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106TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 3707
To authorize funds for the site selection and construction of a facility in
Taipei, Taiwan suitable for the mission of the American Institute in Taiwan.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 29, 2000
Mr. BEREUTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on International Relations
A BILL
To authorize funds for the site selection and construction
of a facility in Taipei, 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 for
plans for, acquisition of a new site for, and construction
of, a new facility in Taipei, Taiwan, for AIT to carry out
its purposes under the Taiwan Relations Act.
(b) PURPOSES.—Funds made available under sub-
section (a) may be used only for the purposes of—
(1) the acquisition of property, facilities and, if
necessary, any residences or other structures located
in close physical proximity to such facilities, and
(2) the provision of security enhancements to
AIT to the extent necessary to bring the United
States Government into compliance with all require-
ments applicable to the security of United States
diplomatic facilities.