#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bdbf  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the       
,secretary of ,state to develop a       
strategy to obtain observer status for  
,taiwan in the ,international ,criminal 
,police ,organization1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,participation of ,taiwan
 in the ,international ,criminal ,police
 ,organization  7a7 ,findings ,congress 
makes the following findings3 7#a7      
,safety1 security and peace is important
 to every citizen of the world1 and     
shared information ensuring wide        
assistance among police authorities of  
nations for expeditious dissemination of
 information regarding criminal         
activities greatly assists in these     
efforts4  7#b7 ,direct and unobstructed 
participation in the ,international     
,criminal ,police ,organization         
7,,interpol7 is beneficial for all      
nations and their police authorities4   
,internationally shared information with
 authorized police authorities is vital 
to peacekeeping efforts4  7#c7 ,with a  

history dating back to #aiad1 the role  
of ,,interpol is defined in its         
constitution3 ,to ensure and promote the
 widest possible mutual assistance      
between all criminal police authorities 
within the limits of the laws existing  
in the different countries and in the   
spirit of the ,universal ,declaration of
 ,human ,rights44  7#d7 ,ongoing        
international threats1 including        
international networks of terrorism1    
show the ongoing necessity to be ever   
inclusive of nations willing to work    
together to combat criminal activity4   
,the ability of police authorities to   
coordinate1 preempt1 and act swiftly and
 in unison is an essential element of   
crisis prevention and response4  7#e7   
,taiwan maintained full membership in   
,,interpol starting in #aifd through its
 ,national ,police ,administration but  
was ejected in #aihd when the ,people's 
,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 applied for 
membership4  7#f7 ,nonmembership        
prevents ,taiwan from gaining access to 

,,interpol's ,i-#bd_/g global police    
communications system1 which provides   
real-time information on criminals and  
global criminal activities4 ,taiwan is  
relegated to second-hand information    
from friendly nations1 including the    
,united ,states4  7#g7 ,taiwan is unable
 to swiftly share information on        
criminals and suspicious activity with  
the international community1 leaving a  
huge void in the global crime-fighting  
efforts and leaving the entire world at 
risk4  7#h7 ,the ,united ,states1 in the
 #aiid ,taiwan ,policy ,review1 declared
 its intention to support ,taiwan's     
participation in appropriate            
international organizations and has     
consistently reiterated that support4   
7#i7 ,following the enactment of ,public
 ,law #ajh-bce1 a law authorizing the   
,secretary of ,state to initiate and    
implement a plan to endorse and obtain  
observer status for ,taiwan at the      
annual summit of the ,world ,health     
,assembly and subsequent advocacy by the

 ,united ,states1 ,taiwan was granted   
observer status to the ,world ,health   
,assembly for six consecutive years     
since #bjji4 ,both prior to and in its  
capacity as an observer1 ,taiwan has    
contributed significantly to the        
international community's collective    
efforts in pandemic control1 monitoring1
 early warning1 and other related       
matters4  7#aj7 ,,interpol's            
constitution allows for observers at its
 meetings by police bodies which are not
 members of the ,organization4  7b7     
,taiwan's participation in ,,interpol   
,the ,secretary of ,state shall--  7#a7 
develop a strategy to obtain observer   
status for ,taiwan in ,,interpol and at 
other related meetings1 activities1 and 
mechanisms thereafter2 and  7#b7        
instruct ,,interpol ,washington to      
officially request observer status for  
,taiwan in ,,interpol and to actively   
urge ,,interpol member states to support
 such observer status and participation 
for ,taiwan4  7c7 ,report concerning    

observer status for ,taiwan in          
,,interpol ,not later than #ij days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary shall transmit to  
,congress a report1 in unclassified     
form1 describing the ,united ,states    
strategy to endorse and obtain observer 
status for ,taiwan in appropriate       
international organizations1 including  
,,interpol1 and at other related        
meetings1 activities1 and mechanisms    
thereafter4 ,the report shall include   
the following3  7#a7 ,a description of  
the efforts the ,secretary has made to  
encourage member states to promote      
,taiwan's bid to obtain observer status 
in appropriate international            
organizations1 including ,,interpol4    
7#b7 ,a description of the actions the  
,secretary will take to endorse and     
obtain observer status for ,taiwan in   
appropriate international organizations1
 including ,,interpol1 and at other     
related meetings1 activities1 and       
mechanisms thereafter4  ,passed the     

,senate ,march #h1 #bjaf4,secretary