TIGER Act

Bill: 117-hr-4868
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2021-07-30
Policy area: International Affairs
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Taiwan Interparliamentary Group Establishment and Relations Act or the TIGER Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes a group consisting of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives to meet annually with representatives from Taiwan's parliament to discuss areas of mutual interest between the United States and Taiwan. It also repeals a provision providing for a group of Senators to meet annually with representatives from China's National People's Congress to discuss issues of common interest involving the United States and China.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4868 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 30, 2021 Mr. Babin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for annual meetings of an interparliamentary group consisting of Members of Congress and representatives of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Interparliamentary Group Establishment and Relations Act or the TIGER Act . 2. Annual meetings of interparliamentary group between Congress and legislature of Taiwan (a) Meetings The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall each appoint members to serve on an interparliamentary group which will meet annually with representatives of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan to discuss areas of mutual interest between the United States and Taiwan, including— (1) deterring military aggression by the People’s Republic of China and countering the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party in both the United States and Taiwan; (2) strengthening security cooperation between the United States and Taiwan; and (3) enhancing bilateral trade between the United States and Taiwan. (b) Appointment of members (1) House The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint 6 Members of the House to serve on the group under this section, based on recommendations made by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the House, and shall designate one of the Members as the co-chair of the group. (2) Senate The President pro tempore of the Senate shall appoint 6 Senators to serve on the group under this section, based on recommendations made by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate, and shall designate one of the Senators as the co-chair of the group. (c) Source of funding Of the amounts obligated and expended to carry out this section— (1) 50 percent shall be derived from the applicable accounts of the House of Representatives; and (2) 50 percent shall be derived from the contingent fund of the Senate. (d) Repeal of existing interparliamentary group between Senate and People’s Republic of China Section 153 of the Miscellaneous Appropriations and Offsets Act, 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 276n ) is hereby repealed.