,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eece  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #bc1       
#bjai,mr4 ,chabot 7for himself and ,mr4 
,sherman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,foreign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ,senate confirmation of an      
individual appointed to serve as the    
,director of the ,american ,institute in
 ,taiwan1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,taiwan ,envoy ,act4  #b4 ,senate   
confirmation required of an individual  
appointed to serve as ,director of the  
,american ,institute in ,taiwan  7a7    
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that an extended period       
without a ,director of the ,american    
,institute in ,taiwan would be          
detrimental to ,united ,states          
interests4  7b7 ,senate confirmation    
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,president  
shall appoint1 by and with the advice   

and consent of the ,senate1 an          
individual to serve as the ,director of 
the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan4    
7#b7 ,effective date ,this section shall
 take effect beginning with the first   
appointment by the ,president of an     
individual to serve as the ,director of 
the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan that
 is made after the date of the enactment
 of this section4  7c7 ,location in     
,taipei ,an individual who serves as the
 ,director of the ,american ,institute  
in ,taiwan shall serve at the ,institute
 in ,taipei1 ,taiwan4  7d7 ,rank and    
status ,the ,director of the ,american  
,institute in ,taiwan shall have the    
rank and status of ,ambassador at       
,large4  7e7 ,successor position ,any   
reference to the position of ,director  
of the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan  
in this section includes any similar    
successor position4