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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3634 
To seek negotiations to rename the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representa-
tive Office in the United States, to make the Director of the American 
Institute in Taiwan a position requiring Senate confirmation, to amend 
the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status 
for diplomats from Taiwan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Mr. SHERMAN (for himself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, 
Mr. SIRES, and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To seek negotiations to rename the Taipei Economic and 
Cultural Representative Office in the United States, to 
make the Director of the American Institute in Taiwan 
a position requiring Senate confirmation, to amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide non-
immigrant status for diplomats from Taiwan, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan Diplomatic Re-
view Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Pursuant to the Taiwan Relations Act (22 
U.S.C. 3301(b)(1)), it is the policy of the United 
States to ‘‘promote extensive, close, and friendly 
commercial, cultural, and other relations between 
the people of the United States and the people of 
Taiwan’’. 
(2) In May 2019, the Taiwanese counterpart to 
the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Coordi-
nation Council for North American Affairs was re-
named Taiwan Council for U.S. Affairs. 
(3) It is the policy of the United States to refer 
to Taiwan as ‘‘Taiwan’’, not ‘‘Taipei’’ or ‘‘Chinese 
Taipei’’. 
(4) The Taipei Economic and Cultural Rep-
resentative Office (TECRO) is inaptly named as it 
works to cultivate the extensive, close, and friendly 
commercial, cultural, and other relations between 
the people of the United States and the people, orga-
nizations, and enterprises of Taiwan, not merely 
those in Taipei. 
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(5) The Director of the AIT serves as the prin-
cipal representative of the United States in Taiwan 
and is responsible for preserving and promoting ex-
tensive, close, and friendly commercial, cultural, and 
other relations between the people of the United 
States and the people on Taiwan on behalf of the 
United States Government. 
(6) As Taiwan is a critical partner of the 
United States in the Indo-Pacific, robust oversight 
over United States policy towards the island is nec-
essary. 
(7) Requiring the advice and consent of the 
Senate with regards to the Director of the AIT sig-
nals the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. 
(8) Several officers with relatively limited policy 
roles when compared to the Director of the Amer-
ican Institute in Taiwan are subject to the advice 
and consent of the Senate including the officials at 
the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing 
Arts and the Barry Goldwater Scholarship And Ex-
cellence In Education Foundation. 
(9) Officers at non-profit corporations may be 
subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, in-
cluding the United States Institutes of Peace, which 
is ‘‘an independent nonprofit corporation and an or-
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ganization described in section 170(c)(2)(B) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986’’. 
(10) Congress has the power to create positions 
that are ‘‘officers of the United States’’ pursuant to 
the Appointments Clause that are not employees of 
the United States Government. 
(11) As the United States does not have diplo-
matic relations with Taiwan, Taiwanese officials and 
diplomats do not receive diplomatic visas; instead, 
they are provided investor visas, which do not accu-
rately represent their purpose in the United States 
as official representatives of Taiwan. 
SEC. 3. NEGOTIATIONS; REPORT. 
(a) NEGOTIATIONS.—Reflective of the substantively 
deepening ties between Taiwan and the United States, the 
Secretary of State shall seek to enter into negotiations 
with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Of-
fice in the United States to rename its office in Wash-
ington, D.C., the Taiwan Representative Office in the 
United States. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall submit to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and 
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the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
a report that describes the status of the negotiations 
between the Department of State and the Taiwan 
Council for U.S. Affairs in accordance with sub-
section (a). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) describe the progress made in such ne-
gotiations; 
(B) contain a transparent, open, and de-
tailed accounting of such negotiations to date, 
including the number of meetings or conversa-
tions held and with whom; 
(C) identify the key stakeholders involved 
in such negotiations; and 
(D) describe the challenges concerning the 
United States Government’s ability to advance 
the name change and recommendations to re-
solve, mitigate, or otherwise address related 
challenges. 
(3) FORM.—The report required under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may contain a classified annex. 
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SEC. 4. SENATE CONFIRMATION OF INDIVIDUAL AP-
POINTED TO SERVE AS DIRECTOR OF THE 
AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that an extended period without a Director of the 
American Institute in Taiwan would be detrimental to 
United States interests. 
(b) SENATE CONFIRMATION OF DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President shall appoint, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, an indi-
vidual to serve as the Director of the American In-
stitute in Taiwan. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take 
effect beginning with the first appointment by the 
President of an individual to serve as the Director 
of the American Institute in Taiwan that is made 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
(c) LOCATION IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN.—An individual 
who serves as the Director of the American Institute in 
Taiwan shall serve at the Institute in Taipei, Taiwan. 
(d) SUCCESSOR POSITION.—Any reference to the po-
sition of Director of the American Institute in Taiwan in 
this section includes any similar successor position. 
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SEC. 5. NONIMMIGRANT STATUS FOR DIPLOMATS FROM 
TAIWAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 101(a)(15) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (V), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(W)(i) an ambassador, public minister, or 
career diplomatic or consular officer who has 
been accredited by Taiwan, and who is accepted 
by the President or by the Secretary of State, 
and the members of the alien’s immediate fam-
ily; 
‘‘(ii) upon a basis of reciprocity, other offi-
cials and employees who have been accredited 
by Taiwan, who are accepted by the Secretary 
of State, and the members of their immediate 
families; 
‘‘(iii) upon a basis of reciprocity, attend-
ants, servants, personal employees, and mem-
bers of their immediate families, of the officials 
and employees who have a nonimmigrant status 
under clauses (i) and (ii); 
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‘‘(iv) a designated principal resident rep-
resentative of the Taiwan, for which Taiwan is 
a member or observer of an international orga-
nization entitled to enjoy privileges, exemptions, 
and immunities as an international organization 
under the International Organizations Immuni-
ties Act (22 U.S.C. 288), accredited resident 
members of the staff of such representatives, 
and members of his or their immediate family; 
‘‘(v) other accredited representatives of 
Taiwan to such international organizations, and 
the members of their immediate families; 
‘‘(vi) an alien able to qualify under clause 
(iv) or (v), except for the fact that Taiwan is 
not a member or observer of such international 
organization, and the members of his immediate 
family; and 
‘‘(vii) attendants, servants, and personal 
employees of any such representative, officer, or 
employee who have a nonimmigrant status 
under clause (iv), (v), or (vi) and the members 
of the immediate families of such attendants, 
servants, and personal employees.’’. 
(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS RE-
LATED TO ISSUING OF VISAS.—Section 102 of the Immi-
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gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1102) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘within the class described 
in paragraph (15)(A)(i) of’’ and inserting 
‘‘within 
a 
class 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(15)(A)(i) or (15)(W)(i) of’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or (15)(W)(i)’’ after 
‘‘such paragraph (15)(A)(i)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘within the class described 
in paragraph (15)(G)(i) of’’ and inserting 
‘‘within 
a 
class 
described 
in 
paragraph 
(15)(G)(i) or (15)(W)(iv) of’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or (15)(W)(iv)’’ after 
‘‘such paragraph (15)(G)(i)’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) within the classes described in paragraphs 
(15)(W)(ii), (15)(W)(v), or (15)(W)(vi), of section 
101(a), except those provisions relating to reason-
able requirements of passports and visas as a means 
of identification and documentation necessary to es-
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tablish their qualifications under such paragraphs, 
and the provisions of subparagraphs (A) through (C) 
of section 212 (a)(3).’’. 
(c) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN RESIDENT 
ALIENS TO NONIMMIGRANT STATUS.—Section 247 of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1257) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or (15)(G)’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘(15)(G), or (15)(W)’’. 
Æ 
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