,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #d1 #bjag,mr4     
,rubio 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4     
,g>dn]1 ,mr4 ,inh(e1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 &    
,mr4 ,pet]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a     
,,bill  ,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 makes !     
foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,! ,taiwan          
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et 
seq471 enact$ 9 #aigi1 has cont9u$ = #cg
 ye>s to be ! 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 & ( 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 (     
democratic practices 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 & t 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 n place any re/rictions  

on ! travel ( (ficials at any level ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to ,taiwan to   
meet _! ,taiwanese c\nt]p>ts or on !    
travel ( high-level (ficials ( ,taiwan  
to ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates to meet )       
(ficials ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7        
,/atem5t ( policy ,x %\ld be ! policy ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to 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 to all[ high-level (ficials (    
,taiwan to ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 "u     
conditions t 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 to enc\rage ! ,taipei  
,economic & ,cultural ,repres5tative    
,(fice1 & any o!r in/rum5tality e/abli%$
 by ,taiwan1 to conduct bus9ess 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ activities t     

involve p>ticipation by ,memb]s (       
,congress1 (ficials ( ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or 
local gov]nm5ts ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or   
any high-level (ficial ( ,taiwan4  #d4  
,au?ority ,(ficials at all levels ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 includ+        
cab9et-level national security (ficials1
 g5]al (fic]s1 & o!r executive bran*    
(ficials1 are h]eby au?oriz$ to travel  
to ,taiwan to meet _! ,taiwanese        
c\nt]p>ts4  #e4 ,semiannual reports ,n  
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e #ahj days      
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate %all submit
 to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,affairs ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a  
report on travel by ,unit$ ,/ates       
executive bran* (ficials to ,taiwan4