Taiwan Relations Act

Taiwan Relations Act
Long title	An act to help maintain peace, security, and stability in the Western Pacific and to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the continuation of commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	TRA
Enacted by	the 96th United States Congress
Effective	April 10, 1979
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 96–8
Statutes at Large	93 Stat. 14
Codification
Titles amended	22 U.S.C.: Foreign Relations and Intercourse
U.S.C. sections created	22 U.S.C. ch. 48 § 3301 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as "United States-Taiwan Relations Act" (H.R. 2479) by Clement J. Zablocki (D–WI) on February 28, 1979; Committee consideration by House Foreign Affairs; Passed the House on March 13, 1979 (345–55); Passed the Senate on March 14, 1979 (90–6); Reported by the joint conference committee on March 24, 1979; agreed to by the House on March 28, 1979 (339–50) and by the Senate on March 29, 1979 (85–4); Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter on April 10, 1979;

The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA; Pub. L. 96–8, H.R. 2479, 93 Stat. 14, enacted April 10, 1979) is a United States law that outlines how the U.S. maintains unofficial ties with Taiwan after recognizing the People’s Republic of China as the sole legal government of China in 1979. Enacted on April 10, 1979, the law allows the U.S. to continue economic, cultural, and security relations with Taiwan. It also permits arms sales to help Taiwan maintain its self-defense and states that any non-peaceful effort to decide Taiwan’s future would be a serious concern for the United States. The Act remains a key part of U.S. policy toward Taiwan.