for the island in the event of conflict. The balance
of cross-Strait military forces and capabilities continues to shift in the
mainland’s favor.
.
(10)The language
contained in the Joint Communiqué of the United States of America and the
People’s Republic of China, dated August 17, 1982, which states in part that
arms sales to Taiwan will not exceed, either in qualitative or in
quantitative terms, the level of those supplied in recent years
shall
not, to any degree, diminish the responsibility of the United States, as
legislatively mandated in the Taiwan Relations Act, to make available to
Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be
necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense
capability.
.
(11)The United States
has sought diplomatically to preserve Taiwan’s international space, despite
outside pressure and coercion, and has sought to secure Taiwan’s meaningful
participation in such international organizations as the World Health
Organization (WHO).
(12)Given the
critical importance of airport security in a post-September 11th international
environment, the United States recognizes it is crucial for Taiwan to be
admitted to meaningful participation in the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) so that Taiwan may contribute to the success of a global
strategy to address aviation security threats based on effective international
cooperation.
(13)Given that the
Taiwan Relations Act states that it is the policy of the United States to
preserve and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial,
cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the
people on Taiwan,
the Department of Homeland Security should therefore
make it a priority to ascertain what requirements must be met for Taiwan’s
inclusion, at an early date, in the visa waiver program (VWP) in order to
further enhance those commercial, cultural and other relations addressed in the
Act.
(14)The conclusion of the Economic Cooperation
Framework Agreement (ECFA) between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China in
June 2010 or the adoption of any other cross-Strait economic measures shall not
diminish in any degree the requirement contained in the Act to maintain
the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force or other forms
of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic
system, of the people on Taiwan.
.
(15)The theory
recently put forward in certain academic circles that the United States should
acquiesce to China’s ascendancy in Asia and put aside the commitments made in
the Taiwan Relations Act is based upon a false premise that ignores the example
of a democratic Taiwan, the historic ties of friendship of the peoples of the
United States and Taiwan, and the determination of the United States to remain
as a Pacific power.
(16)Total United
States-Taiwan trade was approximately $57,000,000,000 in 2010, and Taiwan
currently ranks as the ninth largest trading partner of the United
States.
(17)It is in the
economic interests of the United States and the national security interests of
Taiwan for our two peoples to further strengthen and revitalize their trade and
investment ties, including through an expanded Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Agreement or similar mechanism.
3.Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to amend or supersede the Taiwan Relations Act.
<enum>I</enum><header>Political
Relations</header>
<section id="H1CB8B32922914F1AB3A34F8019C2FE74"><enum>101.</enum><header>Relations with
the people of Taiwan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The
following shall be the policies of the United States:</text>
<paragraph id="H80C69B73C6674203968E920BA13C3BE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Supporting Taiwan,
Taiwan’s democracy, and the human rights of its people.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H762A2BECBB714CEB9889DBCEFF2AFCA3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>As noted in the
Taiwan Relations Act, <quote>the absence of diplomatic relations or recognition
shall not affect the application of the laws of the United States with respect
to Taiwan, and the laws of the United States shall apply with respect to Taiwan
in the manner that the laws of the United States applied with respect to Taiwan
prior to January 1, 1979.</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9FF9FFB826B442EEB2B13A09A88A9760"><enum>(3)</enum><text>The United States
Government shall respect the right of the Taipei Economic and Cultural
Representative Office (TECRO) to display its flag on its premises and the
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the residence of its Director in Taipei
shall, correspondingly, publicly display the United States flag in the same
manner as United States embassies, consulates, and official residences
throughout the world.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H710ED1F6D73A4D118913F9A032C2C7DE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>The Taipei
Economic and Cultural Representative Office and all other instrumentalities
established by Taiwan, including the Twin Oaks Estate, may conduct official
business activities, including activities which involve participation by
Members of the United States Congress and other representatives of the Federal,
State, and local governments, without any impediment from the United States
Government or any foreign power.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H1A330F488D2F4E44BE2EC3B395979EF5"><enum>102.</enum><header>Visits by
cabinet level officials</header>
<subsection id="H5591207DAF164965BCA351957D88F633"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Findings</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Congress finds the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H07ABCE056B45474189776FB5D7326AE4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Visits by United
States cabinet officials and other high-ranking visitors are an indicator of
the breadth and depth of ties between the United States and Taiwan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H11F58AFFAA2040FC9589CBC3A7425039"><enum>(2)</enum><text>In December 1992,
U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills visited Taiwan, marking the first
cabinet-level visit since 1979.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0E4118FD5FAD4EEB8C98B685BDB28AFA"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Over the next 8
years the administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the
Secretary of Energy, and 2 Secretaries of Transportation visited Taiwan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H3521791153F1427884BCDDCBF81F94DC"><enum>(4)</enum><text>No United States
cabinet secretary has visited Taiwan since July 2000.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9272865C57214A3F85F3075E096DD7D9"><enum>(5)</enum><text>In March 2008,
candidate Barack Obama wrote in a message congratulating Ma Ying-jeou on his
election victory that <quote>[t]he U.S. should reopen blocked channels of
communication with Taiwan officials</quote>, yet no Cabinet-level visits to
Taiwan have yet taken place.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H3DADA887A94B40F3BEB0EFB38B59CC4B"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy of the
United States</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the
policy of the United States to encourage visits by cabinet-level officials
between the United States and Taiwan to foster commercial, technological, and
people-to-people exchanges.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H8B2C01D545784F549DEECEF83D8B8516"><enum>103.</enum><header>Revision of
guidelines for contacts with Taiwan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding the 1994 Taiwan policy
review and current mandatory guidance from the Department of State regarding
contacts with Taiwan, it shall be the policy of the United States to—</text>
<paragraph id="H1A344B5DECC5416BA26528322D117859"><enum>(1)</enum><text>permit senior
leaders of Taiwan to enter the United States under conditions which demonstrate
appropriate courtesy and respect for the dignity of such leaders;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H9895DD92002F4FAD9C425527FD6ED38C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>permit meetings
between high level Taiwanese and United States officials in all United States
executive departments;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBB8CED3F518A4C77B0A98459E784E09C"><enum>(3)</enum><text>allow official
travel to Taiwan for Department of State and Department of Defense personnel
above the rank of office director or, for uniformed military personnel, above
the level of 06 (Colonel, Navy Captain); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H87CE1C07F27741FB8F57A1B614439159"><enum>(4)</enum><text>support a decision
by Taiwan to change the name of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative
Office to that of the Taiwan Representative Office.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="H0C359233D9A040B0BFE84D3706479781"><enum>104.</enum><header>Requirement for
Senate confirmation of an individual appointed to serve as the director of the
American institute in Taiwan</header>
<subsection id="HC990C913C1FC4C8AB8898EBA9DFC9164"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, the President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, an individual to serve as the Director of the American
Institute in Taiwan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HF8494A20C76448E79E818C046E99369E"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Transition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The individual serving as the Director of
the American Institute in Taiwan as of the date of the enactment of this Act
may continue to serve in such capacity until such time as an individual is
appointed and confirmed in accordance with subsection (a).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HA40FD4619F414D0DB2D133CA4498D06D"><enum>105.</enum><header>Extradition
agreement</header>
<subsection id="HFA002046F93E4CCB84C5421390963F09"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the
policy of the United States to enhance judicial cooperation with Taiwan,
currently conducted on the basis of the 2002 Agreement on Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters, by signing a comprehensive extradition
agreement.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H468C5FFF0D834CB6AFC48E36993B35F7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall transmit to Congress a report that assesses whether a comprehensive
extradition greement between the United States and Taiwan may be submitted to
the Senate for advice and consent as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s
unique status, such agreement must be submitted to both the House of
Representatives and Senate for legislative approval.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H294C27668FAF4CC9BF2611D3FEA314BD"><enum>106.</enum><header>Continuation of
the six assurances as guidelines in conducting United States-Taiwan
relations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Notwithstanding any
communiqués entered into between the United States and the People’s Republic of
China, the United States continues to assent to the six assurances provided to
Taiwan in July, 1982, including that the United States—</text>
<paragraph id="H2ECF0CA6A1EE41ECBB29E7B2480C507D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>has not agreed to
set a date for ending arms sales to Taiwan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6CBC579F580C4BD88F34FFC6D9CA9E96"><enum>(2)</enum><text>has not agreed to
hold prior consultations with the People’s Republic of China on arms sales to
Taiwan;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HB68F0AF37E624D159DC0A9E73CE55F70"><enum>(3)</enum><text>will not play any
mediation role between Taipei and Beijing;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H1087F5EB61604A198EF819298CFB67CA"><enum>(4)</enum><text>has not agreed to
revise the Taiwan Relations Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HDAABEBE6E3CB4197B500E252FC6EF65A"><enum>(5)</enum><text>has not altered
its position regarding sovereignty over Taiwan; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8B4C962B63C241B69614D6A2B7D41E8E"><enum>(6)</enum><text>will not exert
pressure on Taiwan to negotiate with the People’s Republic of China.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="HC9CF6BD6B8F448AC9D457D6B883B3EDB"><enum>107.</enum><header>International
organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">To provide
Taiwan with the international space it requires to function effectively in the
world community, the Secretary of State shall direct the Department of State to
continue its annual program to ensure meaningful participation by Taiwan in the
World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as meaningful
participation for Taiwan in other relevant international organizations, such as
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).</text>
</section><section id="H3ED6DD6934A04153B66DF6DCD6334E4B"><enum>108.</enum><header>Report on
Taiwan’s participation in ICAO</header>
<subsection id="H53E5C5FFCBDA407EB3B1ED8B0E137D5D"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State shall initiate a United States plan to endorse and obtain meaningful
participation for Taiwan at the periodic Assemblies held by the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Montreal, Canada, and in the meetings and
activities of the ICAO and shall instruct the United States delegation to
Montreal to implement such plan.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H09401920D00A4B2EB58EA23149593147"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually
thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report containing
the plan required under subsection (a).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H8225D4637CA346589C3E9C12CF397F66"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex if necessary.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HE5D5F8169C2A46558EB91FB4DC9CC7CC"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Annual
briefing</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary of
State should provide an annual briefing to or consult with Congress on any
efforts conducted by the United States Government in support of Taiwan’s
progress toward meaningful participation in the ICAO.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Security
Relations</header>
<section id="H08EEFC2C4F634BB88AFEE0A9ED7E4E90"><enum>201.</enum><header>Strengthening
the defense of Taiwan</header>
<subsection id="HA331F52335564C4DB69CCC65B4F5FC41"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Maintenance of
sufficient self-Defense capabilities of Taiwan</header><text>Congress finds
that any determination of the nature and quantity of defense articles or
defense services to be made available to Taiwan that is made on any basis other
than the defense needs of Taiwan, whether pursuant to the August 17, 1982,
Communiqué signed with the People’s Republic of China, or any similar executive
agreement, order, or policy would violate the intent of Congress specified in
section 3(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302(b)).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD7B4C3922CF34E028E62B6C16517C3B6"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Foreign military
sales and licensed defense exports under the Arms Export Control
Act</header><text>Congress finds that, in accordance with the Taiwan Relations
Act, the core purpose of foreign military sales and licensed commercial exports
under the Arms Export Control Act should be to assist Taiwan in its ability
to—</text>
<paragraph id="H21C3895B390A4301AD4F540B6529AEE3"><enum>(1)</enum><text>deter
coercion;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HF7658E6DA8BA4A3091763C201970D5D2"><enum>(2)</enum><text>defend against a
strategy of coercive diplomacy employing threats or limited force;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HEEB975920A1643808FBB2B9A2BB9F081"><enum>(3)</enum><text>repel an invasion;
and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HA31ACEFD209F4A7C894A45C1535B0C19"><enum>(4)</enum><text>partner with civil
responders and friendly foreign militaries.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA994F530D5FE49FD85D650A1E035A95B"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Defense
transfers</header><text>In order to accomplish the purposes of this section,
the President is authorized to make available to Taiwan defense items or
defense services, including the following:</text>
<paragraph id="H5BC3C549FBCE4572988AD79A207113FF"><enum>(1)</enum><text>Air and air
defense capabilities, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBF8D47106A2249809FBAEB1CABD71EEA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>low-cost,
survivable sensors;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H48C7D9584878473CB88B239847407B5F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>command and
control systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H1EAC25862212497B9AEBCF68AF6D1AEE"><enum>(C)</enum><text>modern surface to
air missiles;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H892032C05D304325B232522A537789FC"><enum>(D)</enum><text>upgrades to
existing modern combat aircraft as well as new combat aircraft, including
Vertical and Short Take-Off and Landing Aircraft (V/STOL);</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA99A02DD425C4CC1A9BCD33FF14551F1"><enum>(E)</enum><text>radar, electronic
warfare, and jamming capabilities;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8184DC99FBC64E78A9E0DF9D6114A8F5"><enum>(F)</enum><text>passive defense
measures (such as redundancy, dispersal, camouflage/deception, hardening, and
rapid repair capabilities); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA2126C19CA514B2AA6A99DAF0B2A42EA"><enum>(G)</enum><text>access to
satellites for remote sensing and communication;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HD2FB943DB7114D5A855393C1770D9061"><enum>(2)</enum><text>Maritime
capabilities, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HF2F47E4B5D0B4336848DB70B79774B55"><enum>(A)</enum><text>additional sensor
capacity for comprehensive maritime domain awareness;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HD87FBA3374C5437394EF970C097FCE6D"><enum>(B)</enum><text>cost-effective
submarines for anti-surface, anti-submarine warfare, and other missions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HAAFD431373B94CD58AA0639DEC9369E7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>mines and mine
countermeasure vessels; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HA777C3FD475D4A32B97BCA45CE7DF226"><enum>(D)</enum><text>anti-ship cruise
missiles.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4F013F3BB63A41E28999CE709E2FED83"><enum>(3)</enum><text>Ground
capabilities, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H3E40BF2FAEF64CF18CF13C844038F36C"><enum>(A)</enum><text>layers,
short-range air defense;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H2D4C18403170494BB855064E3396479E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>critical
infrastructure protection to ensure continuity of government;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HF93A7B146E25495DA39DAB2D42EC959C"><enum>(C)</enum><text>air
mobility;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H308DCE4103694547BF4506627CA8D11A"><enum>(D)</enum><text>unmanned air
vehicles; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H289263976B864F53BA9994BB96848750"><enum>(E)</enum><text>accurate,
GPS-guided short-range rockets.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H42B4E9856AE24E5186CC86B8B471246A"><enum>(4)</enum><text>Capacity for
partnership with friendly foreign militaries, including—</text>
<subparagraph id="H68A6E4AE1B184797A008FA684366C962"><enum>(A)</enum><text>command, control,
communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
situational awareness systems;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H174B7957784F462FA34E22226EF25E17"><enum>(B)</enum><text>enhanced doctrine
exchange; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HE98708007E9041AEA7886CF065762443"><enum>(C)</enum><text>enhanced
senior-level training.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H4F2AD83F4BD241A9B4286C9899A77FB0"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rule of
construction relating to Arms Export Control Act</header><text>Nothing in this
section shall be construed to supersede or modify section 36 of the Arms Export
Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776).</text>
</subsection></section><section id="HCA81951CB95F490E89F3F73BFFFE30CB"><enum>202.</enum><header>Advanced combat
aircraft for Taiwan</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Pursuant
to the foreign military sales program authorized by the Arms Export Control
Act, it shall be the policy of the United States to accept a letter of request
from Taiwan for price and availability data or for a formal sales offer with
respect to the F–16C/D Fighting Falcon multirole fighter aircraft.</text>
</section><section id="HD60011E19B5A4A9BA2C61162B0757250"><enum>203.</enum><header>Consultations
on Taiwan arms sales</header>
<subsection id="H08799FCF6AFA4040AD28BC1B34E409BE"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Briefings</header><text>Not
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and at least
annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary
of Defense, shall provide detailed briefings to Congress on—</text>
<paragraph id="H8D53B3100136485689A0D67EAB02D876"><enum>(1)</enum><text>any discussions
conducted between any executive branch agency and the Government of Taiwan
during a covered period; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H064C0F3584BB4868ACF0E9E56CF5F99A"><enum>(2)</enum><text>any potential
transfer to the Government of Taiwan of defense articles or defense
services.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HCB6781438E374B65A51CC5369E380338"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>In
this section and section 201:</text>
<paragraph id="H467245BCC8BD4AEE9BA8DF4A800AE233"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Covered
period</header><text>The term <term>covered period</term> means, with respect
to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H9C95F0A86DBC44F9B35EBD5139AD4DBE"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the initial
briefing required under subsection (a), the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on the date of such initial briefing;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H92BCE2CCBBD24FF5BF182E1A225C8621"><enum>(B)</enum><text>subsequent
briefings required under such subsection, the period beginning on the day after
the date of the most recent briefing and ending on the date of any such
subsequent briefing.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="HE6D84DFC085647D699162DA8FB732C37"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Executive branch
agency</header><text>The term <term>executive branch agency</term> has the
meaning given the term <term>agency</term> in section 551(1) of title 5, United
States Code.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HAB91829B23E84A0FB3A28DE0CD5CF188"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Defense
article</header><text>The term <term>defense article</term> has the meaning
given such term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2794).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H6867132734D34059BC7890CFC3C92510"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Defense
service</header><text>The term <term>defense service</term> has the meaning
given such term in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.
2794).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HFAFF44ACFA7A4C1BBB1A7B26C91DC4A2"><enum>204.</enum><header>Annual report
on defense transfers to Taiwan</header>
<subsection id="HD018C6BDA9904DF7BCEC0C92FC18B93A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the
President shall transmit to Congress a report—</text>
<paragraph id="H7CED2A27BAB34E28BF1E983727406E53"><enum>(1)</enum><text>detailing each of
Taiwan’s requests for purchase of defense articles and defense services during
the immediately preceding one-year period, whether submitted through a letter
of request (LOR) or conveyed by other authoritative means, except that the
first report under this section shall cover the period 2006 through
2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H55F438C288EA42EBB497D1A8611B3F3D"><enum>(2)</enum><text>describing the
defense needs asserted by Taiwan as justification for such requests;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H93020933000046A08B18CE28FAE9BC86"><enum>(3)</enum><text>describing the
decision making process used to reject, postpone, or modify any such request,
including—</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC54630E58104369B831303986436B4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>with respect to
significant military equipment, the country team assessment and recommendation
as to whether the United States should sell such equipment; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HB400FC09A01D410B95BE73DE7E1A788A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>for each request,
the elapse of time between the submission of such request and the completion of
the interagency review process by the United States; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H4DD7C5E330E94958AB14FDC122FDBB9F"><enum>(4)</enum><text>detailing those
defense articles and defense services listed in the Arms Sale Proposal
described in section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2765),
including a description of the rationale for including or not including in such
Proposal, as the case may be, all sales and licensed exports to Taiwan under
such Act of major weapons or weapons-related defense equipment for $7,000,000
or more, and the extent to which a decision to not include in such Proposal
such sales to Taiwan is consistent with such section.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HBBCBF2F6794E4BE8A31E965426914792"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex if necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H4DD68C596E6D40D5A4B4023922C61525"><enum>205.</enum><header>Report on
implementation of Taiwan Relations Act</header>
<subsection id="HB9303D448A364CEB8320EDC623BEC8B2"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to
Congress a report on implementation of United States security policy under the
Taiwan Relations Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection commented="no" id="HB74787F3C14F462184E9A31F2988F141"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Matters To be
included</header><text>The report required under subsection (a) shall include,
at a minimum, the following issues:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H16E5A6DF5D884D458E73190B40E399A7"><enum>(1)</enum><text>A review of the
operational planning, policy reviews, and other preparations of the United
States since 2000 to implement section 2(b)(6) and subsections (a), (b), and
(c) of section 3 of the Taiwan Relations Act, including the extent to which the
United States retains the capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms
of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the social or economic
system, of the people of Taiwan. Such review shall take into account whether
Taiwan’s air and air defense forces retain the ability to effectively defend
Taiwan against China’s ballistic missile and air threats, and the extent to
which the absence of credible Taiwanese air defense forces may complicate the
ability of the United States to resist any resort to force that jeopardizes the
security of Taiwan.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="H38EB45358E734252AD57129119FB197E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>An evaluation of
all gaps in relevant knowledge about the People’s Republic of China’s
capabilities and intentions as such might affect the current and future
military balance between Taiwan and China, such as anti-access and area denial
capabilities as well as anti-satellite and space warfare developments,
including both classified United States intelligence information and Chinese
open source writing.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H6A05C4AC9F7246E89FE74F3807C934A1"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Form</header><text>The
report required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form,
but may contain a classified annex if necessary.</text>
</subsection></section><enum>III</enum><header>Economic and
Trade Relations</header>
<section id="H6F657BDDF6DC4313A516C2AB765246F4"><enum>301.</enum><header>Visa waiver
treatment for Taiwanese travelers to the United States</header>
<subsection id="H76CA2D0285AF49DE87A409A4BC5C063A"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Statement of
policy</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It shall be the policy
of the United States to include Taiwan in the list of countries that
participate in the visa waiver program under section 217 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187) when Taiwan satisfies the requirements for
inclusion in such program specified in such section.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H3A19356C739D4B2AB477B12C69455ED1"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the extent
to which Taiwan satisfies the requirements specified in section 217 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act for inclusion in the visa waiver program under
such section and what additional steps, if any, are required in order for
Taiwan to qualify for inclusion in such program.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5D6BC06D481A40F8B203CD7AE64B228E"><enum>302.</enum><header>Trade and
investment framework agreement</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">It is the sense of Congress that, at the
earliest opportunity, the United States Trade Representative should seek to
resume and successfully conclude negotiations of economic issues in the Trade
and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks with Taiwan.</text>
</section><section id="HC64911A64ACD410383B0D5BDFF90BD85"><enum>303.</enum><header>Free trade
agreement</header>
<subsection id="HFA408DE26306472CB8DF1E0A42300BFA"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">It is the sense of
Congress that the ultimate goal of trade negotiations with Taiwan should be the
negotiation of a free trade agreement with Taiwan. As building blocks toward
that goal, the United States should study the feasibility of negotiating with
Taiwan a bilateral—</text>
<paragraph id="H2C4F8309197F4C11A002DB783C62E0C2"><enum>(1)</enum><text>investment
agreement; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H2DAC013F7C9945F89D7CCA5801BDA2C8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>tax
agreement.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H55566F803B87481DB59CBFD2E97F804C"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Report</header><text>Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the President
shall transmit to Congress a report that assesses whether economic and trade
agreements between the United States and Taiwan may be submitted to the Senate
for advice and consent as a treaty or whether, because of Taiwan’s unique
status, such agreements must be submitted to both the House of Representatives
and Senate for legislative approval.</text>
</subsection></section>