,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjai,mr4 
,inh(e 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4    
,m55dez1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 
,m>key1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4 ,lank=d1    
,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,man*91 & ,mr4      
,r\nds7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate to develop a       
/rategy to rega9 obs]v] /atus = ,taiwan 
9 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,p>ticipation ( ,taiwan 9
 ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization  7a7 ,f9d+s 
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! 
,_w ,heal? ,organization 7,,:o7 is a    
specializ$ ag5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,nations1   
*>g$ ) coord9at+ heal? ef=ts )9 ! ,unit$
 ,nations sy/em4 ,! ,_w ,heal? ,assembly
 7,,:a7 is ! decision-mak+ body ( !     
,,:o1 :i* conv5es annually 9 ,may to set
 ! policies & priorities ( !            
organization4 ,/atehood is n a          
requirem5t = att5dance at ! ,,:a1 &     

num]\s obs]v]s1 includ+ non-memb]s &    
non-gov]nm5tal organizations1 att5d$ !  
mo/ rec5t ,,:a 9 ,may #bjah4  7#b7      
,taiwan began seek+ to p>ticipate 9 !   
,,:o z an obs]v] 9 #aiig4 ,9 #bjji1 )   
/rong support f successive ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,adm9i/rations1 ,congress1 & l-m9d$    
,,:o ,memb] ,/ates1 & dur+ a p]iod (    
improv$ ,cross-,/rait relations1 ,taiwan
 receiv$ an invitation to att5d ! ,,:a z
 an obs]v] "u ! "n ,*9ese ,taipei4      
,taiwan receiv$ ! same invitation ea*   
ye> until #bjaf1 :5 foll[+ ! election ( 
,presid5t ,tsai-,+ ,w5 ( ! ,democratic  
,progressive ,p>ty1 ,taiwan's engagem5t 
9 ! int]national community began fac+   
increas$ resi/ance f ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a 7,,prc74 ,taiwan's invitation to ! 
#bjaf ,,:a 0 receiv$ late & includ$ new 
language condition+ ,taiwan's           
p>ticipation on ! ,,prc's "o ,*9a       
pr9ciple4 ,9 #bjag & #bjah1 ,taiwan did 
n receive an invitation to ! ,,:a4  7#c7
 ,taiwan rema9s a model contributor to  
_w heal?1 hav+ provid$ f9ancial &       

te*nical assi/ance to respond to num]\s 
global heal? *all5ges4 ,taiwan has      
inve/$ ov] #f1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 int]national
 m$ical & humanit>ian aid ef=ts impact+ 
ov] #hj c\ntries s9ce #aiif4 ,9 #bjad1  
,taiwan respond$ to ! ,ebola crisis by  
donat+ #a1jjj1jjj & provid+ #ajj1jjj    
sets ( p]sonal protective equipm5t4     
,?r\gh ! ,global ,coop]ation & ,tra9+   
,framework1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan h 
jo9tly conduct$ tra9+ programs = exp]ts 
to combat ,,m]s1 ,d5gue ,fev]1 & ,zika4 
,^! diseases "k no bord]s1 & ,taiwan's  
ne$less exclusion f global heal?        
coop]ation increases ! dang]s pres5t$ by
 global p&emics4  7#d7 ,taiwan's        
int]national engagem5t has fac$ increas$
 resi/ance f ! ,,prc4 ,taiwan 0 n invit$
 to ! #bjaf ,assembly ( ! ,int]national 
,civil ,aviation ,organization 7,,icao71
 despite p>ticipat+ z a gue/ at !       
organization's prior summit 9 #bjac4    
,taiwan's reque/s to p>ticipate 9 !     
,g5]al ,assembly ( ! ,int]national      
,crim9al ,police ,organization          

7,,int]pol7 h also be5 reject$4 ,9 ,may 
#bjag1 ,,prc delegates disrupt$ a meet+ 
( ! ,kimb]ley ,process on conflict      
diamonds held 9 ,p]?1 ,au/ralia1 until  
delegates f ,taiwan 7 ask$ to leave4    
,s9ce #bjaf1 ! ,democratic ,republic (  
,so ,tom & ,prncipe1 ! ,republic (      
,panama1 ! ,dom9ican ,republic1 ,burk9a 
,faso1 & ! ,republic ( ,el ,salvador h  
t]m9at$ long/&+ diplomatic relation%ips 
) ,taiwan & grant$ diplomatic           
recognition to ! ,,prc4  7#e7 ,congress 
has e/abli%$ a policy ( support =       
,taiwan's p>ticipation 9 int]national   
bodies t address %>$ transnational      
*all5ges1 p>ticul>ly 9 ! ,,:o4 ,congress
 pass$ ,h4,r4 #agid 9 ! #ajf? ,congress1
 ,h4,r4 #dbh 9 ! #ajg? ,congress1 & ,s4 
#bjib 9 ! #ajh? ,congress to direct !   
,secret>y ( ,/ate to e/abli% a /rategy  
=1 & to report annually to ,congress on1
 ef=ts to obta9 obs]v] /atus = ,taiwan  
at ! ,,:a4 ,congress also pass$ ,h4,r4  
#aaea 9 ! #aac? ,congress1 direct+ !    
,secret>y to report on a /rategy to ga9 

obs]v] /atus = ,taiwan at ! ,,icao      
,assembly1 & ,h4,r4 #ahec 9 ! #aad?     
,congress1 direct+ ! ,secret>y to report
 on a /rategy to ga9 obs]v] /atus =     
,taiwan at ! ,,int]pol ,assembly4       
,h[ev]1 s9ce #bjaf ,taiwan has n receiv$
 an invitation to att5d any ( ^! ev5ts z
 an obs]v]4  7b7 ,augm5tation ( report  
conc]n+ ! p>ticipation ( ,taiwan 9 ! ,_w
 ,heal? ,organization  7#a7 ,9 g5]al    
,subsection 7c7 ( section #a ( ,public  
,law #ajh-bce 7#aah ,/at4 #fef7 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new p>agraph3
  7#c7 ,an acc\nt ( ! *anges &          
improvem5ts ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate has made
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates plan to endorse &   
obta9 obs]v] /atus = ,taiwan at ! ,_w   
,heal? ,assembly1 foll[+ any annual     
meet+s ( ! ,_w ,heal? ,assembly at :i*  
,taiwan did n obta9 obs]v] /atus4  4    
7#b7 ,effective date ,! am5dm5t made by 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all take effect & apply  
beg9n+ ) ! fir/ report requir$ "u       
subsection 7c7 ( section #a ( ,public   
,law #ajh-bce t is submitt$ aft] ! date 

( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4