#aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4
 #ece  ,,an ,,act  ,to enc\rage visits  
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan at all 
levels1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,taiwan 
,travel ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,! ,taiwan ,relations  
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq471     
enact$ 9 #aigi1 has cont9u$ = #cg ye>s  
to be a corn]/one ( relations betwe5 !  
,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan & has s]v$ z an 
an*or = peace & security 9 ! ,we/]n     
,pacific area4  7#b7 ,! ,taiwan         
,relations ,act decl>es t peace &       
/ability 9 ! ,we/]n ,pacific area are 9 
! political1 security1 & economic       
int]e/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & are matt]s (
 int]national conc]n4  7#c7 ,! ,unit$   
,/ates consid]s any ef=t to det]m9e !   
future ( ,taiwan by o!r ?an peaceful    
means1 includ+ by boycotts or emb>goes1 
a ?reat to ! peace & security ( ! ,we/]n
 ,pacific area & ( grave conc]n to !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#d7 ,taiwan has succe$$
 9 a mom5t\s transition to democracy    

beg9n+ 9 ! late #aihjs & has be5 a      
beacon ( democracy 9 ,asia1 & ,taiwan's 
democratic a*ievem5ts inspire _m        
c\ntries & p 9 ! region4  7#e7 ,visits  
to a c\ntry by ,unit$ ,/ates ,cab9et    
memb]s & o!r high-rank+ (ficials are an 
indicator ( ! bread? & dep? ( ties      
betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & su* c\ntry4    
7#f7 ,s9ce ! enactm5t ( ! ,taiwan       
,relations ,act1 relations betwe5 !     
,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan h suff]$ f      
insuffici5t high-level communication due
 to ! self-impos$ re/rictions t ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ma9ta9s on high-level visits )  
,taiwan4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress2        
,/atem5t ( policy  7a7 ,s5se ( congress 
,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld enc\rage visits   
betwe5 (ficials f ! ,unit$ ,/ates &     
,taiwan at all levels4  7b7 ,/atem5t (  
policy ,x %\ld be ! policy ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to--  7#a7 all[ (ficials at all  
levels ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1     
includ+ ,cab9et-level national security 
(ficials1 g5]al (fic]s1 & o!r executive 

bran* (ficials1 to travel to ,taiwan to 
meet _! ,taiwanese c\nt]p>ts2  7#b7 all[
 high-level (ficials ( ,taiwan to ent] !
 ,unit$ ,/ates1 "u conditions :i*       
demon/rate appropriate respect = !      
dignity ( su* (ficials1 & to meet )     
(ficials ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+     
(ficials f ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate & !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se & o!r ,cab9et       
ag5cies2 &  7#c7 enc\rage ! ,taipei     
,economic & ,cultural ,repres5tative    
,(fice1 & any o!r in/rum5tality e/abli%$
 by ,taiwan1 to conduct bus9ess 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ activities :i*   
involve p>ticipation by ,memb]s (       
,congress1 (ficials ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or 
local gov]nm5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or   
any high-level (ficial ( ,taiwan4       
,pass$ ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,janu>y
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