In the Senate of the United States,
May 2, 2000.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 3707) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize funds for the
construction of a facility in Taipei, Taiwan suitable for the
mission of the American Institute in Taiwan.’’, do pass with
the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Institute in
Taiwan Facilities Enhancement Act’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that—
(1) in the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (22
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the Congress established the
American Institute in Taiwan (hereafter in this Act
referred to as ‘‘AIT’’), a nonprofit corporation incor-
porated in the District of Columbia, to carry out on
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behalf of the United States Government any and all
programs, transactions, and other relations with Tai-
wan;
(2) the Congress has recognized AIT for the suc-
cessful role it has played in sustaining and enhancing
United States relations with Taiwan;
(3) the Taipei office of AIT is housed in build-
ings which were not originally designed for the im-
portant functions that AIT performs, whose location
does not provide adequate security for its employees,
and which, because they are almost 50 years old, have
become increasingly expensive to maintain;
(4) the aging state of the AIT office building in
Taipei is neither conducive to the safety and welfare
of AIT’s American and local employees nor commen-
surate with the level of contact that exists between the
United States and Taiwan;
(5) AIT has made a good faith effort to set aside
funds for the construction of a new office building,
but these funds will be insufficient to construct a
building that is large and secure enough to meet
AIT’s current and future needs; and
(6) because the Congress established AIT and has
a strong interest in United States relations with Tai-
wan, the Congress has a special responsibility to en-
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sure that AIT’s requirements for safe and appropriate
office quarters are met.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated the sum of $75,000,000 to
AIT—
(1) for plans for a new facility and, if necessary,
residences or other structures located in close physical
proximity to such facility, in Taipei, Taiwan, for
AIT to carry out its purposes under the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act; and
(2) for acquisition by purchase or construction of
such facility, residences, or other structures.
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Funds appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) may only be used if the new facility described
in that subsection meets all requirements applicable to the
security of United States diplomatic facilities, including the
requirements in the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and
Anti-Terrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4801 et seq.) and
the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act
of 1999 (as enacted by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law
106–113; 113 Stat 1501A–451), except for those require-
ments which the Director of AIT certifies to the Committee
on International Relations of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are