[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2153. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Coons) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4638, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XII, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. 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 four 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);
       ``(B) a description of how the updated guidance meets the 
     goals and objectives described in subsection (b); and
       ``(C) 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 `Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan' and 
     related documents.''.
                                 ______