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The bill aims to boost travel, trade efficiency, and security through closer U.S.–Taiwan cooperation and potential preclearance, generating economic and processing benefits for travelers and small businesses while imposing taxpayer costs, straining agency resources, and creating security, IP, and diplomatic risks that require careful oversight and resourcing.
Travelers and businesses (exporters/importers and small tourism firms) could see faster processing, reduced wait times, and more efficient supply chains if U.S. preclearance in Taiwan and the Indo‑Pacific is expanded.
Small tourism-related businesses (hotels, restaurants, attractions) could gain more customers and revenue from expanded U.S.–Taiwan travel cooperation.
Homeland security and border safety could improve by screening travelers overseas through preclearance, reducing risks before passengers reach U.S. soil.
Taxpayers could bear meaningful new costs for interagency activities, annual reporting over five years, and establishing/operating overseas preclearance facilities if fees or host‑country support don't offset expenses.
Commerce, State, and CBP resources (including staffing at U.S. ports of entry) could be strained or diverted from other trade, tourism, or border priorities, potentially reducing service elsewhere.
Placing U.S. preclearance operations and personnel overseas may create security vulnerabilities or expose them to local risks.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Directs interagency engagement with Taiwan to expand travel and tourism cooperation and requires DHS to study feasibility and impacts of U.S. preclearance in Taiwan.
Official title: To improve the cooperation between the United States and the authorities of Taiwan with respect to travel and tourism.
Introduced March 26, 2025 by Young Kim · Last progress March 26, 2025
Directs U.S. agencies to expand cooperation with Taiwan on travel and tourism and to study the feasibility of a U.S. preclearance facility in Taiwan. It requires coordinated engagement led by the Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism, joint reporting by Commerce, State, and Homeland Security, and a DHS feasibility and impact report on preclearance within set timeframes.