H. R. 5009—656 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 5121. IMPROVING MULTILATERAL COOPERATION TO IMPROVE 
THE SECURITY OF TAIWAN. 
(a) SHORT TITLES.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Building 
Options for the Lasting Security of Taiwan through European 
Resolve Act’’ or the ‘‘BOLSTER Act’’. 
(b) CONSULTATIONS WITH EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS REGARDING 
SANCTIONS AGAINST THE PRC UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.— 
The head of the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the Department 
of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control at the Department of the Treasury, shall engage 
in regular consultations with the International Special Envoy for 
the Implementation of European Union Sanctions and appropriate 
government officials of European countries, including the United 
Kingdom, to develop coordinated plans and share information on 
independent plans to impose sanctions and other economic measures 
against the People’s Republic of China (PRC), as appropriate, if 
the PRC is found to be involved in— 
(1) overthrowing or dismantling the governing institutions 
in Taiwan; 
(2) occupying any territory controlled or administered by 
Taiwan as of the date of the enactment of this Act; or 
(3) taking significant action against Taiwan, including— 
(A) creating a naval blockade or other quarantine of 
Taiwan; 
(B) seizing the outer lying islands of Taiwan; or 
(C) initiating a cyberattack that threatens civilian or 
military infrastructure in Taiwan. 
(c) REPORT
ON
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS
OF PRC MILITARY 
ACTION AGAINST TAIWAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the President shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives that 
contains an independent assessment of the expected economic 
impact of— 
(1) a 30-day blockade or quarantine of Taiwan by the 
People’s Liberation Army (PLA); and 
(2) a 180-day blockade or quarantine of Taiwan by the 
PLA. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE 
EUROPEAN
UNION
AND
EUROPEAN
GOVERNMENTS
REGARDING 
INCREASING POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN.— 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States, Europe, and Taiwan are like-minded 
partners that— 
(A) share common values, such as democracy, the rule 
of law and human rights; and 
(B) enjoy a close trade and economic partnership; 
(2) bolstering political, economic, and people-to-people rela-
tions with Taiwan would benefit the European Union, indi-
vidual European countries, and the United States; 
(3) the European Union can play an important role in 
helping Taiwan resist the economic coercion of the PRC by 
negotiating with Taiwan regarding new economic, commercial, 
and investment agreements;
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(4) the United States and European countries should coordi-
nate and increase diplomatic efforts to facilitate Taiwan’s mean-
ingful participation in international organizations; 
(5) the United States and European countries should— 
(A) publicly and repeatedly emphasize the differences 
between their respective ‘‘One China’’ policies and the 
PRC’s ‘‘One China’’ principle; 
(B) counter the PRC’s propaganda and false narratives 
about United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 
(XXVI), which claim the resolution recognizes PRC terri-
torial claims to Taiwan; 
(C) increase public statements of support for Taiwan’s 
democracy and its meaningful participation in international 
organizations; 
(D) facilitate unofficial diplomatic visits to and from 
Taiwan 
by 
high-ranking 
government 
officials 
and 
parliamentarians; 
(E) establish parliamentary caucuses or groups that 
promote strong relations with Taiwan; 
(F) strengthen subnational diplomacy, including cul-
tural and trade-related visits to and from Taiwan by local 
government officials; 
(G) strengthen coordination between United States and 
European business chambers, universities, think tanks, and 
other civil society groups with similar groups in Taiwan; 
(H) promote direct flights to and from Taiwan; 
(I) facilitate visits by civil society leaders to Taiwan; 
and 
(J) increase economic engagement and trade relations; 
and 
(6) Taiwan’s inclusion in the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology 
Council’s Secure Supply Chain working group would bring valu-
able expertise and enhance transatlantic cooperation in the 
semiconductor sector. 
(e) SENSE
OF CONGRESS REGARDING CONSULTATIONS WITH 
EUROPEAN
GOVERNMENTS
ON
SUPPORTING
TAIWAN’S
SELF- 
DEFENSE.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) preserving peace and security in the Taiwan Strait 
is a shared interest of the United States and Europe; 
(2) European countries, particularly countries with experi-
ence combating Russian aggression and malign activities, can 
provide Taiwan with lessons learned from their ‘‘total defense’’ 
programs to mobilize the military and civilians in a time of 
crisis; 
(3) the United States and Europe should increase coordina-
tion to strengthen Taiwan’s cybersecurity, especially for critical 
infrastructure and network defense operations; 
(4) the United States and Europe should work with 
Taiwan— 
(A) to improve its energy resiliency; 
(B) to strengthen its food security; 
(C) to combat misinformation, disinformation, digital 
authoritarianism, offensive cyber operations, and foreign 
interference; 
(D) to provide expertise on how to improve defense 
infrastructure;
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(E) to encourage other nations to express support for 
Taiwan’s security; 
(F) to facilitate arms transfers or arms sales, particu-
larly of weapons consistent with an asymmetric defense 
strategy; 
(G) to facilitate transfers or sales of dual-use items 
and technology; 
(H) to facilitate transfers or sales of critical nonmilitary 
supplies, such as food and medicine; 
(I) to increase the military presence of such countries 
in the Indo-Pacific region; and 
(J) to engage in joint training and military exercises 
that may be necessary for Taiwan to maintain credible 
defense, in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 
U.S.C. 3301 et seq.); 
(5) European naval powers, in coordination with the United 
States, should increase freedom of navigation transits through 
the Taiwan Strait; and 
(6) European naval powers, the United States, and Taiwan 
should establish exchanges and partnerships among their coast 
guards to counter coercion by the PRC. 
SEC. 5122. MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION CANDIDATE 
COUNTRY REFORM. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Millennium 
Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Reform Act’’. 
(b) MODIFICATIONS OF REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A CANDIDATE 
COUNTRY.—Section 606 of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 
(22 U.S.C. 7705) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 606. CANDIDATE COUNTRIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A country shall be a candidate country for 
purposes of eligibility to receive assistance under section 605 if— 
‘‘(1) the per capita income of the country in a fiscal year 
is equal to or less than the World Bank threshold for initiating 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
graduation process for the fiscal year; and 
‘‘(2) subject to subsection (b), the country is not ineligible 
to receive United States economic assistance under part I of 
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
by reason of the application of any provision of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961 or any other provision of law. 
‘‘(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For the purposes of determining 
whether a country is eligible, pursuant to subsection (a)(2), to 
receive assistance under section 605, the exercise by the President, 
the Secretary of State, or any other officer or employee of the 
United States Government of any waiver or suspension of any 
provision of law referred to in subsection (a)(2), and notification 
to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with 
such provision of law, shall be construed as satisfying the require-
ments under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION BY THE BOARD.—The Board shall determine 
whether a country is a candidate country for purposes of this 
section.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) AMENDMENT TO REPORT IDENTIFYING CANDIDATE COUN-
TRIES.—Section 608(a)(1) of the Millennium Challenge Act of
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2003 (22 U.S.C. 7707(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘section 
606(a)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 606(a)(2)’’. 
(2) AMENDMENT
TO
MILLENNIUM
CHALLENGE
COMPACT 
AUTHORITY.—Section 609(b)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 7708(b)(2)) 
is amended— 
(A) by amending the paragraph heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘COUNTRY CONTRIBUTIONS’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘with respect to a lower middle income 
country described in section 606(b),’’. 
(3) AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE 
FOR CANDIDATE COUNTRIES.—Section 616(b)(1) of such Act (22 
U.S.C. 7715(b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or 
(b) of section 606’’ and inserting ‘‘section 606(a)’’. 
(d) MODIFICATION TO FACTORS IN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY.— 
Section 607(c)(2) of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (22 
U.S.C. 7706(c)(2)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘consider’’ and inserting ‘‘prioritize need and impact 
by considering’’. 
(e) REPORTING ALIGNMENT.—Section 613(a) of the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 (22 U.S.C. 7712(a)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(a) REPORT.—Not later than the third Friday of December 
of each year, the Chief Executive Officer shall submit a report 
to Congress describing the assistance provided pursuant to section 
605 during the most recently concluded fiscal year.’’. 
(f) REPORT
ON EFFORTS
TO UNDERMINE PROGRAMS
OF
THE 
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Executive Officer of 
the Millennium Challenge Corporation shall submit a report 
to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives 
that details any efforts targeted towards undermining Millen-
nium Challenge Corporation programs, particularly efforts con-
ducted by the People’s Republic of China. 
(2) FORM.—The report required under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted in an unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
SEC. 5123. EXTENSION OF SUNSET. 
Section 7438 of the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 
2019 (22 U.S.C. 8791 note) is amended by striking ‘‘the date that 
is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ and inserting 
‘‘December 31, 2029’’. 
SEC. 5124. STRATEGY AND GRANT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE INTERNET 
FREEDOM IN IRAN. 
(a) STRATEGY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of the this Act, the Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the heads of other Federal agencies, as appro-
priate, shall develop a strategy to support and enhance access 
to information by civil society in Iran. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required in subparagraph (A) 
shall include the following elements: 
(A) An evaluation of the use of virtual private networks 
by civil society in Iran.