[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6069 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6069
To express support of United States for Taiwan's relations with
countries around the world, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 23, 2021
Mrs. Fischbach (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Bacon, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Tiffany, Ms. Salazar, Mr.
Gohmert, Mr. Costa, Mr. Mann, Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr.
Emmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs
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A BILL
To express support of United States for Taiwan's relations with
countries around the world, and for other purposes.
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 ``Promoting Ties with Taiwan Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-8)
states that it is the policy of the United States ``to preserve
and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial,
cultural, and other relations between the people of the United
States and the people of Taiwan''.
(2) The Taiwan Allies International Protection and
Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-
135) states that it is the sense of Congress that the United
States Government should ``consider, in certain cases as
appropriate and in alignment with United States interests,
increasing its economic, security, and diplomatic engagement
with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or
upgraded relations with Taiwan''.
(3) The Taiwan Allies International Protection and
Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-
135) states that Taiwan is a free and democratic nation with
full diplomatic ties with only 15 nations and that these
diplomatic ties are under pressure from the Government of the
People's Republic of China.
(4) Besides its 17 offices in 15 countries, Taiwan has a
presence in 95 locations in 57 countries and regions.
(5) The government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana,
under pressure from the Chinese government, decided
unilaterally to terminate a bilateral agreement with Taiwan on
the mutual establishment of offices on February 5, 2021, less
than 24 hours after the accord was announced.
(6) The government of the Republic of Lithuania has been
facing political pressure and economic sanction from the
Chinese government, since the announcement on July 20, 2021,
that Taiwan will be establishing Taiwanese Representative
Office in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital.
(7) Separately during a meeting and a phone call with
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in September
2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security
Advisor Jake Sullivan each reaffirmed and reiterated strong
United States support for Lithuania as it faces attempted
coercion from China.
(8) The United States remains committed to promoting the
growth of Taiwan's relations with other international partners.
SEC. 3. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY.
(a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
to--
(1) work with its allies and partners to support Taiwan to
expand its relations, partnership, and engagement with
countries and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and around
the world.
(2) promote the establishment of a Taiwanese presence in
countries and partners without such a permanent presence by
wielding the diplomatic weight and reputation of the United
States.
(3) strengthen economic relations, trade ties, and supply
chain resilience among Taiwan and like-minded partners to
effectively counter the threats and malign influences from
authoritarian regimes around the world.
(b) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a strategy to implement the
policies specified in subsection (a).
(c) Elements.--
(1) In general.--The strategy required under subsection (b)
shall include the following elements:
(A) An evaluation of future staffing and resourcing
requirements of the Department of State and other
relevant Federal agencies to fully implement the
policies specified in subsection (a).
(B) A strategy to help international partners in
the process of, and after, establishing a permanent
Taiwanese presence, to counter economic coercion and
malign influences from authoritarian regimes that may
attempt to intervene in such establishment.
(C) A report to identify potential international
partners, among those without a permanent Taiwanese
presence, which could be motivated to build ties and
relations with Taiwan in accordance with their
interests and values.
(D) A detailed description of how the United States
Government will leverage diplomatic lines of effort and
resources from other stakeholders (including those from
foreign governments, international donors, and
multilateral institutions) to facilitate stronger
relations and dialogue between Taiwan and international
partners without a permanent Taiwanese presence.
(E) Recommendations to Congress regarding potential
actions at the unilateral, bilateral, or multilateral
level which could further implement such policies.
(2) Form.--
(A) Unclassified matters.--The strategy required
under subsection (b) and the elements described in
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of paragraph (1) shall
be submitted in unclassified form.
(B) Classified annex.--The strategy required under
subsection (b) shall also include a classified annex,
transmitted separately, that contains the elements
described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph
(1).
(d) Report.--Not later than one year after the submission of the
strategy required under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report detailing
the actions taken to carry out such strategy.
(e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate.
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