[119th Congress Public Law 45]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 119-45
119th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews 
    and updated reports relating to the Department of State's Taiwan 
           Guidelines. <<NOTE: Dec. 2, 2025 -  [H.R. 1512]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Taiwan Assurance 
Implementation Act.>> 
SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 22 USC 3301 note.>> SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Assurance Implementation 
Act''.
SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 22 USC 3301 note.>> 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 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); and

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                    ``(B) a description of how the updated guidance 
                meets the goals and objectives described in subsection 
                (b).''.

    Approved December 2, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 1512:
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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):
            May 5, considered and passed House.
            Nov. 18, considered and passed Senate.

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