[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5083-S5084]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5718. Mr. SCOTT of Florida submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and 
Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of title XII, add the following:

               Subtitle G--Protecting Taiwan for Invasion

     SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Taiwan Invasion 
     Prevention Act''.

     CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES

     SEC. 1282. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Taiwan is a free and prosperous democracy of nearly 
     24,000,000 people and is an important contributor to peace 
     and stability around the world.
       (2) Section 2(b) of the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 
     96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301(b)) states that it is the policy of the 
     United States--
       (A) ``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, as 
     well as the people on the China mainland and all other 
     peoples of the Western Pacific area'';
       (B) ``to declare that peace and stability in the area are 
     in the political, security, and economic interests of the 
     United States, and are matters of international concern'';
       (C) ``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 means'';
       (D) ``to consider 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'';
       (E) ``to provide Taiwan with arms of a defensive 
     character''; and
       (F) ``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''.
       (3) Since the election of President Tsai Ing-wen as 
     President of Taiwan in 2016, the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China has intensified its efforts to pressure 
     Taiwan through diplomatic isolation and military 
     provocations.
       (4) 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 security.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) both the United States and Taiwan have made significant 
     strides since 1979 in bolstering their defense relationship;
       (2) the People's Republic of China has dramatically 
     increased the capability of its military forces since 1979;
       (3) 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 force; and
       (4) it is the policy of the United States to consider any 
     effort to determine the future

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     of Taiwan by anything 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.

     SEC. 1283. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES.

       (a) 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--
       (1) a direct armed attack by the military forces of the 
     People's Republic of China against the military forces of 
     Taiwan;
       (2) the taking of territory under the effective 
     jurisdiction of Taiwan by the military forces of the People's 
     Republic of China; or
       (3) 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 
     killed.
       (b) War Powers Resolution Requirements.--
       (1) Specific statutory authorization.--Consistent with 
     section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
     1547(a)(1)), Congress declares that this section is intended 
     to constitute specific statutory authorization within the 
     meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
     U.S.C. 1544(b)).
       (2) Applicability of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
     subtitle may be construed to supersede any requirement of the 
     War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.).
       (c) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     at the earliest possible date after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, 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 (1), (2), or (3) of 
     subsection (a).
       (d) 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 Taiwan.
       (e) Authorization Period.--
       (1) In general.--The authorization for use of the Armed 
     Forces under this section shall expire on the date that is 5 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) 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 
     Congress.

                        CHAPTER 2--OTHER MATTERS

     SEC. 1284. REGIONAL SECURITY DIALOGUE TO IMPROVE SECURITY 
                   RELATIONSHIPS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC AREA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Secretary of State and the heads of 
     other relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, shall seek 
     to convene, on an annual basis, 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 area.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The regional security dialogue 
     may consider matters relating to--
       (1) coordinating lower-level military-to-military dialogue; 
     and
       (2) planning for potential military confrontation 
     scenarios.

     SEC. 1285. UNITED STATES-TAIWAN BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, 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 Taiwan.

     SEC. 1286. UNITED STATES-TAIWAN COMBINED MILITARY EXERCISES 
                   AND RELATED ACTIONS.

       (a) Combined Military Exercises.--The Secretary of Defense, 
     in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
     agencies, should seek to carry out a program of combined 
     military exercises between the United States, Taiwan, and, if 
     feasible, other United States allies and partners to improve 
     military coordination and relations with Taiwan.
       (b) Combined Disaster Relief Exercises.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, in coordination with the heads of other relevant 
     Federal agencies, should engage with their counterparts in 
     Taiwan to organize combined disaster and humanitarian relief 
     exercises.
       (c) Taiwan Strait Transits, Freedom of Navigation 
     Operations, and Presence Operations.--The Secretary of 
     Defense should consider increasing transits through the 
     Taiwan Strait, freedom of navigation operations in the Taiwan 
     Strait, and presence operations in the Western Pacific by the 
     United States Navy, including in conjunction with United 
     States allies and partners.
       (d) 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 
     Taiwan, including through--
       (1) steady increases in annual defense spending as a share 
     of gross domestic product;
       (2) procurements of defense technologies that directly 
     bolster Taiwan's asymmetric defense capabilities;
       (3) reform of Taiwan's military reserves, including 
     increasing the length of training required and number of days 
     required in service annually;
       (4) participation with United States Armed Forces in 
     combined military exercises; and
       (5) further engagement with the United States on 
     strengthening Taiwan's cyber capabilities.

     SEC. 1287. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES SUPPORT 
                   FOR DEFENDING TAIWAN.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) given the security considerations posed by the People's 
     Republic of China, the Secretary of State should accelerate 
     the approval of sales of defense articles and services to 
     Taiwan for purposes of defending Taiwan; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should offer support to Taiwan 
     by--
       (A) continuing to send United States military advisors to 
     Taiwan for training purposes;
       (B) encouraging members of the United States Armed Forces 
     to enroll in Taiwan's National Defense University;
       (C) maintaining a significant United States naval presence 
     within a close proximity to Taiwan; and
       (D) reestablishing the Taiwan Patrol Force under the 
     direction of the United States Navy.

     SEC. 1288. HIGH-LEVEL VISITS.

       (a) Visit to Taiwan by President of the United States.--Not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the President or the Secretary of State (if designated 
     by the President), with appropriate interagency consultation 
     and participation, should arrange a meeting in Taiwan with 
     the President of Taiwan.
       (b) 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 Taiwan.

     SEC. 1289. 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 Congress.
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