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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6521. Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself and Mr. Curtis) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1252. TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY.
(a) Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Taiwan
International Solidarity Act”.
(b) Clarification Regarding United Nations General Assembly
Resolution 2758 (XXVI).—Section 2(a) of the Taiwan Allies
International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI)
Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-135) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
“(a) Findings.—”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(10) United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758
(XXVI) established the representatives of the Government of
the People's Republic of China as the only lawful
representatives of China to the United Nations. The
resolution did not address the issue of representation of
Taiwan and its people in the United Nations or any related
organizations, nor did the resolution take a position on the
relationship between the People's Republic of China and
Taiwan or include any statement pertaining to Taiwan's
sovereignty.
“(11) The United States opposes any initiative that seeks
to change Taiwan's status without the consent of the people
of Taiwan.”.
(c) United States Advocacy for International Organizations
to Resist the People's Republic of China's Efforts to Distort
the “One China” Position.—Section 4 of the Taiwan Allies
International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI)
Act of 2019 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) to instruct, as appropriate, representatives of the
United States Government in all organizations described in
paragraph (1) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the
United States to advocate that such organizations resist the
People's Republic of China's efforts to distort the
decisions, language, policies, or procedures of such
organizations regarding Taiwan.”.
(d) Opposing the People's Republic of China's Efforts to
Undermine Taiwan's Ties and Partnerships Internationally.—
Section 5(a) of the Taiwan Allies International Protection
and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) encourage, as appropriate, United States allies and
partners to oppose the People's Republic of China's efforts
to undermine Taiwan's official diplomatic relationships and
its partnerships with countries with which it does not
maintain diplomatic relations.”.
(e) Report on the People's Republic of China's Attempts to
Promote Its “One China” Position.—
(1) In general.—Section 5(b) of the Taiwan Allies
International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI)
Act of 2019 is amended by inserting before the period at the
end the following: “and information relating to any prior or
ongoing attempts by the People's Republic of China to
undermine Taiwan's membership or observer status in all
organizations described in section 4(1) and Taiwan's ties and
relationships with other countries in accordance with
subsection (a)”.
(2) Effective date.—The amendment made by paragraph (1)
shall—
(A) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act;
and
(B) apply beginning with the first report required after
such date under section 5(b) of the Taiwan Allies
International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI)
Act of 2019, as amended by paragraph (1).