[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4397]
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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.''.
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