,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ahe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #bf1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,bentivolio submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,declaring that it should 
be the policy of the ,united ,states to 
encourage visits between the ,united    
,states and ,taiwan at all levels4      
,whereas the ,taiwan ,relations ,act    
7,public ,law #if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja
 et seq471 enacted in #aigi1 has        
continued for #cd years to be the       
cornerstone of ,united ,states-,taiwan  
relations and has served as an anchor   
for peace and security in the ,western  
,pacific region2 ,whereas the ,taiwan   
,relations ,act declares that peace and 
stability in the ,western ,pacific area 
are in the political1 security1 and     
economic interests of the ,united       
,states1 and are matters of             
international concern2 the ,united      
,states considers any effort to         

determine the future of ,taiwan by other
 than peaceful means1 including by      
boycotts or embargoes1 a threat to the  
peace and security of the ,western      
,pacific and are of grave concern to the
 ,united ,states2 ,whereas ,taiwan has  
succeeded in a momentous transition to  
democracy beginning in the late #aihjs  
and has been a beacon of democratic     
practices in ,asia1 and ,taiwan's       
democratic achievements inspire many    
countries and people in the region2     
,whereas through the ,taiwan ,relations 
,act1 the ,united ,states treats ,taiwan
 as a de facto sovereign1 independent   
nation2 ,whereas visits by ,united      
,states cabinet officials and other     
high-ranking officials are an indicator 
of the breadth and depth of ties between
 the ,united ,states and its friends and
 ,allies2 ,whereas over the past        
decades1 ,united ,states-,taiwan        
relations have suffered from a lack of  
communication due to the self-imposed   
restrictions that the ,united ,states   

maintains on high-level visits with     
,taiwan2 and ,whereas it should be the  
policy of the ,united ,states to        
encourage visits between the ,united    
,states and ,taiwan at all levels3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  #a4 ,short title     
,this resolution may be cited as the    
,taiwan ,travel ,act4  #b4 ,policy      
,notwithstanding the #aiid ,taiwan      
policy review and current guidance from 
the ,department of ,state pertaining to 
contacts with ,taiwan1 it should be     
,united ,states policy to--  7#a7 allow 
all high-level officials of ,taiwan to  
enter into the ,united ,states or its   
embassies and consulates under          
conditions which demonstrate appropriate
 respect for the dignity of such        
leaders2  7#b7 allow meetings between   
all high-level ,taiwanese and ,united   
,states officials in ,united ,states    
executive departments1 including the    
,department of ,state and ,department of
 ,defense2 and  7#c7 allow the ,taipei  
,economic and ,cultural ,representative 

,office and all other instrumentalities 
established by ,taiwan to conduct       
official business activities1 including 
activities which involve participation  
by ,members of the ,united ,states      
,congress and other representatives of  
the ,federal1 ,state1 and local         
governments1 and all high-level         
,taiwanese officials1 without           
obstruction from the ,united ,states    
,government or any foreign power4