[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3861 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3861

 To terminate the United States-People's Republic of China Income Tax 
 Convention if the People's Liberation Army initiates an armed attack 
                            against Taiwan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2024

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cassidy, and Ms. Cortez Masto) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To terminate the United States-People's Republic of China Income Tax 
 Convention if the People's Liberation Army initiates an armed attack 
                            against Taiwan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONDITIONAL TERMINATION OF THE UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S 
              REPUBLIC OF CHINA INCOME TAX CONVENTION.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide 
written notice to the People's Republic of China through diplomatic 
channels of the United States' intent to terminate the United States-
The People's Republic of China Income Tax Convention, done at Beijing 
April 30, 1984 and entered into force January 1, 1987, as provided by 
Article 28 of the Convention, not later than 30 days after the 
President notifies the Secretary of the Treasury that the People's 
Liberation Army has initiated an armed attack against the Republic of 
China (commonly known as ``Taiwan'').
    (b) Congressional Notification.--The President shall submit written 
notification of a termination described in subsection (a) to--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
            (2) the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
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