,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bg1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,rubio 7for ,mr4 ,markey for  
himself and ,mr4 ,rubio77 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish the ,taiwan ,fellowship       
,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,taiwan ,fellowship ,act4  #b4      
,findings2 purposes  7a7 ,findings      
,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the
 ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7,public ,law  
#if-h2 #bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et seq47     
affirmed ,united ,states policy to      
preserve and promote extensive1 close1  
and friendly commercial1 cultural1 and  
other relations between the people of   
the ,united ,states and the people on   
,taiwan1 as well as the people on the   
,china mainland and all other peoples of
 the ,western ,pacific area4  7#b7      
,consistent with the ,asia ,reassurance 

,initiative ,act of #bjah 7,public ,law 
#aae-dji71 the ,united ,states has grown
 its strategic partnership with         
,taiwan's vibrant democracy of          
#bc1jjj1jjj people4  7#c7 ,despite a    
concerted campaign by the ,people's     
,republic of ,china to isolate ,taiwan  
from its diplomatic partners and from   
international organizations1 including  
the ,world ,health ,organization1       
,taiwan has emerged as a global leader  
in the coronavirus global pandemic      
response1 including by donating more    
than #b1jjj1jjj surgical masks and other
 medical equipment to the ,united       
,states4  7#d7 ,the creation of a       
,united ,states fellowship program with 
,taiwan would support a key priority of 
expanding people-to-people exchanges1   
which was outlined in the ,president's  
#bjag ,national ,security ,strategy4    
7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of this ,act
 are-- 7#a7 to further strengthen the   
,united ,states-,taiwan strategic       
partnership and broaden understanding of

 the ,indo-,pacific region by           
temporarily assigning officials of any  
branch of the ,united ,states           
,government to ,taiwan for intensive    
study in ,mandarin and placement as     
,fellows with ,taiwan authorities or a  
,taiwanese civic institution2  7#b7 to  
provide for eligible ,united ,states    
personnel to learn ,mandarin ,chinese   
and expand their understanding of the   
political economy of ,taiwan and the    
,indo-,pacific region2  7#c7 to better  
position the ,united ,states to advance 
its economic1 security1 and human rights
 interests in the ,indo-,pacific region2
 and  7#d7 to encourage further         
expansion of other people-to-people     
exchanges1 including by expanding the   
,fulbright ,scholars ,program1 the      
,international ,visitors ,leadership    
,program1 and other exchange programs   
that permit the people of ,taiwan to    
work and study in the ,united ,states4  
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,agency head ,the term agency head      

means-- 7,a7 in the case of the         
executive branch of ,united ,states     
,government or an agency of the         
legislative branch other than the       
,senate or the ,house of                
,representatives1 the head of the       
respective agency2  7,b7 in the case of 
the judicial branch of ,united ,states  
,government1 the chief judge of the     
respective court2  7,c7 in the case of  
the ,senate1 the ,president pro tempore1
 in consultation with the majority      
leader and the minority leader of the   
,senate2 and  7,d7 in the case of the   
,house of ,representatives1 the ,speaker
 of the ,house1 in consultation with the
 majority leader and the minority leader
 of the ,house of ,representatives4     
7#b7 ,agency of the united states       
government ,the term agency of the      
,united ,states ,government includes any
 agency of the legislative branch and   
any court of the judicial branch as well
 as any agency of the executive branch4 
7#c7 ,appropriate congressional         

committees ,the term appropriate        
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2     
7,c7 the ,committee on ,appropriations  
of the ,house of ,representatives2 and  
7,d7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs
 of the ,house of ,representatives4     
7#d7 ,detailee ,the term detailee means 
an employee of an agency of the ,united 
,states ,government on loan to the      
,american ,institute in ,taiwan without 
a change of position from the agency at 
which he or she is employed4  7#e7      
,implementing partner ,the term         
implementing partner means any ,united  
,states organization described in       
#eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue  
,code of #aihf that-- 7,a7 performs     
logistical1 administrative1 and other   
functions1 as determined by the         
,department of ,state and the ,american 
,institute of ,taiwan in support of the 
,taiwan ,fellowship ,program2 and  7,b7 

enters into a cooperative agreement with
 the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan to 
administer the ,taiwan ,fellowship      
,program4  #d4 ,establishment of ,taiwan
 ,fellowship ,program  7a7              
,establishment ,the ,secretary of ,state
 shall establish the ,taiwan ,fellowship
 ,program to provide #b-year fellowship 
opportunities in ,taiwan for eligible   
,united ,states citizens4 ,the          
,department of ,state1 in consultation  
with the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan
 and the implementing partner1 may      
modify the program name4  7b7 ,grants   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,american         
,institute in ,taiwan should use amounts
 appropriated pursuant to section #g7;a7
 to provide annual or multi-year grants 
to an appropriate implementing partner4 
7#b7 ,fellowships ,the ,department of   
,state1 in consultation with the        
,american ,institute in ,taiwan and1 as 
appropriate1 the implementing partner1  
should annually award not fewer than #aj
 #b-year fellowships 7based on available

 funding7 to eligible ,united ,states   
citizens4  7c7 ,international agreement2
 implementing partner ,not later than   
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,american ,institute 
in ,taiwan1 in consultation with the    
,department of ,state1 should-- 7#a7    
begin negotiations with the ,taipei     
,economic and ,cultural ,representative 
,office1 or with another appropriate    
entity1 for the purpose of entering into
 an agreement to facilitate the         
placement of fellows in an agency of the
 ,taiwan authorities during the second  
year of their fellowships2 and  7#b7    
begin the process of selecting an       
implementing partner1 which-- 7,a7 shall
 agree to meet all of the legal         
requirements required to operate in     
,taiwan2 and  7,b7 shall be composed of 
staff who demonstrate significant       
experience managing exchange programs in
 the ,indo-,pacific region4  7d7        
,curriculum  7#a7 ,first year ,during   
the first year of each fellowship under 

this section1 each fellow should study--
 7,a7 the ,mandarin ,chinese language2  
7,b7 the people1 history1 and political 
climate on ,taiwan2 and  7,c7 the issues
 affecting the relationship between the 
,united ,states and the ,indo-,pacific  
region4  7#b7 ,second year ,during the  
second year of each fellowship under    
this section1 each fellow1 subject to   
the approval of the ,department of      
,state1 the ,american ,institute in     
,taiwan1 and the implementing partner1  
and in accordance with the purposes of  
this ,act1 shall work in-- 7,a7 a       
parliamentary office1 ministry1 or other
 agency of ,taiwan authorities2 or  7,b7
 an organization outside of ,taiwan     
authorities1 whose interests are        
associated with the interests of the    
fellow and the agency of the ,united    
,states ,government from which the      
fellow had been employed4  7e7 ,pilot   
program ,notwithstanding any requirement
 under this section1 during fiscal years
 #bjba and #bjbb1 the ,secretary of     

,state may select fewer than #aj fellows
 for placement in a parliamentary       
office1 ministry1 or other agency of    
,taiwan authorities for a period shorter
 than #a year4  #e4 ,program            
requirements  7a7 ,eligibility          
requirements ,a ,united ,states citizen 
is eligible for a fellowship under      
section #d if he or she-- 7#a7 is an    
employee of the ,united ,states         
,government2  7#b7 has at least #b years
 of experience in any branch of the     
,united ,states ,government2  7#c7 has a
 demonstrated professional or           
educational background in the           
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and countries in the ,indo-,pacific    
region2  7#d7 has demonstrated his or   
her commitment to further service in the
 ,united ,states ,government2 and  7#e7 
meets any other qualifications          
established by the ,department of       
,state1 the ,american ,institute in     
,taiwan and1 as appropriate1 its        
implementing partner4  7b7              

,responsibilities of fellows ,each      
recipient of a fellowship under this    
,act shall agree1 as a condition of such
 fellowship-- 7#a7 to maintain          
satisfactory progress in language       
training and appropriate behavior in    
,taiwan1 as determined by the           
,department of ,state1 the ,american    
,institute in ,taiwan and1 as           
appropriate1 its implementing partner2  
7#b7 to refrain from engaging in any    
intelligence or intelligence-related    
activity on behalf of the ,united       
,states ,government2 and  7#c7 to       
continue ,federal ,government employment
 for a period of not less than #d years 
after the conclusion of the fellowship4 
7c7 ,responsibilities of implementing   
partner  7#a7 ,selection of fellows ,the
 implementing partner1 in close         
coordination with the ,department of    
,state and the ,american ,institute in  
,taiwan1 shall-- 7,a7 make efforts to   
recruit fellowship candidates who       
reflect the diversity of the ,united    

,states2 and  7,b7 select fellows for   
the ,taiwan ,fellowship ,program based  
solely on merit1 with appropriate       
supervision from the ,department of     
,state and the ,american ,institute in  
,taiwan4  7#b7 ,first year ,the         
implementing partner should provide each
 fellow in the first year of his or her 
fellowship with-- 7,a7 intensive        
,mandarin ,chinese language training2   
and  7,b7 courses in the political      
economy of ,taiwan1 ,china1 and the     
broader ,indo-,pacific4  7#c7 ,waiver of
 required training ,the ,department of  
,state1 in coordination with the        
,american ,institute in ,taiwan and1 as 
appropriate1 the implementing partner1  
may waive any of the training required  
under paragraph 7#a7 to the extent that 
a fellow has ,mandarin language skills1 
knowledge of the topic described in     
paragraph 7#b77;,b71 or for other       
reasons approved by the ,department of  
,state and the ,american ,institute in  
,taiwan4 ,if any of the training        

requirement is waived for a fellow1 the 
first year of his or her fellowship may 
be shortened to the extent appropriate4 
7#d7 ,office2 staffing ,the implementing
 partner1 in consultation with the      
,department of ,state and the ,american 
,institute in ,taiwan1 shall maintain an
 office and at least #a full-time staff 
member in ,taiwan-- 7,a7 to liaise with 
the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan and 
,taiwan authorities2 and  7,b7 to serve 
as the primary in-country point of      
contact for the recipients of           
fellowships under this ,act and their   
dependents4  7#e7 ,other functions ,the 
implementing partner shall perform other
 functions in association in support of 
the ,taiwan ,fellowship ,program1       
including logistical and administrative 
functions1 as prescribed by the         
,department of ,state and the ,american 
,institute in ,taiwan4  7d7             
,noncompliance  7#a7 ,in general ,any   
fellow who fails to comply with the     
requirements under this section shall   

reimburse the ,american ,institute in   
,taiwan for-- 7,a7 the ,federal funds   
expended for the fellow's participation 
in the fellowship1 as set forth in      
paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c72 and  7,b7     
interest accrued on such funds          
7calculated at the prevailing rate74    
7#b7 ,full reimbursement ,any fellow who
 violates paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 of     
subsection 7b7 shall reimburse the      
,american ,institute in ,taiwan in an   
amount equal to the sum of-- 7,a7 all of
 the ,federal funds expended for the    
fellow's participation in the           
fellowship2 and  7,b7 interest on the   
amount specified in subparagraph 7,a71  
which shall be calculated at the        
prevailing rate4  7#c7 ,pro rata        
reimbursement ,any fellow who violates  
subsection 7b77#c7 shall reimburse the  
,american ,institute in ,taiwan in an   
amount equal to the difference between--
 7,a7 the amount specified in paragraph 
7#b72 and  7,b7 the product of-- 7i7 the
 amount the fellow received in          

compensation during the final year of   
the fellowship1 including the value of  
any allowances and benefits received by 
the fellow2 multiplied by  7ii7 the     
percentage of the period specified in   
subsection 7b77#c7 during which the     
fellow did not remain employed by the   
,federal ,government4  7e7 ,annual      
report ,not later than #ij days after   
the selection of the first class of     
fellows under this ,act1 and annually   
thereafter1 the ,department of ,state   
shall offer to brief the appropriate    
congressional committees regarding the  
following issues3 7#a7 ,an assessment of
 the performance of the implementing    
partner in fulfilling the purposes of   
this ,act4  7#b7 ,the names and         
sponsoring agencies of the fellows      
selected by the implementing partner and
 the extent to which such fellows       
represent the diversity of the ,united  
,states4  7#c7 ,the names of the        
parliamentary offices1 ministries1 other
 agencies of the ,taiwan authorities1   

and nongovernmental institutions to     
which each fellow was assigned during   
the second year of the fellowship4  7#d7
 ,any recommendations1 as appropriate1  
to improve the implementation of the    
,taiwan ,fellows ,program1 including    
added flexibilities in the              
administration of the program4  7#e7 ,an
 assessment of the ,taiwan ,fellows     
,program's value upon the relationship  
between the ,united ,states and ,taiwan 
or the ,united ,states and ,asian       
countries4  7f7 ,annual financial audit 
7#a7 ,in general ,the financial records 
of any implementing partner shall be    
audited annually in accordance with     
generally accepted auditing standards by
 independent certified public           
accountants or independent licensed     
public accountants who are certified or 
licensed by a regulatory authority of a 
,state or another political subdivision 
of the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,location 
,each audit under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
be conducted at the place or places     

where the financial records of the      
implementing partner are normally kept4 
7#c7 ,access to documents ,the          
implementing partner shall make         
available to the accountants conducting 
an audit under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 all
 books1 financial records1 files1 other 
papers1 things1 and property belonging  
to1 or in use by1 the implementing      
partner that are necessary to facilitate
 the audit2 and  7,b7 full facilities   
for verifying transactions with the     
balances or securities held by          
depositories1 fiscal agents1 and        
custodians4  7#d7 ,report  7,a7 ,in     
general ,not later than #f months after 
the end of each fiscal year1 the        
implementing partner shall provide a    
report of the audit conducted for such  
fiscal year under paragraph 7#a7 to the 
,department of ,state and the ,american 
,institute in ,taiwan4  7,b7 ,contents  
,each audit report shall-- 7i7 set forth
 the scope of the audit2  7ii7 include  
such statements1 along with the         

auditor's opinion of those statements1  
as may be necessary to present fairly   
the implementing partner's assets and   
liabilities1 surplus or deficit1 with   
reasonable detail2  7iii7 include a     
statement of the implementing partner's 
income and expenses during the year2 and
  7iv7 include a schedule of-- 7,i7 all 
contracts and grants requiring payments 
greater than #e1jjj2 and  7,,ii7 any    
payments of compensation1 salaries1 or  
fees at a rate greater than #e1jjj per  
year4  7,c7 ,copies ,each audit report  
shall be produced in sufficient copies  
for distribution to the public4  #f4    
,taiwan fellows on detail from          
government service  7a7 ,in general     
7#a7 ,detail authorized ,with the       
approval of the ,secretary of ,state1 an
 agency head may detail1 for a period of
 not more than #b years1 an employee of 
the agency of the ,united ,states       
,government who has been awarded a      
fellowship under this ,act1 to the      
,american ,institute in ,taiwan for the 

purpose of assignment to ,taiwan        
authorities or an organization described
 in section #d7;d77#b77;,b74  7#b7      
,agreement ,each detailee shall enter   
into a written agreement with the       
,federal ,government before receiving a 
fellowship1 in which the fellow shall   
agree-- 7,a7 to continue in the service 
of the sponsoring agency at the end of  
the fellowship for a period of at least 
#b years unless the detailee is         
involuntarily separated from the service
 of such agency or participates in a    
pilot program authorized under section  
#d7;e72 and  7,b7 to pay to the         
,american ,institute in ,taiwan any     
additional expenses incurred by the     
,federal ,government in connection with 
the fellowship if the detailee          
voluntarily separates from service with 
the sponsoring agency before the end of 
the period for which the detailee has   
agreed to continue in the service of    
such agency4  7#c7 ,exception ,the      
payment agreed to under paragraph       

7#b77;,b7 may not be required of a      
detailee who leaves the service of the  
sponsoring agency to enter into the     
service of another agency of the ,united
 ,states ,government unless the head of 
the sponsoring agency notifies the      
detailee before the effective date of   
entry into the service of the other     
agency that payment will be required    
under this subsection4  7b7 ,status as  
,government employee ,a detailee-- 7#a7 
is deemed1 for the purpose of preserving
 allowances1 privileges1 rights1        
seniority1 and other benefits1 to be an 
employee of the sponsoring agency2  7#b7
 is entitled to pay1 allowances1 and    
benefits from funds available to such   
agency1 which is deemed to comply with  
section #eecf of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code2 and  7#c7 may be assigned
 to a position with an entity described 
in section #d7;d77#b77;,a7 if acceptance
 of such position does not involve--    
7,a7 the taking of an oath of allegiance
 to another government2 or  7,b7 the    

acceptance of compensation or other     
benefits from any foreign government by 
such detailee4  7c7 ,responsibilities of
 sponsoring agency  7#a7 ,in general    
,the ,federal agency from which a       
detailee is detailed should provide the 
fellow allowances and benefits that are 
consistent with ,department of ,state   
,standardized ,regulations or other     
applicable rules and regulations1       
including-- 7,a7 a living quarters      
allowance to cover the cost of housing  
in ,taiwan2  7,b7 a cost of living      
allowance to cover any possible higher  
costs of living in ,taiwan2  7,c7 a     
temporary quarters subsistence allowance
 for up to #g days if the fellow is     
unable to find housing immediately upon 
arriving in ,taiwan2  7,d7 an education 
allowance to assist parents in providing
 the fellow's minor children with       
educational services ordinarily provided
 without charge by public schools in the
 ,united ,states2  7,e7 moving expenses 
to transport personal belongings of the 

fellow and his or her family in their   
move to ,taiwan1 which is comparable to 
the allowance given for ,american       
,institute in ,taiwan employees assigned
 to ,taiwan2 and  7,f7 an economy-class 
airline ticket to and from ,taiwan for  
each fellow and the fellow's immediate  
family4  7#b7 ,modification of benefits 
,the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan and
 its implementing partner1 with the     
approval of the ,department of ,state1  
may modify the benefits set forth in    
paragraph 7#a7 if such modification is  
warranted by fiscal circumstances4  7d7 
,no financial liability ,the ,american  
,institute in ,taiwan1 the implementing 
partner1 and any ,taiwan authorities or 
nongovernmental entities in ,taiwan at  
which a fellow is detailed during the   
second year of the fellowship may not be
 held responsible for the pay1          
allowances1 or any other benefit        
normally provided to the detailee4  7e7 
,reimbursement ,fellows may be detailed 
under subsection 7a77#a7 without        

reimbursement to the ,united ,states by 
the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan4    
7f7 ,allowances and benefits ,detailees 
may be paid by the ,american ,institute 
in ,taiwan for the allowances and       
benefits listed in subsection 7c74  #g4 
,funding  7a7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the ,american        
,institute in ,taiwan-- 7#a7 for fiscal 
year #bjba1 #ejj1jjj to launch the      
,taiwan ,fellowship ,program through the
 issuance of a competitive grant to an  
appropriate implementing partner2 and   
7#b7 for fiscal year #bjba1 and each    
succeeding fiscal year1 #c1bjj1jjj1 of  
which-- 7,a7 #b1cjj1jjj shall be used   
for a grant to the appropriate          
implementing partner2 and  7,b7 #ajj1jjj
 shall be used for management expenses  
of the ,american ,institute in ,taiwan  
related to the management of the ,taiwan
 ,fellowship ,program4  7b7 ,private    
sources ,the implementing partner       
selected to implement the ,taiwan       

,fellowship ,program may accept1 use1   
and dispose of gifts or donations of    
services or property in carrying out    
such program1 subject to the review and 
approval of the ,american ,institute in 
,taiwan4