Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act

Bill: 119-hr-1512
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2025-02-21
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

Congressional oversight

Department of State

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status

Taiwan
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-06
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.)</p><p>Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect.</p><p>The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.</p>

tv_txt: IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1512 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 6, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act . 2. Increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan guidelines Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 3100) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting and any successor document or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan after memorandum ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Periodic reviews and updated reports (1) In general For as long as the Department of State maintains guidance that governs relations with Taiwan as described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall— (A) not less than every five years, conduct a review of the Department of State’s guidance that governs relations with Taiwan, including the periodic memorandum entitled, Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan and related documents, and reissue such guidance to executive branch departments and agencies; and (B) not later than 90 days after completing a review required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Matters to be included The updated reports required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include— (A) all the information required under subsection (c); and (B) a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives described in subsection (b). .

Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1512 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act . 2. Increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan guidelines Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 (subtitle B of title III of division FF of Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 3100) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting and any successor document or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan after memorandum ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Periodic reviews and updated reports (1) In general For as long as the Department of State maintains guidance that governs relations with Taiwan as described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State shall— (A) not less than every five years, conduct a review of the Department of State’s guidance that governs relations with Taiwan, including the periodic memorandum entitled, Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan and related documents, and reissue such guidance to executive branch departments and agencies; and (B) not later than 90 days after completing a review required by paragraph (1)(A), submit an updated report to the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Matters to be included The updated reports required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include— (A) all the information required under subsection (c); and (B) a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives described in subsection (b). .

Passed the House of Representatives May 5, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1512 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 21, 2025 Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mr. Connolly , and Mr. Lieu ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines.

1. Periodic reviews and updated reports of the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines under the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 Section 315 of the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 ( Public Law 116–260 ; 134 Stat. 3100) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end before ; and the following: and any successor document or related document disseminating such guidance ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (d) Periodic reviews and updated reports (1) In general For as long as the Department of State’s guidance that governs relations with Taiwan described in subsection (a) remains in effect, the Secretary of State shall conduct periodic reviews as described in subsection (a) and submit updated reports as described in subsection (c) not less frequently than every two years following the submission of the initial report described in subsection (c). (2) Matters to be included Such updated reports shall include— (A) a description of how the guidance meets the goals and objectives described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b); and (B) an identification of opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan. .