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Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act
S. 821 To provide for increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan guidelines.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of State to review and update the Department of State's guidance on relations with Taiwan at least every five years and to reissue that guidance to executive branch departments and agencies. Within 90 days of completing each review, the Secretary must submit a report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The reports must detail how the updated guidance meets stated goals and objectives, and must identify any self-imposed restrictions on Taiwan relations that have been lifted. The bill applies to the periodic memorandum called "Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan" and any related successor documents.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
3 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (5)
- Apr 28, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 52. · senate
- Apr 28, 2025 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. · senate
- Mar 27, 2025 Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
- Mar 3, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- Mar 3, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 3, 2025
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
To provide for increased reporting regarding Department of State Taiwan guidelines.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act”.
SEC. 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 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 “(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); “(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.”.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act”.
SEC. 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).”. 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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