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The National Defence Authorisation Act for fiscal year 2018, passed by the US House of Representatives on July 14, requires the secretary of defence to study the feasibility of “re-establishing” regular ports of call for the US Navy at Kaohsiung or any other suitable port in Taiwan and “normalising” the transfer of defence equipment and services to the island.