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another agency of the United States Government unless the 
head of the sponsoring agency notifies the detailee before the 
effective date of entry into the service of the other agency 
that payment will be required under this subsection. 
(b) STATUS AS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE.—A detailee— 
(1) is deemed, for the purpose of preserving allowances, 
privileges, rights, seniority, and other benefits, to be an 
employee of the sponsoring agency; 
(2) is entitled to pay, allowances, and benefits from funds 
available to such agency, which is deemed to comply with 
section 5536 of title 5, United States Code; and 
(3) may be assigned to a position with an entity described 
in section 5530(d)(2)(A) if acceptance of such position does 
not involve— 
(A) the taking of an oath of allegiance to another 
government; or 
(B) the acceptance of compensation or other benefits 
from any foreign government by such detailee. 
(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SPONSORING AGENCY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal agency from which a detailee 
is detailed should provide the fellow allowances and benefits 
that are consistent with Department of State Standardized 
Regulations 
or 
other 
applicable 
rules 
and 
regulations, 
including— 
(A) a living quarters allowance to cover the cost of 
housing in Taiwan; 
(B) a cost of living allowance to cover any possible 
higher costs of living in Taiwan; 
(C) a temporary quarters subsistence allowance for 
up to 7 days if the fellow is unable to find housing imme-
diately upon arriving in Taiwan; 
(D) an education allowance to assist parents in pro-
viding the fellow’s minor children with educational services 
ordinarily provided without charge by public schools in 
the United States; 
(E) moving expenses to transport personal belongings 
of the fellow and his or her family in their move to Taiwan, 
which is comparable to the allowance given for American 
Institute in Taiwan employees assigned to Taiwan; and 
(F) an economy-class airline ticket to and from Taiwan 
for each fellow and the fellow’s immediate family. 
(2) MODIFICATION OF BENEFITS.—The American Institute 
in Taiwan and its implementing partner, with the approval 
of the Department of State, may modify the benefits set forth 
in paragraph (1) if such modification is warranted by fiscal 
circumstances. 
(d) NO
FINANCIAL
LIABILITY.—The American Institute in 
Taiwan, the implementing partner, and Taiwan or non-public sector 
entities in Taiwan at which a fellow is detailed during the second 
year of the fellowship may not be held responsible for the pay, 
allowances, or any other benefit normally provided to the detailee. 
(e) REIMBURSEMENT.—Fellows may be detailed under subsection 
(a)(1) without reimbursement to the United States by the American 
Institute in Taiwan. 
(f) ALLOWANCES AND BENEFITS.—Detailees may be paid by the 
American Institute in Taiwan for the allowances and benefits listed 
in subsection (c).
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SEC. 5533. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized 
to be appropriated to the American Institute in Taiwan— 
(1) for fiscal year 2023, $2,900,000, of which— 
(A) $500,000 should be used to launch the Taiwan 
Fellowship Program through a competitive cooperative 
agreement with an appropriate implementing partner; 
(B) $2,300,000 should be used to fund a cooperative 
agreement with an appropriate implementing partner; and 
(C) $100,000 should be used for management expenses 
of the American Institute in Taiwan related to the manage-
ment of the Taiwan Fellowship Program; and 
(2) for fiscal year 2024, and each succeeding fiscal year, 
$2,400,000, of which— 
(A) $2,300,000 should be used for a cooperative agree-
ment to the appropriate implementing partner; and 
(B) $100,000 should be used for management expenses 
of the American Institute in Taiwan related to the manage-
ment of the Taiwan Fellowship Program. 
(b) PRIVATE SOURCES.—The implementing partner selected to 
implement the Taiwan Fellowship Program may accept, use, and 
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property in carrying 
out such program, subject to the review and approval of the Amer-
ican Institute in Taiwan. 
SEC. 5534. STUDY AND REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year prior to the sunset of the fellowship 
program under section 5530(g), the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study and submit to the Committee 
on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs of the House a report that includes— 
(1) an analysis of the United States Government partici-
pants in this program, including the number of applicants 
and the number of fellowships undertaken, the place of employ-
ment, and an assessment of the costs and benefits for partici-
pants and for the United States Government of such fellow-
ships; 
(2) an analysis of the financial impact of the fellowship 
on United States Government offices which have provided fel-
lows to participate in the program; and 
(3) recommendations, if any, on how to improve the fellow-
ship program. 
SEC. 
5535. 
SUPPORTING 
UNITED 
STATES 
EDUCATIONAL 
AND 
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES-TAIWAN CULTURAL 
EXCHANGE FOUNDATION.—The Secretary of State should consider 
establishing an independent nonprofit entity that— 
(1) is dedicated to deepening ties between the future leaders 
of Taiwan and the future leaders of the United States; and 
(2) works with State and local school districts and edu-
cational institutions to send high school and university students 
to Taiwan to study the Chinese language, culture, history, 
politics, and other relevant subjects. 
(b) PARTNER.—State and local school districts and educational 
institutions, including public universities, are encouraged to partner 
with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in
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the United States to establish programs to promote more edu-
cational and cultural exchanges. 
PART 6—UNITED STATES-TAIWAN PUBLIC 
HEALTH PROTECTION 
SEC. 5536. SHORT TITLE. 
This part may be cited as ‘‘United States-Taiwan Public Health 
Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 5537. DEFINITIONS. 
In this part: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—For the 
purposes of this part, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional 
committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
(D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; 
(E) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) CENTER.—The term ‘‘Center’’ means the Infectious Dis-
ease Monitoring Center described in section 5538(a)(2). 
SEC. 5538. STUDY ON AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE MONITORING CENTER. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the heads 
of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, shall submit 
to appropriate congressional committees a study that includes the 
following: 
(1) A description of ongoing cooperation between the United 
States Government and Taiwan related to public health, 
including public health activities supported by the United 
States in Taiwan. 
(2) A description how the United States and Taiwan can 
promote further cooperation and expand public health activities, 
including the feasibility and utility of establishing an Infectious 
Disease Monitoring Center within the American Institute of 
Taiwan in Taipei, Taiwan to— 
(A) regularly monitor, analyze, and disseminate open- 
source material from countries in the region, including 
viral strains, bacterial subtypes, and other pathogens; 
(B) engage in people-to-people contacts with medical 
specialists and public health officials in the region; 
(C) provide expertise and information on infectious 
diseases to the United States Government and Taiwanese 
officials; and 
(D) carry out other appropriate activities, as deter-
mined by the Director of the Center. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required by subsection (a) shall 
include—
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(1) a plan on how such a Center would be established 
and operationalized, including— 
(A) the personnel, material, and funding requirements 
necessary to establish and operate the Center; and 
(B) the proposed structure and composition of Center 
personnel, which may include— 
(i) infectious disease experts from the Department 
of Health and Human Services, who are recommended 
to serve as detailees to the Center; and 
(ii) additional qualified persons to serve as 
detailees to or employees of the Center, including— 
(I) from any other relevant Federal depart-
ment or agencies, to include the Department of 
State and the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development; 
(II) qualified foreign service nationals or 
locally engaged staff who are considered citizens 
of Taiwan; and 
(III) employees of the Taiwan Centers for Dis-
ease Control; 
(2) an evaluation, based on the factors in paragraph (1), 
of whether to establish the Center; and 
(3) a description of any consultations or agreements 
between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Eco-
nomic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States 
regarding the establishment and operation of the Center, 
including— 
(A) the role that employees of the Taiwan Centers 
for Disease Control would play in supporting or coordi-
nating with the Center; and 
(B) whether any employees of the Taiwan Centers for 
Disease Control would be detailed to, or co-located with, 
the Center. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services shall consult with the appropriate 
congressional committees before full completion of the study. 
PART 7—RULES OF CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 5539. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle may be construed— 
(1) to restore diplomatic relations with the Republic of 
China; or 
(2) to alter the United States Government’s position with 
respect to the international status of the Republic of China. 
SEC. 5540. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING THE USE OF MILI-
TARY FORCE. 
Nothing in this title may be construed as authorizing the use 
of military force or the introduction of United States forces into 
hostilities.
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Subtitle B—United States-Ecuador 
Partnership Act of 2022 
SEC. 5541. SHORT TITLE. 
This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘United States-Ecuador Part-
nership Act of 2022’’. 
SEC. 5542. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should take additional steps to 
strengthen its bilateral partnership with Ecuador, including 
by providing for robust trade and investment, increasing law 
enforcement cooperation, renewing the activities of the United 
States Agency for International Development in Ecuador, and 
supporting Ecuador’s response to and recovery from the 
COVID–19 pandemic, as necessary and appropriate; and 
(2) strengthening the United States-Ecuador partnership 
presents an opportunity to advance core United States national 
security interests and work with other democratic partners 
to maintain a prosperous, politically stable, and democratic 
Western Hemisphere that is resilient to malign foreign influ-
ence. 
SEC. 5543. FACILITATING ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL TIES. 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Commerce, the United States Trade Representative, the Secretary 
of the Treasury, and the heads of other relevant Federal depart-
ments and agencies, as appropriate, shall develop and implement 
a strategy to strengthen commercial and economic ties between 
the United States and Ecuador by— 
(1) promoting cooperation and information sharing to 
encourage awareness of and increase trade and investment 
opportunities between the United States and Ecuador; 
(2) supporting efforts by the Government of Ecuador to 
promote a more open, transparent, and competitive business 
environment, including by lowering trade barriers, imple-
menting policies to reduce trading times, and improving effi-
ciencies to expedite customs operations for importers and 
exporters of all sizes, in all sectors, and at all ports of entry 
in Ecuador; 
(3) establishing frameworks or mechanisms to review the 
long term financial sustainability and security implications of 
foreign investments in Ecuador in strategic sectors or services; 
(4) establishing competitive and transparent infrastructure 
project selection and procurement processes in Ecuador that 
promote transparency, open competition, financial sustain-
ability, and robust adherence to global standards and norms; 
(5) developing programs to help the Government of Ecuador 
improve efficiency and transparency in customs administration, 
including through support for the Government of Ecuador’s 
ongoing efforts to digitize its customs process and accept elec-
tronic documents required for the import, export, and transit 
of goods under specific international standards, as well as 
related training to expedite customs, security, efficiency, and 
competitiveness; 
(6) spurring digital transformation that would advance—
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(A) the provision of digitized government services with 
the greatest potential to improve transparency, lower busi-
ness costs, and expand citizens’ access to public services 
and public information; and 
(B) best practices to mitigate the risks to digital infra-
structure by doing business with communication networks 
and communications supply chains with equipment and 
services from companies with close ties to or susceptible 
to pressure from governments or security services without 
reliable legal checks on governmental powers; and 
(7) identifying, as appropriate, a role for the United States 
International Development Finance Corporation, the Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation, the United States Agency for 
International Development, and the United States private 
sector in supporting efforts to increase private sector invest-
ment and strengthen economic prosperity. 
SEC. 5544. PROMOTING INCLUSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
The Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, 
as appropriate, shall develop and implement a strategy and related 
programs to support inclusive economic development across Ecua-
dor’s national territory by— 
(1) facilitating increased access to public and private 
financing, equity investments, grants, and market analysis for 
small and medium-sized businesses; 
(2) providing technical assistance to local governments to 
formulate and enact local development plans that invest in 
Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian communities; 
(3) connecting rural agricultural networks, including 
Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian agricultural networks, to con-
sumers in urban centers and export markets, including through 
infrastructure construction and maintenance programs that are 
subject to audits and carefully designed to minimize potential 
environmental harm; 
(4) partnering with local governments, the private sector, 
and local civil society organizations, including organizations 
representing 
marginalized 
communities 
and 
faith-based 
organizations, to provide skills training and investment in sup-
port of initiatives that provide economically viable, legal alter-
natives to participating in illegal economies; and 
(5) connecting small scale fishing enterprises to consumers 
and export markets, in order to reduce vulnerability to orga-
nized criminal networks. 
SEC. 5545. COMBATING ILLICIT ECONOMIES, CORRUPTION, AND NEGA-
TIVE FOREIGN INFLUENCE. 
The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of 
the Treasury, shall develop and implement a strategy and related 
programs to increase the capacity of Ecuador’s justice system and 
law enforcement authorities to combat illicit economies, corruption, 
transnational criminal organizations, and the harmful influence 
of malign foreign and domestic actors by— 
(1) providing technical assistance and material support 
(including, as appropriate, radars, vessels, and communications 
equipment) to vetted specialized units of Ecuador’s national
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police and the armed services to disrupt, degrade, and dis-
mantle organizations involved in illicit narcotics trafficking, 
transnational criminal activities, illicit mining, and illegal, 
unregulated, and unreported fishing, among other illicit activi-
ties; 
(2) providing technical assistance to address challenges 
related to Ecuador’s penitentiary and corrections system; 
(3) strengthening the regulatory framework of mining 
through collaboration with key Ecuadorian institutions, such 
as the Interior Ministry’s Special Commission for the Control 
of Illegal Mining and the National Police’s Investigative Unit 
on Mining Crimes, and providing technical assistance in sup-
port of their law enforcement activities; 
(4) providing technical assistance to judges, prosecutors, 
and ombudsmen to increase capacity to enforce laws against 
human smuggling and trafficking, illicit mining, illegal logging, 
illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, and other 
illicit economic activities; 
(5) providing support to the Government of Ecuador to 
prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, including 
through expanding detection and response capabilities, and 
the use of dark vessel tracing technology; 
(6) supporting multilateral efforts to stem illegal, unre-
ported, and unregulated fishing with neighboring countries in 
South America and within the South Pacific Regional Fisheries 
Management Organisation; 
(7) assisting the Government of Ecuador’s efforts to protect 
defenders of internationally recognized human rights, including 
through the work of the Office of the Ombudsman of Ecuador, 
and by encouraging the inclusion of Indigenous and Afro-Ecua-
dorian communities and civil society organizations in this 
process; 
(8) supporting efforts to improve transparency, uphold 
accountability, and build capacity within the Office of the Comp-
troller General; 
(9) enhancing the institutional capacity and technical 
capabilities of defense and security institutions of Ecuador to 
conduct national or regional security missions, including 
through regular bilateral and multilateral cooperation, foreign 
military financing, international military education, and 
training programs, consistent with applicable Ecuadorian laws 
and regulations; 
(10) enhancing port management and maritime security 
partnerships to disrupt, degrade, and dismantle transnational 
criminal networks and facilitate the legitimate flow of people, 
goods, and services; and 
(11) strengthening cybersecurity cooperation— 
(A) to effectively respond to cybersecurity threats, 
including state-sponsored threats; 
(B) to share best practices to combat such threats; 
(C) to help develop and implement information 
architectures that respect individual privacy rights and 
reduce the risk that data collected through such systems 
will be exploited by malign state and non-state actors; 
(D) to strengthen resilience against cyberattacks; and 
(E) to strengthen the resilience of critical infrastruc-
ture.
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SEC. 5546. STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. 
(a) STRENGTHENING DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE.—The Secretary 
of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United 
States Agency for International Development, should develop and 
implement initiatives to strengthen democratic governance in 
Ecuador by supporting— 
(1) measures to improve the capacity of national and sub-
national government institutions to govern through trans-
parent, inclusive, and democratic processes; 
(2) efforts that measurably enhance the capacity of political 
actors and parties to strengthen democratic institutions and 
the rule of law; 
(3) initiatives to strengthen democratic governance, 
including combating political, administrative, and judicial 
corruption and improving transparency of the administration 
of public budgets; and 
(4) the efforts of civil society organizations and independent 
media— 
(A) to conduct oversight of the Government of Ecuador 
and the National Assembly of Ecuador; 
(B) to promote initiatives that strengthen democratic 
governance, anti-corruption standards, and public and pri-
vate sector transparency; and 
(C) to foster political engagement between the Govern-
ment of Ecuador, including the National Assembly of 
Ecuador, and all parts of Ecuadorian society, including 
women, indigenous communities, and Afro-Ecuadorian 
communities. 
(b) LEGISLATIVE STRENGTHENING.—The Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, working 
through the Consortium for Elections and Political Process 
Strengthening or any equivalent or successor mechanism, shall 
develop and implement programs to strengthen the National 
Assembly of Ecuador by providing training and technical assistance 
to— 
(1) members and committee offices of the National 
Assembly of Ecuador, including the Ethics Committee and 
Audit Committee; 
(2) assist in the creation of entities that can offer com-
prehensive and independent research and analysis on legisla-
tive and oversight matters pending before the National 
Assembly, including budgetary and economic issues; and 
(3) improve democratic governance and government trans-
parency, including through effective legislation. 
(c) BILATERAL LEGISLATIVE COOPERATION.—To the degree prac-
ticable, in implementing the programs required under subsection 
(b), the Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development should facilitate meetings and collaboration between 
members of the United States Congress and the National Assembly 
of Ecuador. 
SEC. 5547. FOSTERING CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP. 
The Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
and the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies,
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shall develop and implement programs and enhance existing pro-
grams, as necessary and appropriate, to improve ecosystem con-
servation and enhance the effective stewardship of Ecuador’s nat-
ural resources by— 
(1) providing technical assistance to Ecuador’s Ministry 
of the Environment to safeguard national parks and protected 
forests and protected species, while promoting the participation 
of Indigenous communities in this process; 
(2) strengthening the capacity of communities to access 
the right to prior consultation, encoded in Article 57 of the 
Constitution of Ecuador and related laws, executive decrees, 
administrative acts, and ministerial regulations; 
(3) supporting Indigenous and Afro-Ecuadorian commu-
nities as they raise awareness of threats to biodiverse ancestral 
lands, including through support for local media in such 
communities and technical assistance to monitor illicit activi-
ties; 
(4) partnering with the Government of Ecuador in support 
of reforestation and improving river, lake, and coastal water 
quality; 
(5) providing assistance to communities affected by illegal 
mining and deforestation; and 
(6) fostering mechanisms for cooperation on emergency 
preparedness and rapid recovery from natural disasters, 
including by— 
(A) establishing regional preparedness, recovery, and 
emergency management centers to facilitate rapid response 
to survey and help maintain planning on regional disaster 
anticipated needs and possible resources; and 
(B) training disaster recovery officials on latest tech-
niques and lessons learned from United States experiences. 
SEC. 5548. AUTHORIZATION TO TRANSFER EXCESS COAST GUARD VES-
SELS. 
(a) SENSE
OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that 
the United States should undertake efforts to expand cooperation 
with the Government of Ecuador to— 
(1) ensure protections for the Gala´pagos Marine Reserve; 
(2) deter illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; and 
(3) increase interdiction of narcotics trafficking and other 
forms of illicit trafficking. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER EXCESS COAST GUARD VESSELS 
TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR.—The President shall conduct 
a joint assessment with the Government of Ecuador to ensure 
sufficient capacity exists to maintain Island class cutters. Upon 
completion of a favorable assessment, the President is authorized 
to transfer up to two ISLAND class cutters to the Government 
of Ecuador as excess defense articles pursuant to the authority 
of section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
(c) GRANTS NOT COUNTED IN ANNUAL TOTAL OF TRANSFERRED 
EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.—The value of a vessel transferred to 
another country on a grant basis pursuant to authority provided 
by subsection (b) shall not be counted against the aggregate value 
of excess defense articles transferred in any fiscal year under section 
516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j). 
(d) COSTS OF TRANSFERS.—Any expense incurred by the United 
States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section