In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 4, 2020. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1678) entitled ‘‘An Act to express United States support for Taiwan’s 

diplomatic alliances around the world.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Allies Inter3 national Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) 

4 Act of 2019’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN. 

6 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 

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

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

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

10 friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations be11 tween the people of the United States and the people 

12 on Taiwan’’. 

13 (2) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 states that 

14 it is the policy of the United States ‘‘to maintain the 

15 capacity of the United States to resist any resort to 
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1 force or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize 

2 the security, or the social or economic system, of the 

3 people on Taiwan’’. 

4 (3) Taiwan is a free, democratic, and prosperous 

5 nation of 23,000,000 people and an important con6 tributor to peace and stability around the world. 

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

8 as President of Taiwan in 2016, the Government of 

9 the People’s Republic of China has intensified its ef10 forts to pressure Taiwan. 

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

12 Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina 

13 Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and Kiribati 

14 have severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 

15 favor of diplomatic relations with China. 

16 (6) Taiwan currently maintains full diplomatic 

17 relations with 15 nations around the world. 

18 (7) Taiwan’s unique relationship with the 

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

20 countries are of significant benefit in strengthening 

21 Taiwan’s economy and preserving its international 

22 space. 

23 (8) According to President Tsai Ing-wen, the sev24 erance of diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of 

25 diplomatic relations with China is ‘‘part of a series 
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1 of diplomatic and military acts of coercion’’ by 

2 China. 

3 (9) The Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 

4 (Public Law 115–409) states that— 

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

6 the close economic, political, and security rela7 tionship between Taiwan and the United 

8 States’’; and 

9 (B) the President should— 

10 (i) ‘‘conduct regular transfers of de11 fense articles to Taiwan that are tailored to 

12 meet the existing and likely future threats 

13 from the People’s Republic of China, includ14 ing supporting the efforts of Taiwan to de15 velop and integrate asymmetric capabilities, 

16 as appropriate, including mobile, surviv17 able, and cost-effective capabilities, into its 

18 military forces’’; and 

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

20 United States officials to Taiwan, in ac21 cordance with the Taiwan Travel Act’’. 

22 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC 

23 RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN. 

24 It is the sense of Congress that— 
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1 (1) the United States and Taiwan have built a 

2 strong economic partnership, with the United States 

3 now Taiwan’s second largest trading partner and 

4 with Taiwan the 11th largest trading partner of the 

5 United States and a key destination for United States 

6 agricultural exports; 

7 (2) strong United States-Taiwan economic rela8 tions have been a positive factor in stimulating eco9 nomic growth and job creation for the people of both 

10 the United States and Taiwan; and 

11 (3) the United States Trade Representative 

12 should consult with Congress on opportunities for fur13 ther strengthening bilateral trade and economic rela14 tions between the United States and Taiwan. 

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

16 TAIWAN’S PARTICIPATION IN INTER17 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. 

18 It should be the policy of the United States— 

19 (1) to advocate, as appropriate— 

20 (A) for Taiwan’s membership in all inter21 national organizations in which statehood is not 

22 a requirement and in which the United States is 

23 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 of 

5 the United States Government in all organizations 

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

7 influence of the United States to advocate for Tai8 wan’s membership or observer status in such organi9 zations; and 

10 (3) for the President or the President’s designees 

11 to advocate, as appropriate, for Taiwan’s membership 

12 or observer status in all organizations described in 

13 paragraph (1) as part of any relevant bilateral en14 gagements between the United States and the People’s 

15 Republic of China, including leader summits and the 

16 U.S.-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue. 

17 SEC. 5. STRENGTHENING OF TIES WITH TAIWAN. 

18 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 

19 that the United States Government should— 

20 (1) support Taiwan in strengthening its official 

21 diplomatic relationships as well as other partnerships 

22 with countries in the Indo-Pacific region and around 

23 the world; 

24 (2) consider, in certain cases as appropriate and 

25 in alignment with United States interests, increasing 
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1 its economic, security, and diplomatic engagement 

2 with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, en3 hanced, or upgraded relations with Taiwan; and 

4 (3) consider, in certain cases as appropriate, in 

5 alignment with United States foreign policy interests 

6 and in consultation with Congress, altering its eco7 nomic, security, and diplomatic engagement with na8 tions that take serious or significant actions to under9 mine the security or prosperity of Taiwan. 

10 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 

11 the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five 

12 years, the Secretary of State shall report to the appropriate 

13 congressional committees on the steps taken in accordance 

14 with subsection (a). 

15 (c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE16 FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres17 sional committees’’ means— 

18 (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 

19 Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

20 Finance of the Senate; and 
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1 (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com2 mittee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 

3 Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 
116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 1678 

AMENDMENT