[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1216 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 321
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1216
To support Taiwan's international space, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 31, 2025
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Bennet)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Foreign Relations
February 10, 2026
Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
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A BILL
To support Taiwan's international space, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Allies Fund
Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> Congress makes the following findings:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) Taiwan is a free and prosperous democracy of
more than 23,000,000 people and an important contributor to
peace and stability around the world.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The People's Republic of China has engaged in
a years-long campaign to diplomatically isolate Taiwan on the
world stage.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Since 2013, the Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe,
Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the
Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Nicaragua, Honduras, and, most
recently in 2024, Nauru have severed diplomatic relations with
Taiwan in favor of diplomatic relations with the People's
Republic of China.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) The People's Republic of China has used
economic and diplomatic intimidation against countries pursuing
unofficial relations with Taiwan, including Lithuania, Czechia,
and the United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public Law
96-8) states that it is the policy of the United States ``to
maintain the capacity of the United States to resist any resort
to force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the
security, or the social or economic system, of the people on
Taiwan''.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) The Taiwan Allies International Protection and
Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-
135) states that the United States Government should--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) ``support Taiwan in strengthening its
official diplomatic relationships as well as other
partnerships with countries in the Indo-Pacific region
and around the world''; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) ``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''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.</DELETED>
<DELETED> It is the sense of Congress that the United States
Government should--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) advocate, as appropriate, for Taiwan's
presence on the global stage, including at international
organizations;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) promote the preservation and expansion of
Taiwan's official diplomatic relations with countries around
the world;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) expand Taiwan's unofficial relations with
countries around the world;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) encourage countries with unofficial relations
with Taiwan to deepen their engagement; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) advance the economic development of countries
that support democratic partners like Taiwan.</DELETED>
<DELETED>SEC. 4. TAIWAN ALLIES FUND.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts made
available under the Countering PRC Influence Fund for each of the
fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, there is authorized to be
appropriated $40,000,000 for each such fiscal year to support Taiwan's
international space.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Eligible Countries.--Amounts available pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) may be used in
countries that--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) maintain official relations with Taiwan or
have meaningfully strengthened unofficial relations with
Taiwan;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) have been subject to coercion or pressure by
the People's Republic of China due to their relations with
Taiwan; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) lack the economic or political capability to
effectively respond to such coercion or pressure by the
People's Republic of China without the support of the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (c) Use of Funds.--Amounts available pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) may be used to
support any of the following activities in the countries described in
subsection (b):</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) To support health initiatives that provide
alternatives to the Health Silk Road.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) To build the capacity and resilience of civil
society, media, and other nongovernmental organizations in
countering the influence and propaganda of the People's
Republic of China.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) To diversify supply chains away from the
People's Republic of China.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) To provide alternatives to People's Republic
of China development assistance and project
financing.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) To advance Taiwan's meaningful participation
in international fora and multilateral organizations.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (6) To work with the private sector to provide
United States or allied alternatives to People's Republic of
China information and communications technology infrastructure
and components.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (d) Limitation on Funds.--A country described in
subsection (b) may not receive more than $5,000,000 of funds made
available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under
subsection (a) during any fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (e) Implementation.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in
consultation with the Administrator for the United States
Agency for International Development, the Director of the
American Institute in Taiwan, and the heads other relevant
Federal agencies, shall coordinate and carry out activities
described in subsection (c).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) Authorities.--Amounts available pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) may be
considered foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for purposes of making
available the administrative authorities in that Act and may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available for any
provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to carry out
the purposes of this section, except that such funds shall
remain available until expended.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) Coordination with taiwan.--In order to
maximize cost efficiency and eliminate duplication, the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator for
the United States Agency for International Development, should
work with the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan to
ensure coordination with relevant parties of Taiwan, as
appropriate.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Cost-sharing with taiwan.--The Secretary of
State should convey to relevant parties of Taiwan, as
appropriate, that Taiwan should contribute commensurate
assistance to countries described in subsection (b).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (5) Report.--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary of
State shall submit to the appropriate congressional
committees a report on activities described in this
section that were carried out during the preceding
fiscal year.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Elements.--Each report required by
subparagraph (A) shall include--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (i) with respect to each activity
described in subsection (c)--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the amount of funding
for the activity;</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) the goal to which the
activity relates; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (III) an assessment of the
success of the activity to meet the
goal to which the activity relates;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (ii) with respect to this
subsection--</DELETED>
<DELETED> (I) the amount of funding
for the activity provided by Taiwan
during the preceding year, if any;
and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (II) an assessment of
whether the funding described in
subclause (I) is commensurate with
funding provided by the United
States.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be
construed to apply to or limit United States foreign assistance not
provided using amounts available pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations under subsection (a).</DELETED>
<DELETED> (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
Senate; and</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
of Representatives.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the ``Taiwan Allies Fund Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress makes the following findings:
(1) Taiwan is a free and prosperous democracy of more than
23,000,000 people and an important contributor to peace and
stability around the world.
(2) The People's Republic of China (PRC) has engaged in a
years-long campaign to diplomatically isolate Taiwan on the
world stage.
(3) Since 2013, the Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama,
the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon
Islands, Kiribati, Nicaragua, Honduras, and, most recently in
2024, Nauru have severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in
favor of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of
China.
(4) The People's Republic of China has used economic and
diplomatic intimidation against countries pursuing unofficial
relations with Taiwan, including Lithuania, Czechia, and the
United States.
(5) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-8)
states that it is the policy of the United States ``to maintain
the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force
or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security,
or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan''.
(6) The Taiwan Allies International Protection and
Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-
135) states that the United States Government should--
(A) ``support Taiwan in strengthening its official
diplomatic relationships as well as other partnerships
with countries in the Indo-Pacific region and around
the world''; and
(B) ``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''.
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government
should--
(1) advocate, as appropriate, for Taiwan's engagement on
the global stage, including at international organizations;
(2) promote the preservation and expansion of Taiwan's
official diplomatic relations with countries around the world;
(3) expand Taiwan's unofficial relations with countries
around the world;
(4) encourage countries with unofficial relations with
Taiwan to deepen their engagement; and
(5) advance the economic development of countries that
support Taiwan.
SEC. 4. TAIWAN ALLIES FUND.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts made available
under the Countering People's Republic of China Influence Fund for each
of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, there is authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for each such fiscal year to support Taiwan's
international space.
(b) Eligible Countries.--Amounts available pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) may be used in
countries that--
(1) maintain official relations with Taiwan or the
Secretary of State certifies to Congress have meaningfully
strengthened unofficial relations with Taiwan;
(2) have been subject to coercion or pressure by the
People's Republic of China due to their relations with Taiwan;
and
(3) lack the economic or political capability to
effectively respond to such coercion or pressure by the
People's Republic of China without the support of the United
States.
(c) Use of Funds.--Amounts available pursuant to the authorization
of appropriations under subsection (a) may be used to support any of
the following activities in the countries described in subsection (b)
if such activities have a direct linkage to the goal of supporting
Taiwan's international engagement, are aligned with clear and
justifiable United States counter-PRC strategic imperatives that guide
all programs funded by the Counter PRC Influence Fund, and support
United States national interests :
(1) To support initiatives that provide alternatives to the
People's Republic of China health, digital, and energy
initiatives.
(2) To build the capacity and resilience of civil society,
media, and other nongovernmental organizations in countering
the malign influence of the People's Republic of China.
(3) To diversify supply chains away from the People's
Republic of China, particularly to mitigate vulnerabilities to
PRC economic coercion.
(4) To provide alternatives to People's Republic of China
development assistance and project financing and to expose the
People's Republic of China's failure to deliver on development
promises or other negative aspects of PRC development
assistance.
(5) To support Taiwan's official or unofficial diplomatic
presence abroad or advance Taiwan's meaningful participation in
international fora and multilateral organizations.
(6) To provide United States or allied alternatives to
People's Republic of China information and communications
technology infrastructure and components, in coordination with
the private sector, as appropriate.
(7) To strengthen the capacity of partner countries to
address and reduce the impacts of foreign malign influence
operations, propaganda, and other asymmetric informational
activities originating from the People's Republic of China.
(8) To mitigate a country's specific vulnerabilities to the
People's Republic of China's coercion over the country's
relationship with Taiwan.
(d) Limitation on Funds.--A country described in subsection (b) may
not receive more than $5,000,000 of funds made available pursuant to
the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) during any
fiscal year.
(e) Implementation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall
coordinate and carry out activities described in subsection
(c).
(2) Authorities.--Amounts available pursuant to the
authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) may be
considered foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for purposes of making
available the administrative authorities in that Act and may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds made available for any
provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to carry out
the purposes of this section, except that such funds shall
remain available until expended.
(3) Coordination with taiwan.--In order to maximize cost
efficiency and eliminate duplication, the Secretary of State
should ensure coordination with relevant counterparts in
Taiwan, as appropriate.
(4) Cost-sharing with taiwan.--The Secretary of State
shall, to the maximum extent practicable, encourage cost-
sharing arrangements with Taiwan for the assistance described
in subsection (b) or otherwise complementary assistance.
(5) Report.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this section, and annually
thereafter for two years, the Secretary of State shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report on activities described in this section that
were carried out during the preceding fiscal year.
(B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph
(A) shall include--
(i) with respect to each activity described
in subsection (c)--
(I) the amount of funding for the
activity;
(II) the goal to which the activity
relates; and
(III) an assessment of the success
of the activity to meet the goal to
which the activity relates; and
(ii) with respect to this subsection--
(I) the amount of funding for the
activity provided by Taiwan during the
preceding year, if any; and
(II) an assessment of whether the
funding described in subclause (I) is
commensurate with funding provided by
the United States.
(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
to apply to or limit United States foreign assistance not provided
using amounts available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations
under subsection (a).
(g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
Calendar No. 321
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 1216
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To support Taiwan's international space, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
February 10, 2026
Reported with an amendment