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Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act

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This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act.
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—
in subsection (c)(1), by inserting and any successor document or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan after memorandum; and
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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—
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
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.
The updated reports required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include—
all the information required under subsection (c);
a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives described in subsection (b); and
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.
This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act.
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—
in subsection (c)(1), by inserting and any successor document or related document that includes guidance on relations with Taiwan after memorandum; and
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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—
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
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.
The updated reports required under paragraph (1)(B) shall include—
all the information required under subsection (c); and
a description of how the updated guidance meets the goals and objectives described in subsection (b).

Legislative Timeline

6 actions
  1. Apr 28, 2025
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  2. Apr 28, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  3. Apr 28, 2025 Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52.
  4. Mar 27, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Mar 3, 2025
    Introduced in Senate
  6. Mar 3, 2025 Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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