,,ii #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bifb ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates ,may #bd1 #bjah,mr4 ,g>dn] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,m>key7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to advocate = ,taiwan's inclusion 9 c]ta9 int]national organizations1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,taiwan ,int]national ,p>ticipation ,act ( #bjah4 #b4 ,p>ticipation ( ,taiwan 9 int]national organizations 7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,taiwan ,relations ,act ( #aigi 7,public ,law #if-h7 /ates t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to pres]ve & promote ext5sive1 close1 & fri5dly comm]cial1 cultural1 & o!r relations betwe5 ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! p on ,taiwan4 7#b7 ,! ,taiwan ,relations ,act ( #aigi /ates t x is ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ma9ta9 ! capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to resi/ any resort to =ce or o!r =ms ( co]cion t w\ld jeop>dize ! security1 or ! social or economic sy/em1 ( ! p on ,taiwan4 7#c7 ,! ,taiwan ,relations ,act ( #aigi /ates1 ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act may be con/ru$ z a basis = support+ ! exclusion or expulsion ( ,taiwan f cont9u$ memb]%ip 9 any int]national f9ancial in/itution or any o!r int]national organization44 7#d7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates1 9 ! #aiid ,taiwan ,policy ,review1 decl>$ its int5tion to support ,taiwan's p>ticipation 9 appropriate int]national organizations4 7#e7 ,taiwan is a free1 democratic1 & prosp]\s nation ( #bc1jjj1jjj p & an important contributor to peace & /ability ar\nd ! _w4 7#f7 ,taiwan curr5tly ma9ta9s full diplomatic relations ) #ai nations ar\nd ! _w4 7#g7 ,taiwan is a full memb] ( ! ,_w ,trade ,organization 7,,wto71 ! ,asia-,pacific ,economic ,coop]ation 7,,apec7 =um1 & ! ,asian ,developm5t ,bank 7,,adb74 7#h7 ,unit$ ,nations ,g5]al ,assembly ,resolution #bgeh1 pass$ on ,octob] #be1 #aiga1 /ates t ! repres5tatives ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a are ! only lawful repres5tatives ( ,*9a to ! ,unit$ ,nations & t ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is "o ( ! five p]man5t memb]s ( ! ,security ,c\ncil1 & ,taiwan 0 subsequ5tly expell$ z a memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,nations & all ,unit$ ,nations bodies4 7#i7 ,! ,m9i/] ( ,=eign ,affairs ( ,taiwan1 ,david ,tawei ,lee1 /at$ on ,septemb] #aa1 #bjag1 ,x is important to rememb] t1 :ile x seat$ ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 7,,prc7 9 ! ,,un1 ?is resolution did n address ! issue ( repres5tation ( ,taiwan & its p 9 ! organization2 mu* less did x give ! ,,prc ! "r to repres5t ! p ( ,taiwan44 7#aj7 ,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate1 the ,unit$ ,/ates supports ,taiwan's memb]%ip 9 int]national organizations t d n require /atehood z a condition ( memb]%ip & enc\rages ,taiwan's mean+ful p>ticipation 9 int]national organizations :]e its memb]%ip is n possible4 7#aa7 ,accord+ to ! ,m9i/ry ( ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 ,taiwan's p>ticipation is subject to ! t]ms ( agreem5t or und]/&+ rea*$ betwe5 ! ,*9ese ,gov]nm5t & ! p>ties conc]n$ :i* explicitly prescribe t ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a is a full memb] z a sov]eign /ate :]eas ,taiwan may p>ticipate 9 ! activities ( ^? organizations only z a region ( ,*9a "u ! designation ( ,taipei1 ,*9a 79 ,,adb7 or ,*9ese ,taipei 79 ,,apec74 ,?is is only an ad hoc arrangem5t & _c con/itute a model applicable to o!r int]-gov]nm5t organizations or int]national ga!r+s44 7#ab7 ,s9ce ! election ( ,presid5t ,tsai ,+-w5 z ,presid5t ( ,taiwan 9 #bjaf1 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has int5sifi$ its ef=ts to exclude ,taiwan f int]national organizations4 7#ac7 ,taiwan has p>ticipat$ z an obs]v] 9 ! ,_w ,heal? ,assembly 7,,:a71 ! decision-mak+ body ( ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization 7,,:o71 f #bjji until #bjag1 :5 x did n receive an invitation4 7#ad7 ,taiwan has be5 an active contributor to global heal? *all5ges1 includ+ by donat+ #a1jjj1jjj & provid+ #ajj1jjj sets ( p]sonal protective equipm5t to combat ! ,ebola crisis 9 #bjad4 ,taiwan's reque/ to p>ticipate 9 ! #bjaf ,g5]al ,assembly ( ! ,int]national ,crim9al ,police ,organization 7,,int]pol7 0 reject$4 7#ae7 ,9 ,may #bjag1 delegates f ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a disrupt$ a meet+ ( ! ,kimb]ley ,process on conflict diamonds held 9 ,p]?1 ,au/ralia1 until delegates f ,taiwan 7 ask$ to leave4 7#af7 ,public ,law #ajf-acg1 ,public ,law #aac-ag1 & ,public ,law #aad-aci requir$ ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to submit a report to ,congress on ef=ts by ! executive bran* to support ,taiwan's p>ticipation 9 int]national organizations1 9 p>ticul> ! ,,:o1 ! ,int]national ,civil ,aviation ,organization 7,,icao71 & ,,int]pol4 7b7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x %\ld be ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to advocate1 z appropriate-- 7,a7 = ,taiwan's memb]%ip 9 all int]national organizations 9 :i* /atehood is n a requirem5t & 9 :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates is also a p>ticipant2 & 7,b7 = ,taiwan to be grant$ obs]v] /atus 9 o!r appropriate int]national organizations2 7#b7 to in/ruct1 z appropriate1 repres5tatives ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t 9 all organizations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to use ! voice & vote ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to advocate = ,taiwan's memb]%ip or obs]v] /atus 9 su* organizations2 & 7#c7 = ! ,presid5t or ! ,presid5t's designees to advocate1 z appropriate1 = ,taiwan's memb]%ip or obs]v] /atus 9 all organizations describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 z "p ( any relevant bilat]al engagem5ts betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ lead] summits & ! ,u4,s4-,*9a ,compreh5sive ,economic ,dialogue4