IIB 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1176 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 26, 2023 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 

AN ACT 

To amend the Taiwan Allies International Protection and 

Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 to provide 

that the United States, as a member of any international 

organizations, should oppose any attempts by the People’s Republic of China to resolve Taiwan’s status by 

distorting the decisions, language, policies, or procedures 

of the organization, and for other purposes. 


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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 International 

5 Solidarity Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING UNITED NATIONS GEN7 ERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 2758 (XXVI). 

8 Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Taiwan Allies Inter9 national Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) 

10 Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–135) (relating to diplomatic 

11 relations with Taiwan) is amended by adding at the end 

12 the following new paragraphs: 

13 ‘‘(10) United Nations General Assembly Reso14 lution 2758 (XXVI) established the representatives 

15 of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 

16 as the only lawful representatives of China to the 

17 United Nations. The resolution did not address the 

18 issue of representation of Taiwan and its people in 

19 the United Nations or any related organizations, nor 

20 did the resolution take a position on the relationship 

21 between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan 

22 or include any statement pertaining to Taiwan’s sov23 ereignty. 


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1 ‘‘(11) The United States opposes any initiative 

2 that seeks to change Taiwan’s status without the 

3 consent of the people.’’. 

4 SEC. 3. UNITED STATES ADVOCACY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

5 ORGANIZATIONS TO RESIST THE PEOPLE’S 

6 REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S EFFORTS TO DISTORT 

7 THE ‘‘ONE CHINA’’ POSITION. 

8 Section 4 of the Taiwan Allies International Protec9 tion and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 

10 (relating to the policy of the United States regarding Tai11 wan’s participation in international organizations) is 

12 amended— 

13 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

14 the semicolon at the end; 

15 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

16 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

17 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

18 paragraph: 

19 ‘‘(5) to instruct, as appropriate, representatives 

20 of the United States Government in all organizations 

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

22 and influence of the United States to advocate such 

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1 cies, or procedures of such organizations regarding 

2 Taiwan.’’. 

3 SEC. 4. OPPOSING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S 

4 EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE TAIWAN’S TIES AND 

5 PARTNERSHIPS INTERNATIONALLY. 

6 Subsection (a) of section 5 of the Taiwan Allies Inter7 national Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) 

8 Act of 2019 (relating to strengthening ties with Taiwan) 

9 is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

11 the semicolon at the end; 

12 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 

13 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following new 

15 paragraph: 

16 ‘‘(5) encourage, as appropriate, United States 

17 allies and partners to oppose the People’s Republic 

18 of China’s efforts to undermine Taiwan’s official 

19 diplomatic relationships and its partnerships with 

20 countries with which it does not maintain diplomatic 

21 relations.’’. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S 

2 ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE ITS ‘‘ONE CHINA’’ 

3 POSITION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 5 of the 

5 Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement 

6 Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (relating to strength7 ening ties with Taiwan) is amended by inserting before 

8 the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as well as informa9 tion relating to any prior or ongoing attempts by the Peo10 ple’s Republic of China to undermine Taiwan’s member11 ship or observer status in all organizations described in 

12 section (4)(1) and Taiwan’s ties and relationships with 

13 other countries in accordance with subsection (a) of this 

14 section’’. 

15 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

16 subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact17 ment of this Act and apply beginning with the first report 

18 required under subsection (b) of section 5 of the Taiwan 

19 Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initia20 tive (TAIPEI) Act of 2019, as amended by subsection (a), 

21 that is required after such date. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2023. 

Attest: KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 

Clerk. 


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