,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fegh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #c1 #bjbb,mr4
 ,curtis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,pappas7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,/ate  
to seek to ent] into negotiations ) !   
,taipei ,economic & ,cultural           
,repres5tative ,(fice to r5ame its (fice
 ! ,taiwan ,repres5tative ,(fice1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,taiwan ,repres5tative 
,(fice ,act4  #b4 ,designation ( &      
ref]5ces to ,taiwan ,repres5tative      
,(fice  7a7 ,/atem5t ( policy ,x %all be
 ! policy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 consi/5t ) 
! ,taiwan ,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4
 #ccja et seq47 & ! ,six ,assurances1 to
 provide ! p ( ,taiwan ) de facto       
diplomatic treatm5t equival5t to =eign  
c\ntries1 nations1 /ates1 gov]nm5ts1 or 
simil> entities1 &1 consi/5t ) ?is      
policy1 to r5ame ! ,taipei ,economic &  
,cultural ,repres5tative ,(fice 9 !     

,unit$ ,/ates z ! ,taiwan ,repres5tative
 ,(fice4  7b7 ,r5am+ ,! ,secret>y (     
,/ate %all seek to ent] into            
negotiations ) ! ,taipei ,economic &    
,cultural ,repres5tative ,(fice to r5ame
 its (fice 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 ! ,taiwan  
,repres5tative ,(fice4  7c7 ,ref]5ces   
,if ! ,taipei ,economic & ,cultural     
,repres5tative ,(fice is designat$ z !  
,taiwan ,repres5tative ,(fice1 any      
ref]5ce 9 a law1 map1 regulation1       
docum5t1 pap]1 or o!r record ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to ! ,taipei ,economic 
& ,cultural ,repres5tative ,(fice %all  
be deem$ to be a ref]5ce to ! ,taiwan   
,repres5tative ,(fice1 includ+ = all    
(ficial purposes ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates1 all c\rts ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 & any proce$+s !re94  7d7 ,rule 
( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all  
be con/ru$ z entail+ re/oration (       
diplomatic relations ) ! ,republic (    
,*9a 7,taiwan7 or alt]+ ! position ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ) respect to !            
int]national /atus ( ,taiwan4