Promoting Ties with Taiwan Act
Bill: H.R.6069 | Sponsor: Rep. Fischbach, Michelle (R-MN)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Promoting Ties with Taiwan Act
This bill requires the Department of State to submit to Congress a strategy to (1) work with allies and partners to support the expansion of Taiwan's relations and engagement with countries around the world, (2) promote the establishment of Taiwan's presence in countries and partners where Taiwan does not have a permanent presence, and (3) strengthen economic relations and supply chain resilience among Taiwan and like-minded partners to counter threats and malign influences from authoritarian regimes.
Within one year of submitting the strategy, the State Department must report to Congress on actions taken to carry out the strategy.

To express support of United States for Taiwan's relations with 
          countries around the world, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Ties with Taiwan Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-8) 
        states that it is the policy of the United States ``to preserve 
        and promote extensive, close, and friendly commercial, 
        cultural, and other relations between the people of the United 
        States and the people of Taiwan''.
            (2) The Taiwan Allies International Protection and 
        Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-
        135) states that it is the sense of Congress that the United 
        States Government should ``consider, in certain cases as 
        appropriate and in alignment with United States interests, 
        increasing its economic, security, and diplomatic engagement 
        with nations that have demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, or 
        upgraded relations with Taiwan''.
            (3) The Taiwan Allies International Protection and 
        Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-
        135) states that Taiwan is a free and democratic nation with 
        full diplomatic ties with only 15 nations and that these 
        diplomatic ties are under pressure from the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China.
            (4) Besides its 17 offices in 15 countries, Taiwan has a 
        presence in 95 locations in 57 countries and regions.
            (5) The government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, 
        under pressure from the Chinese government, decided 
        unilaterally to terminate a bilateral agreement with Taiwan on 
        the mutual establishment of offices on February 5, 2021, less 
        than 24 hours after the accord was announced.
            (6) The government of the Republic of Lithuania has been 
        facing political pressure and economic sanction from the 
        Chinese government, since the announcement on July 20, 2021, 
        that Taiwan will be establishing Taiwanese Representative 
        Office in Vilnius, Lithuania's capital.
            (7) Separately during a meeting and a phone call with 
        Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis in September 
        2021, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security 
        Advisor Jake Sullivan each reaffirmed and reiterated strong 
        United States support for Lithuania as it faces attempted 
        coercion from China.
            (8) The United States remains committed to promoting the 
        growth of Taiwan's relations with other international partners.

SEC. 3. DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY.

    (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States 
to--
            (1) work with its allies and partners to support Taiwan to 
        expand its relations, partnership, and engagement with 
        countries and partners in the Indo-Pacific region and around 
        the world.
            (2) promote the establishment of a Taiwanese presence in 
        countries and partners without such a permanent presence by 
        wielding the diplomatic weight and reputation of the United 
        States.
            (3) strengthen economic relations, trade ties, and supply 
        chain resilience among Taiwan and like-minded partners to 
        effectively counter the threats and malign influences from 
        authoritarian regimes around the world.
    (b) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a strategy to implement the 
policies specified in subsection (a).
    (c) Elements.--
            (1) In general.--The strategy required under subsection (b) 
        shall include the following elements:
                    (A) An evaluation of future staffing and resourcing 
                requirements of the Department of State and other 
                relevant Federal agencies to fully implement the 
                policies specified in subsection (a).
                    (B) A strategy to help international partners in 
                the process of, and after, establishing a permanent 
                Taiwanese presence, to counter economic coercion and 
                malign influences from authoritarian regimes that may 
                attempt to intervene in such establishment.
                    (C) A report to identify potential international 
                partners, among those without a permanent Taiwanese 
                presence, which could be motivated to build ties and 
                relations with Taiwan in accordance with their 
                interests and values.
                    (D) A detailed description of how the United States 
                Government will leverage diplomatic lines of effort and 
                resources from other stakeholders (including those from 
                foreign governments, international donors, and 
                multilateral institutions) to facilitate stronger 
                relations and dialogue between Taiwan and international 
                partners without a permanent Taiwanese presence.
                    (E) Recommendations to Congress regarding potential 
                actions at the unilateral, bilateral, or multilateral 
                level which could further implement such policies.
            (2) Form.--
                    (A) Unclassified matters.--The strategy required 
                under subsection (b) and the elements described in 
                subparagraphs (A), (B), and (E) of paragraph (1) shall 
                be submitted in unclassified form.
                    (B) Classified annex.--The strategy required under 
                subsection (b) shall also include a classified annex, 
                transmitted separately, that contains the elements 
                described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph 
                (1).
    (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the submission of the 
strategy required under subsection (b), the Secretary of State shall 
submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report detailing 
the actions taken to carry out such strategy.
    (e) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
            (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
            (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate.
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