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<dc:title>116 S821 RS: Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act</dc:title>
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<distribution-code display="yes">II</distribution-code><calendar>Calendar No. 52</calendar><congress>119th CONGRESS</congress><session>1st Session</session><legis-num>S. 821</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES</current-chamber><action><action-date date="20250303">March 3, 2025</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="S287">Mr. Cornyn</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S337">Mr. Coons</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00" added-display-style="italic" deleted-display-style="strikethrough">Committee on Foreign Relations</committee-name></action-desc></action><action stage="Reported-in-Senate"><action-date date="20250428">April 28, 2025</action-date><action-desc>Reported by <sponsor name-id="S323">Mr. Risch</sponsor>, with an amendment</action-desc><action-instruction>Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic</action-instruction></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title>To provide for increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan guidelines.</official-title></form><legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause"><section section-type="section-one" id="S1" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSFR00"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ideb38a86677c644c9a784479fa5f45eb8" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSFR00"><enum>2.</enum><header>Increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan guidelines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of title III of division FF of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</external-xref>; 134 Stat. 3100) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id79cf6dc5ee5a41a384b7e27e10618c96"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by inserting <quote>and any successor document or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan</quote> after <quote>memorandum</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idc1f514e667d2421e9826dd6de3e97384"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block style="OLC" id="id58A10B52C0994A5FA2EA46981330FC4F" act-name="" changed="deleted" reported-display-style="strikethrough" committee-id="SSFR00"><subsection id="id398470EEA1A4464FB1BC040D7DA4682D"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Periodic reviews and updated reports</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id598708c90f9549628effbf585754cc68"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="ida7982cfac1ee41ce882cf22961fc82bb"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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, <quote>Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan</quote> and related documents, and reissue such guidance to executive branch departments and agencies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idbe7f554c9eb64d05a848b7269e1596f8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>not later than 90 days after completing a review required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated report to the <committee-name committee-id="SSFR00">Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate</committee-name> and the <committee-name committee-id="">Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives</committee-name>.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idec13ba1e72264c0692e68db12f215a61"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The updated reports required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="id9ccd87cbc1af456c8ce1fe522b73d2c4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all the information required under subsection (c);</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idb9bb52864a0446d1a306861063087460"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives described in subsection (b); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ided6794ee9a234e63890368932acf1d1d"><enum>(C)</enum><text>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 <quote>Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan</quote> and related documents.</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></legis-body><legis-body display-enacting-clause="no-display-enacting-clause"><section id="id6e071738-666d-45db-b0b7-cf725f3982a5" section-type="section-one" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSFR00"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id4f690e66-5aff-459a-a609-6d6ed0c8660d" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSFR00"><enum>2.</enum><header>Increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan guidelines</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of title III of division FF of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/116/260">Public Law 116–260</external-xref>; 134 Stat. 3100) is amended—</text><paragraph id="id1c217b01-8340-4c3b-8bfc-311a59df58c4"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in subsection (c)(1), by inserting <quote>and any successor document or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan</quote> after <quote>memorandum</quote>; and</text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id956f69fd-87ad-4b2a-b5f2-e2f34845d8d1"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by adding at the end the following new subsection:</text><quoted-block id="id3f088615-4556-4dd3-913c-77360908a61f" display-inline="no-display-inline" style="OLC" act-name="" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSFR00"><subsection id="idfefd50dc-f5f3-4fda-885c-c4445497c95b"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Periodic reviews and updated reports</header><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id586d451f-efa6-42ac-86a4-88fc676c01a7"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text>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—</text><subparagraph id="idd74aed50-5b6d-4819-a8a3-744d83f44554"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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, <quote>Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan</quote> and related documents, and reissue such guidance to executive branch departments and agencies; and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idef9f8d5b-b1a9-47a9-8a7f-62646ea05e74" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline"><enum>(B)</enum><text>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.</text></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id71099f80-95c6-4fcc-a389-aa468aece49d"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Matters to be included</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The updated reports required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include—</text><subparagraph id="ide5485fa0-b5f6-44b4-bbc6-d9a03db7a9b1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>all the information required under subsection (c); and</text></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idfc9082ce-752d-4b0c-8efb-94dd91a83683"><enum>(B)</enum><text>a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives described in subsection (b).</text></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block></paragraph></section></legis-body><endorsement><action-date date="20250428">April 28, 2025</action-date><action-desc>Reported with an amendment</action-desc></endorsement></bill> 

