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To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan Guidelines.

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What This Bill Does

This bill changes an existing law from 2020 called the Taiwan Assurance Act. It requires the Secretary of State (the government official who handles relationships with other countries) to regularly review and report on the Department of State's guidelines that govern how the United States relates to Taiwan.

Who It Affects

The Secretary of State and the Department of State are directly responsible for carrying out this law's requirements.

Key Provisions

• The Secretary of State must conduct periodic reviews and submit updated reports at least every two years about the Department of State's guidance on Taiwan relations (Sec. 1(d)(1)). • Updated reports must describe how the current guidance meets the goals and objectives stated in the original Taiwan Assurance Act (Sec. 1(d)(2)(A)). • Updated reports must identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan (Sec. 1(d)(2)(B)).

What Changes

The bill adds a requirement that the Secretary of State review and report on Taiwan guidance every two years. These reports must include information about whether the guidance meets its original goals and must identify ways to reduce self-imposed restrictions on Taiwan relations.

Important Definitions

None defined in this bill text.

IIB 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1159 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES MARCH 23, 2023 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the De- partment of State’s Taiwan Guidelines. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1159.RFS H1159 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 HR 1159 RFS SECTION 1. PERIODIC REVIEWS AND UPDATED REPORTS 1 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S TAIWAN 2 GUIDELINES UNDER THE TAIWAN ASSUR- 3 ANCE ACT OF 2020. 4 Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 5 (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 3100) is amended— 6 (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end 7 before ‘‘; and’’ the following: ‘‘and any successor 8 document or related document disseminating such 9 guidance’’; and 10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 11 ‘‘(d) PERIODIC REVIEWS AND UPDATED REPORTS.— 12 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For as long as the Depart- 13 ment of State’s guidance that governs relations with 14 Taiwan described in subsection (a) remains in effect, 15 the Secretary of State shall conduct periodic reviews 16 as described in subsection (a) and submit updated 17 reports as described in subsection (c) not less fre- 18 quently than every two years following the submis- 19 sion of the initial report described in subsection (c). 20 ‘‘(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Such up- 21 dated reports shall include— 22 ‘‘(A) a description of how the guidance 23 meets the goals and objectives described in 24 paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b); 25 and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1159.RFS H1159 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 HR 1159 RFS ‘‘(B) an identification of opportunities and 1 plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on rela- 2 tions with Taiwan.’’. 3 Passed the House of Representatives March 22, 2023. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:47 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1159.RFS H1159 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB

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