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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 3, 1997
United States-Taiwan Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Cooperation Act - Amends the Taiwan Relations Act to provide that its provisions respecting defense articles and services, and the determination of Taiwan's defense needs, supersede any provision of the Joint Communique of the United States and China of August 17, 1982. Directs the Secretary of Defense to study and report to the Congress on: (1) the architecture requirements for the establishment and operation of a theater ballistic missile defense system in the Asia-Pacific region capable of protecting Taiwan from ballistic missile attacks; and (2) cooperative United States measures which would provide Taiwan with an advanced local-area ballistic missile defense system. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President, upon the request of the Taiwan Government, and in accordance with such study results, should transfer to the Taiwan Government defense articles or services under the foreign military sales program of the Arms Export Control Act for the purpose of establishing and operating a local-area ballistic missile defense system to protect Taiwan and specified islands against limited ballistic missile attacks. Declares that it is in the U.S. national interest that Taiwan be included in any effort at ballistic missile defense cooperation, networking, or interoperability with friendly and allied nations in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R–CA
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Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Hearings held.
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 2386.
On motion to table the motion to reconsider Agreed to by recorded vote: 245 - 175 (Roll no. 602).
House roll call 602 · Individual votesMr. Bereuter moved to table the motion to reconsider
Mr. Pallone moved to reconsider the vote.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 301 - 116 (Roll no. 601).
House roll call 601 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 301 - 116 (Roll no. 601).
House roll call 601 · Individual votesThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House resumed debate.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2358, H.R. 2232, H.R. 2195, H. Res. 188 and H.R. 967. Providing for the sequential consideration in the House of the following measures: H.R. 2358, H.R. 2232, H.R. 2195, H. Res. 188, H.R. 967, H.R. 2570, H.R. 2386, H.R. 2605, and H.R. 2647. One hour of general debate is provided for each measure. Specified amendments are in order.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 302. (consideration: CR H10149-10158)
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179.
Committee on National Security discharged.
Committee on National Security discharged.
House Committee on National Security Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Oct. 6, 1997.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 105-308, Part I.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on International Relations. H. Rept. 105-308, Part I.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Executive Comment Received from State.
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Referred to House National Security
Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House International Relations
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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