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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8358 

To support Taiwan’s international space, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 10, 2024 

Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. BARR, 

Mr. BERA, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. LIEU, and Mr. LAWLER) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To support Taiwan’s international space, and for other 

purposes. 

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 Fund 

5 Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) Taiwan is a free and prosperous democracy 

9 of more than 23,000,000 people and an important 

10 contributor to peace and stability around the world. 


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1 (2) The People’s Republic of China has engaged 

2 in a years-long campaign to diplomatically isolate 

3 Taiwan on the world stage. 

4 (3) Since 2013, the Gambia, Sa ̃o Tome ́ and 

5 Prı ́ncipe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina 

6 Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati, 

7 Nicaragua, Honduras, and, most recently in 2024, 

8 Nauru have severed diplomatic relations with Tai9 wan in favor of diplomatic relations with the Peo10 ple’s Republic of China. 

11 (4) The People’s Republic of China has used 

12 economic and diplomatic intimidation against coun13 tries pursuing unofficial relations with Taiwan, in14 cluding Lithuania, Czechia, and the United States. 

15 (5) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public 

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

17 States ‘‘to maintain the capacity of the United 

18 States to resist any resort to force or other forms 

19 of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the 

20 social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan’’. 

21 (6) The Taiwan Allies International Protection 

22 and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 

23 (Public Law 116–135) states that the United States 

24 Government should— 


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1 (A) ‘‘support Taiwan in strengthening its 

2 official diplomatic relationships as well as other 

3 partnerships with countries in the Indo-Pacific 

4 region and around the world’’; and 

5 (B) ‘‘consider, in certain cases as appro6 priate and in alignment with United States in7 terests, increasing its economic, security, and 

8 diplomatic engagement with nations that have 

9 demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or up10 graded relations with Taiwan’’. 

11 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

12 It is the sense of Congress that the United States 

13 Government should— 

14 (1) advocate, as appropriate, for Taiwan’s pres15 ence on the global stage, including at international 

16 organizations; 

17 (2) promote the preservation and expansion of 

18 Taiwan’s official diplomatic relations with countries 

19 around the world; 

20 (3) expand Taiwan’s unofficial relations with 

21 countries around the world; 

22 (4) encourage countries with unofficial relations 

23 with Taiwan to deepen their engagement; and 

24 (5) advance the economic development of coun25 tries that support democratic partners like Taiwan. 


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1 SEC. 4. TAIWAN ALLIES FUND. 

2 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 

3 amounts made available under the Countering PRC Influ4 ence Fund for each of the fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 

5 2027, there are authorized to be appropriated 

6 $40,000,000 for each such fiscal year to support Taiwan’s 

7 international space. 

8 (b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Amounts available pur9 suant to the authorization of appropriations under sub10 section (a) may be used in countries that— 

11 (1) maintain official relations with Taiwan or 

12 have meaningfully strengthened unofficial relations 

13 with Taiwan; 

14 (2) have been subject to coercion or pressure by 

15 the People’s Republic of China due to their relations 

16 with Taiwan; and 

17 (3) lack the economic or political capability to 

18 effectively respond to such coercion or pressure by 

19 the People’s Republic of China without the support 

20 of the United States. 

21 (c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts available pursuant to 

22 the authorization of appropriations under subsection (a) 

23 may be used to support any of the following activities in 

24 the countries described in subsection (b): 

25 (1) To support health initiatives that provide 

26 alternatives to the Health Silk Road. 


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1 (2) To build the capacity and resilience of civil 

2 society, media, and other nongovernmental organiza3 tions in countering the influence and propaganda of 

4 the People’s Republic of China. 

5 (3) To diversify supply chains away from the 

6 People’s Republic of China. 

7 (4) To provide alternatives to People’s Republic 

8 of China development assistance and project financ9 ing. 

10 (5) To advance Taiwan’s meaningful participa11 tion in international fora and multilateral organiza12 tions. 

13 (6) To work with the private sector to provide 

14 United States or allied alternatives to People’s Re15 public of China information and communications 

16 technology infrastructure and components. 

17 (d) LIMITATION ON FUNDS.—A country described in 

18 subsection (b) may not receive more than $5,000,000 of 

19 funds made available pursuant to the authorization of ap20 propriations under subsection (a) during any fiscal year. 

21 (e) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 

23 consultation with the Administrator for the United 

24 States Agency for International Development, the 

25 Director of the American Institute in Taiwan, and 


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1 the heads other relevant Federal agencies, shall co2 ordinate and carry out activities described in sub3 section (c). 

4 (2) AUTHORITIES.—Amounts available pursu5 ant to the authorization of appropriations under 

6 subsection (a) may be considered foreign assistance 

7 under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 

8 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for purposes of making avail9 able the administrative authorities in that Act and 

10 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made 

11 available for any provision of the Foreign Assistance 

12 Act of 1961 to carry out the purposes of this sec13 tion, except that such funds shall remain available 

14 until expended. 

15 (3) COORDINATION WITH TAIWAN.—In order to 

16 maximize cost efficiency and eliminate duplication, 

17 the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Ad18 ministrator for the United States Agency for Inter19 national Development, should work with the Director 

20 of the American Institute in Taiwan to ensure co21 ordination with relevant parties of Taiwan, as appro22 priate. 

23 (4) COST-SHARING WITH TAIWAN.—The Sec24 retary of State should convey to relevant parties of 

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1 tribute commensurate assistance to countries de2 scribed in subsection (b). 

3 (5) REPORT.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 

5 after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

6 annually thereafter for two years, the Secretary 

7 of State shall submit to the appropriate con8 gressional committees a report on activities de9 scribed in this section that are carried out dur10 ing the preceding fiscal year. 

11 (B) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by 

12 subparagraph (A) shall include— 

13 (i) with respect to each activity de14 scribed in subsection (c)— 

15 (I) the amount of funding for the 

16 activity; 

17 (II) the goal to which the activity 

18 relates; and 

19 (III) an assessment of the suc20 cess of the activity to meet the goal to 

21 which the activity relates; and 

22 (ii) with respect to this subsection— 

23 (I) the amount of funding for the 

24 activity provided by Taiwan during 

25 the preceding year, if any; and 


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1 (II) an assessment of whether 

2 the funding described in subclause (I) 

3 is commensurate with funding pro4 vided by the United States. 

5 (f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec6 tion may be construed to apply to or limit United States 

7 foreign assistance not provided using amounts available 

8 pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under sub9 section (a). 

10 (g) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES

11 DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con12 gressional committees’’ means— 

13 (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 

14 House of Representatives; and 

15 (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 

16 Senate. 

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