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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4754 

To express United States support for Taiwan’s diplomatic alliances around 

the world. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 18, 2019 

Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and 

Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 

to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 

on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To express United States support for Taiwan’s diplomatic 

alliances around the world. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Allies Inter5 national Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) 

6 Act of 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN. 

2 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find3 ings: 

4 (1) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public 

5 Law 96–8) states that it is the policy of the United 

6 States ‘‘to preserve and promote extensive, close, 

7 and friendly commercial, cultural, and other rela8 tions between the people of the United States and 

9 the people on Taiwan’’. 

10 (2) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 states 

11 that it is the policy of the United States ‘‘to main12 tain the capacity of the United States to resist any 

13 resort to force or other forms of coercion that would 

14 jeopardize the security, or the social or economic 

15 system, of the people on Taiwan’’. 

16 (3) Taiwan is a free, democratic, and pros17 perous nation of 23,000,000 people and an impor18 tant contributor to peace and stability around the 

19 world. 

20 (4) Since the election of President Tsai Ing-wen 

21 as President of Taiwan in 2016, the Government of 

22 the People’s Republic of China has intensified its ef23 forts to pressure Taiwan. 

24 (5) Since 2016, the Gambia, Sao Tome and 

25 Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina 

26 Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and 


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1 Kiribati have severed diplomatic relations with Tai2 wan in favor of diplomatic relations with China. 

3 (6) Taiwan currently maintains full diplomatic 

4 relations with 15 nations around the world. 

5 (7) Taiwan’s unofficial relations with the 

6 United States, Australia, India, Japan, and other 

7 countries are of significant benefit in strengthening 

8 Taiwan’s economy and preserving its international 

9 space. 

10 (8) According to President Tsai Ing-wen, the 

11 severance of diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of 

12 diplomatic relations with China is ‘‘part of a series 

13 of diplomatic and military acts of coercion’’ by 

14 China. 

15 (9) The Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 

16 2018 (Public Law 115–409) states that— 

17 (A) it is United States policy ‘‘to support 

18 the close economic, political, and security rela19 tionship between Taiwan and the United 

20 States’’; and 

21 (B) the President should— 

22 (i) ‘‘conduct regular transfers of de23 fense articles to Taiwan that are tailored 

24 to meet the existing and likely future 

25 threats from the People’s Republic of 


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1 China, including supporting the efforts of 

2 Taiwan to develop and integrate asym3 metric capabilities, as appropriate, includ4 ing mobile, survivable, and cost-effective 

5 capabilities, into its military forces’’; and 

6 (ii) ‘‘encourage the travel of high-level 

7 United States officials to Taiwan, in ac8 cordance with the Taiwan Travel Act’’. 

9 SEC. 3. STRENGTHENING OF OFFICIAL OR UNOFFICIAL 

10 TIES WITH TAIWAN. 

11 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con12 gress that the United States Government should— 

13 (1) support Taiwan in strengthening its official 

14 diplomatic relationships as well as unofficial partner15 ships with countries in the Indo-Pacific region and 

16 around the world; 

17 (2) consider, in certain cases as appropriate 

18 and in alignment with United States interests, in19 creasing its economic, security, and diplomatic en20 gagement with nations that have demonstrably 

21 strengthened, enhanced, or upgraded relations with 

22 Taiwan; and 

23 (3) consider, in certain cases as appropriate 

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1 gagement with nations that take serious or signifi2 cant actions to undermine Taiwan. 

3 (b) CONSULTATION.—Not less than 30 days before 

4 increasing or decreasing the United States Government’s 

5 economic, security, or diplomatic engagement with another 

6 nation as a result of an action taken by that nation to 

7 either strengthen or undermine ties with Taiwan, the Sec8 retary of State shall consult with the appropriate congres9 sional committees with respect to the proposed United 

10 States action or actions. 

11 (c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

12 shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter obliga13 tions to comply with the notification procedures applicable 

14 to reprogramming pursuant to section 634A of the For15 eign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394–1). 

16 SEC. 4. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH REGARD TO 

17 TAIWAN’S PARTICIPATION IN INTER18 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

19 It should be the policy of the United States— 

20 (1) to advocate, as appropriate— 

21 (A) for Taiwan’s membership in all inter22 national organizations in which statehood is not 

23 a requirement and in which the United States 

24 is also a participant; and 


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1 (B) for Taiwan to be granted observer sta2 tus in other appropriate international organiza3 tions; 

4 (2) to instruct, as appropriate, representatives 

5 of the United States Government in all organizations 

6 described in paragraph (1) to use the voice, vote, 

7 and influence of the United States to advocate for 

8 Taiwan’s membership or observer status in such or9 ganizations; and 

10 (3) for the President or the President’s des11 ignees to advocate, as appropriate, for Taiwan’s 

12 membership or observer status in all organizations 

13 described in paragraph (1) as part of any relevant 

14 bilateral engagements between the United States 

15 and the People’s Republic of China, including leader 

16 summits and the U.S.-China Comprehensive Eco17 nomic Dialogue. 

18 SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRADE NEGOTIATIONS 

19 WITH TAIWAN. 

20 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

21 should engage in bilateral trade negotiations with Taiwan, 

22 with the goal of entering into a free trade agreement that 

23 is of mutual economic benefit and that protects United 

24 States workers and benefits United States exporters. 


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1 SEC. 6. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE2 FINED. 

3 In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com4 mittees’’ means— 

5 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 

6 the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and 

7 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 

8 Committee on Appropriations of the House of Rep9 resentatives. 

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