I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4754 
To express United States support for Taiwan’s diplomatic alliances around 
the world. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2019 
Mr. CURTIS (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. SIRES, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and 
Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To express United States support for Taiwan’s diplomatic 
alliances around the world. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Allies Inter-
national Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) 
Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public 
Law 96–8) states that it is the policy of the United 
States ‘‘to preserve and promote extensive, close, 
and friendly commercial, cultural, and other rela-
tions between the people of the United States and 
the people on Taiwan’’. 
(2) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 states 
that it is the policy of the United States ‘‘to main-
tain the capacity of the United States to resist any 
resort to force or other forms of coercion that would 
jeopardize the security, or the social or economic 
system, of the people on Taiwan’’. 
(3) Taiwan is a free, democratic, and pros-
perous nation of 23,000,000 people and an impor-
tant contributor to peace and stability around the 
world. 
(4) Since the election of President Tsai Ing-wen 
as President of Taiwan in 2016, the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China has intensified its ef-
forts to pressure Taiwan. 
(5) Since 2016, the Gambia, Sao Tome and 
Principe, Panama, the Dominican Republic, Burkina 
Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon Islands, and 
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Kiribati have severed diplomatic relations with Tai-
wan in favor of diplomatic relations with China. 
(6) Taiwan currently maintains full diplomatic 
relations with 15 nations around the world. 
(7) Taiwan’s unofficial relations with the 
United States, Australia, India, Japan, and other 
countries are of significant benefit in strengthening 
Taiwan’s economy and preserving its international 
space. 
(8) According to President Tsai Ing-wen, the 
severance of diplomatic ties with Taiwan in favor of 
diplomatic relations with China is ‘‘part of a series 
of diplomatic and military acts of coercion’’ by 
China. 
(9) The Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–409) states that— 
(A) it is United States policy ‘‘to support 
the close economic, political, and security rela-
tionship between Taiwan and the United 
States’’; and 
(B) the President should— 
(i) ‘‘conduct regular transfers of de-
fense articles to Taiwan that are tailored 
to meet the existing and likely future 
threats from the People’s Republic of 
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