,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjad  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bh1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,tipton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,david ,scott of ,georgia7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the   
,secretary of the ,treasury to support  
fairness for ,taiwanese nationals       
regarding employment at the             
international financial institutions4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,employment ,fairness for       
,taiwan ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,sense of   
the ,congress ,it is the sense of the   
,congress that-- 7#a7 ,taiwan is        
responsible for remarkable achievements 
in economic and democratic development1 
with its per capita gross domestic      
product rising in purchasing power      
parity terms from #c1dgj in #aihj to    
more than #ee1jjj in #bjah2  7#b7 the   
experience of ,taiwan in creating a     
vibrant and advanced economy under      

democratic governance and the rule of   
law can inform the work of the          
international financial institutions1   
including through the contributions and 
insights of ,taiwanese nationals2 and   
7#c7 ,taiwanese nationals who seek      
employment at the international         
financial institutions should not be    
held at a disadvantage in hiring because
 the economic success of ,taiwan has    
rendered it ineligible for financial    
assistance from such institutions4  #c4 
,fairness for ,taiwanese nationals      
regarding employment at international   
financial institutions  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary of the ,treasury shall  
instruct the ,united ,states ,executive 
,director at each international         
financial institution to use the voice  
and vote of the ,united ,states to seek 
to ensure that ,taiwanese nationals are 
not discriminated against in any        
employment decision by the institution1 
including employment through consulting 
or part-time opportunities1 on the basis

 of-- 7#a7 whether they are citizens or 
nationals of1 or holders of a passport  
issued by1 a member country of1 or a    
state or other jurisdiction that        
receives assistance from1 the           
international financial institution2 or 
7#b7 any other consideration that1 in   
the determination of the ,secretary1    
unfairly disadvantages ,taiwanese       
nationals with respect to employment at 
the institution4  7b7 ,international    
financial institution defined ,in this  
section1 the term international         
financial institution has the meaning   
given the term in section #agja7;c77#b7 
of the ,international ,financial        
,institutions ,act4  7c7 ,waiver        
authority ,the ,secretary of the        
,treasury may waive subsection 7a7 for  
not more than #a year at a time after   
reporting to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate that 
providing the waiver-- 7#a7 will        

substantially promote the objective of  
equitable treatment for ,taiwanese      
nationals at the international financial
 institutions2 or  7#b7 is in the       
national interest of the ,united        
,states1 with a detailed explanation of 
the reasons therefor4  7d7 ,progress    
report ,the ,chairman of the ,national  
,advisory ,council on ,international    
,monetary and ,financial ,policies shall
 submit to the committees specified in  
subsection 7c7 an annual report1 in     
writing1 that describes the progress    
made toward advancing the policy        
described in subsection 7a71 and a      
summary of employment trends with       
respect to ,taiwanese nationals at the  
international financial institutions4   
7e7 ,sunset ,the preceding provisions of
 this section shall have no force or    
effect beginning with the earlier of--  
7#a7 the date that is #g years after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act2 or 
7#b7 the date that the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury reports to the committees    

specified in subsection 7c7 that each   
international financial institution has 
adopted the policy described in         
subsection 7a74