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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5053 

To provide for the meaningful participation of Taiwan in the International 

Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 

Mr. CRUZ (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

A BILL 

To provide for the meaningful participation of Taiwan in 

the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 

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

3 SECTION 1. MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION OF TAIWAN IN 

4 THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGA5 NIZATION. 

6 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con7 gress that— 

8 (1) the International Civil Aviation Organiza9 tion (ICAO) should allow Taiwan to meaningfully 

10 participate in the organization, including in ICAO 


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1 triennial assembly sessions, conferences, technical 

2 working groups, meetings, activities, and mecha3 nisms; 

4 (2) Taiwan is a global leader and hub for inter5 national aviation, with a range of expertise, informa6 tion, and resources and the fifth busiest airport in 

7 Asia (Taoyuan International Airport), and its mean8 ingful participation in ICAO would significantly en9 hance the ability of ICAO to ensure the safety and 

10 security of global aviation; and 

11 (3) coercion by the Chinese Communist Party 

12 and the People’s Republic of China has ensured the 

13 systematic exclusion of Taiwan from meaningful par14 ticipation in ICAO, significantly undermining the 

15 ability of ICAO to ensure the safety and security of 

16 global aviation. 

17 (b) PLAN FOR TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL PARTICIPA18 TION IN THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZA19 TION.—The Secretary of State, in coordination with the 

20 Secretary of Commerce, is authorized— 

21 (1) to initiate a United States plan to secure 

22 Taiwan’s meaningful participation in ICAO, includ23 ing in ICAO triennial assembly sessions, con24 ferences, technical working groups, meetings, activi25 ties, and mechanisms; and 


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1 (2) to instruct the United States representative 

2 to the ICAO to— 

3 (A) use the voice and vote of the United 

4 States to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participa5 tion in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial as6 sembly sessions, conferences, technical working 

7 groups, meetings, activities, and mechanisms; 

8 and 

9 (B) seek to secure a vote at the next ICAO 

10 triennial assembly session on the question of 

11 Taiwan’s participation in that session. 

12 (c) REPORT CONCERNING TAIWAN’S MEANINGFUL

13 PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION

14 ORGANIZATION.—Not later than 90 days after the date 

15 of the enactment of this Act, and not later than April 1 

16 of each year thereafter for the following 6 years, the Sec17 retary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Com18 merce, shall submit an unclassified report to the Com19 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Com20 mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 

21 that— 

22 (1) describes the United States plan to ensure 

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1 ferences, technical working groups, meetings, activi2 ties, and mechanisms; 

3 (2) includes an account of the efforts made by 

4 the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Com5 merce to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation 

6 in ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly ses7 sions, conferences, technical working groups, meet8 ings, activities, and mechanisms; and 

9 (3) identifies the steps the Secretary of State 

10 and the Secretary of Commerce will take in the next 

11 year to ensure Taiwan’s meaningful participation in 

12 ICAO, including in ICAO triennial assembly ses13 sions, conferences, technical working groups, meet14 ings, activities, and mechanisms. 

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