I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1176 
To amend the Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initia-
tive (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 to provide that the United States, as a 
member of any international organizations, should oppose any attempts 
by the People’s Republic of China to resolve Taiwan’s status by distorting 
the decisions, language, policies, or procedures of the organization, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. CURTIS, Mr. BERA, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. 
TITUS, Mr. BARR, Mr. FITZPATRICK, and Mrs. MCCLAIN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Taiwan Allies International Protection and 
Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 to provide 
that the United States, as a member of any international 
organizations, should oppose any attempts by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to resolve Taiwan’s status by 
distorting the decisions, language, policies, or procedures 
of the organization, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:47 Mar 12, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H1176.IH
H1176
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Taiwan International 
Solidarity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING UNITED NATIONS GEN-
ERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 2758 (XXVI). 
Subsection (a) of section 2 of the Taiwan Allies Inter-
national Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) 
Act of 2019 (Public Law 116–135) (relating to diplomatic 
relations with Taiwan) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(10) United Nations General Assembly Reso-
lution 2758 (XXVI) established the representatives 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
as the only lawful representatives of China to the 
United Nations. The resolution did not address the 
issue of representation of Taiwan and its people in 
the United Nations or any related organizations, nor 
did the resolution take a position on the relationship 
between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan 
or include any statement pertaining to Taiwan’s sov-
ereignty. 
‘‘(11) The United States opposes any initiative 
that seeks to change Taiwan’s status without the 
consent of the people.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:47 Mar 12, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H1176.IH
H1176
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 3. UNITED STATES ADVOCACY FOR INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS TO RESIST THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S EFFORTS TO DISTORT 
THE ‘‘ONE CHINA’’ POSITION. 
Section 4 of the Taiwan Allies International Protec-
tion and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 
(relating to the policy of the United States regarding Tai-
wan’s participation in international organizations) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) to instruct, as appropriate, representatives 
of the United States Government in all organizations 
described in paragraph (1) to use the voice, vote, 
and influence of the United States to advocate such 
organizations to resist the People’s Republic of Chi-
na’s efforts to distort the decisions, language, poli-
cies, or procedures of such organizations regarding 
Taiwan.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:47 Mar 12, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H1176.IH
H1176
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
SEC. 4. OPPOSING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S 
EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE TAIWAN’S TIES AND 
PARTNERSHIPS INTERNATIONALLY. 
Subsection (a) of section 5 of the Taiwan Allies Inter-
national Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) 
Act of 2019 (relating to strengthening ties with Taiwan) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) encourage, as appropriate, United States 
allies and partners to oppose the People’s Republic 
of China’s efforts to undermine Taiwan’s official 
diplomatic relationships and its partnerships with 
countries with which it does not maintain diplomatic 
relations.’’. 
SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA’S 
ATTEMPTS TO PROMOTE ITS ‘‘ONE CHINA’’ 
POSITION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 5 of the 
Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement 
Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (relating to strength-
ening ties with Taiwan) is amended by inserting before 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:47 Mar 12, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H1176.IH
H1176
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS
the period at the end the following: ‘‘, as well as informa-
tion relating to any prior or ongoing attempts by the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to undermine Taiwan’s member-
ship or observer status in all organizations described in 
section (4)(1) and Taiwan’s ties and relationships with 
other countries in accordance with subsection (a) of this 
section’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and apply beginning with the first report 
required under subsection (b) of section 5 of the Taiwan 
Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initia-
tive (TAIPEI) Act of 2019, as amended by subsection (a), 
that is required after such date. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
05:47 Mar 12, 2023
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H1176.IH
H1176
kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS