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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 821 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 821
To provide for increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan
guidelines.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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A BILL
To provide for increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan
guidelines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Assurance Implementation
Act''.
SEC. 2. INCREASED REPORTING REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF STATE TAIWAN
GUIDELINES.
Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of
title III of division FF of Public Law 116-260; 134 Stat. 3100) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and any successor
document or related document that includes guidance on
relations with Taiwan'' after ``memorandum''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(d) Periodic Reviews and Updated Reports.--
``(1) In general.--For as long as the Department of State
maintains guidance that governs relations with Taiwan as
described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall--
``(A) not less than once every five years, conduct
a review of the Department of State's guidance that
governs relations with Taiwan, including the periodic
memorandum entitled, `Guidelines on Relations with
Taiwan' and related documents, and reissue such
guidance to executive branch departments and agencies;
and
``(B) not later than 90 days after completing a
review required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated
report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives.
``(2) Matters to be included.--The updated reports required
under paragraph (1)(B) shall include--
``(A) all the information required under subsection
(c);
``(B) a description of how the updated guidance
meets the goals and objectives described in subsection
(b); and
``(C) an identification of self-imposed
restrictions on relations with Taiwan lifted by the
Secretary of State in the most recent updated guidance,
including the periodic memorandum entitled `Guidelines
on Relations with Taiwan' and related documents.''.
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