106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3707
AN ACT
To authorize funds for the construction of a facility
in Taipei, Taiwan suitable for the mission of the
American Institute in Taiwan.
106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3707
AN ACT
To authorize funds for the construction of a facility in Tai-
pei, Taiwan suitable for the mission of the American
Institute in Taiwan.
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 ‘‘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
behalf of the United States Government any and all
programs, transactions, and other relations with
Taiwan;
(2) the Congress has recognized AIT for the
successful role it has played in sustaining and en-
hancing 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) because of the unofficial character of United
States relations with Taiwan, the Department of
State is not responsible for funding the construction
of a new office building for the Taipei office of AIT;
(6) 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 con-
struct a building that is large and secure enough to
meet AIT’s current and future needs; and
(7) because the Congress established AIT and
has a strong interest in United States relations with
Taiwan, the Congress has a special responsibility to
ensure that AIT’s requirements for safe and appro-
priate 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 nec-
essary, residences or other structures located in close
physical proximity to such facility, in Taipei, Tai-
wan, for AIT to carry out its purposes under the
Taiwan Relations 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 de-
scribed in that subsection meets all requirements applica-
ble to the security of United States diplomatic facilities,
including the requirements in the Omnibus Diplomatic Se-
curity 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 requirements 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 not applicable on ac-
count of the special status of AIT.
(c) AVAILABILITY
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts appro-
priated pursuant to subsection (a) are authorized to re-
main available until expended.
Passed the House of Representatives March 28,
2000.
Attest:
Clerk.