Sec. 1260. STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT

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## SEC. 1260 STATEMENT OF POLICY AND SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT **[**[22 U.S.C. 3301 note](/us/usc/t22/s3301)**]** ###

(a)Statement of Policy It is the policy of the United States— ####

(1)that the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances provided by the United States to Taiwan in July 1982 are the foundation for United States-Taiwan relations; ####

(2)to fully pursue the deepening of the extensive, close, and friendly relations of the United States and Taiwan pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the intent of which is to facilitate greater cooperation and the broadening and deepening of United States-Taiwan relations; ####

(3)that the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) shall be implemented and executed, consistent with the Six Assurances, to address evolving political, security, and economic dynamics and circumstances; ####

(4)that, as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), 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, and that any effort to determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful means, including boycotts and embargoes, is a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific area and of grave concern to the United States; ####

(5)that the increasingly coercive and aggressive behavior of the People’s Republic of China towards Taiwan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful resolution of the future of Taiwan; and ####

(6)as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), to 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. ###

(b)Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— ####

(1)the United States should continue to support the development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability, including by— #####

(A)supporting acquisition by Taiwan of defense articles and services through foreign military sales, direct commercial sales, and industrial cooperation, with an emphasis on capabilities that support the asymmetric defense strategy of Taiwan, including anti-ship, coastal defense, anti-armor, air defense, undersea warfare, advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, and resilient command and control capabilities; #####

(B)ensuring timely review of and response to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and services; #####

(C)conducting practical training and military exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; #####

(D)examining the potential for expanding professional military education and technical training opportunities in the United States for military personnel of Taiwan; #####

(E)increasing exchanges between senior defense officials and general officers of the United States and Taiwan at the strategic, policy, and functional levels, consistent with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115-135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the purposes of— ######

(i)enhancing cooperation on defense planning; ######

(ii)improving the interoperability of the military forces of the United States and Taiwan; and ######

(iii)improving the reserve force of Taiwan; and #####

(F)expanding cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; ####

(2)the Secretary of State should ensure that any policy guidance related to United States-Taiwan relations is fully consistent with the statement of policy set forth in subsection (a); ####

(3)the Secretary of Defense should ensure that policy guidance related to United States-Taiwan defense relations is fully consistent with the statement of policy set forth in subsection (a); and ####

(4)the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and the heads of other Federal agencies and departments, as appropriate, should issue new guidance as required to carry out such policy.

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