S 821
· 119th Congress
· International Affairs
Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.
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Apr 28, 2025
committee
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Foreign Relations Committee
Apr 28, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.
Mar 27, 2025
committee
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Foreign Relations Committee
Mar 03, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Mar 03, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee
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Introduced in Senate
Mar 03, 2025
Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
This bill expands 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.)
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, reissue it, and report to Congress every five years while the guidance is in effect.
The reports to Congress must (1) describe the results of the guidance review and any changes to it resulting from implementation of a law that encourages engagement between Taiwanese and U.S. officials; (2) 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 (3) identify self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan that the State Department has lifted in its most recent guidance update.
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--- Introduced (Senate)
+++ Reported (Senate)
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 821 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 821 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 52
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 821
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@
Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
+April 28, 2025
+
+Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
@@ -28,6 +35,53 @@
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
+
+<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Assurance
+Implementation Act''.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 2. INCREASED REPORTING REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF STATE
+TAIWAN GUIDELINES.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> 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--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and any
+successor document or related document that includes guidance
+on relations with Taiwan'' after ``memorandum''; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) by adding at the end the following new
+subsection:</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(d) Periodic Reviews and Updated Reports.--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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--
+</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(A) not less than once 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</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) Matters to be included.--The updated reports
+required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(A) all the information required under
+subsection (c);</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(B) a description of how the updated
+guidance meets the goals and objectives described in
+subsection (b); and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(C) an identification of self-imposed
+restrictions on relations with Taiwan lifted by the
+Secretary of State in the most recent updated guidance,
+including the periodic memorandum entitled `Guidelines
+on Relations with Taiwan' and related
+documents.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
@@ -48,8 +102,8 @@
``(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 once every five years, conduct
-a review of the Department of State's guidance that
+``(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
@@ -63,13 +117,27 @@
``(2) Matters to be included.--The updated reports required
under paragraph (1)(B) shall include--
``(A) all the information required under subsection
-(c);
+(c); and
``(B) a description of how the updated guidance
meets the goals and objectives described in subsection
-(b); and
-``(C) an identification of self-imposed
-restrictions on relations with Taiwan lifted by the
-Secretary of State in the most recent updated guidance,
-including the periodic memorandum entitled `Guidelines
-on Relations with Taiwan' and related documents.''.
-<all>
+(b).''.
+Calendar No. 52
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 821
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To provide for increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan
+guidelines.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+April 28, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment
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