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,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #bc1         
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,%]man7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ,s5ate 
confirmation ( an individual appo9t$ to 
s]ve z ! ,director ( ! ,am]ican         
,in/itute 9 ,taiwan1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,taiwan ,envoy ,act4  #b4 ,s5ate      
confirmation requir$ ( an individual    
appo9t$ to s]ve z ,director ( ! ,am]ican
 ,in/itute 9 ,taiwan  7a7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t an 
ext5d$ p]iod )\t a ,director ( !        
,am]ican ,in/itute 9 ,taiwan w\ld be    
detrim5tal to ,unit$ ,/ates int]e/s4    
7b7 ,s5ate confirmation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,presid5t %all appo9t1 by & ) ! advice &
 cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 an individual to    
s]ve z ! ,director ( ! ,am]ican         
,in/itute 9 ,taiwan4  7#b7 ,effective   

date ,?is section %all take effect      
beg9n+ ) ! fir/ appo9tm5t by ! ,presid5t
 ( an individual to s]ve z ! ,director (
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made aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
section4  7c7 ,location 9 ,taipei ,an   
individual :o s]ves z ! ,director ( !   
,am]ican ,in/itute 9 ,taiwan %all s]ve  
at ! ,in/itute 9 ,taipei1 ,taiwan4  7d7 
,rank & /atus ,! ,director ( ! ,am]ican 
,in/itute 9 ,taiwan %all h ! rank &     
/atus ( ,ambassador at ,l>ge4  7e7      
,successor position ,any ref]5ce to !   
position ( ,director ( ! ,am]ican       
,in/itute 9 ,taiwan 9 ?is section       
includes any simil> successor position4