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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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