22 U.S.C. § 3357a | Statement of policy on Taiwan

(a)

Statement of policy

1 So in original. The period probably should not appear.

Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act ( et. seq.), it shall be the policy of the United States to maintain the capacity of the United States to resist a fait accompli that would jeopardize the security of the people on Taiwan.

(b)

Fait accompli defined

In this section, the term “fait accompli” refers to the resort to force by the People’s Republic of China to invade and seize control of Taiwan before the United States can respond effectively.

Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title XII, § 1263Dec. 23, 2022136 Stat. 2858 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 96–8Apr. 10, 197993 Stat. 14 section 3301 of this titleThe Taiwan Relations Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 48 (§ 3301 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Codification

Pub. L. 117–263 Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LVSection was enacted as part of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (), but not as part of the Taiwan Enhanced Resilience Act (, subtitle A) which comprises this chapter.