,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccab  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #b1  
#bjba,mr4 ,hawley 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,scott of   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,tuberville1 ,mr4 ,braun1
 and ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to analyze the impacts of   
establishing ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border
 ,protection ,preclearance facilities in
 ,taiwan and in other ,indo-,pacific    
countries4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,taiwan             
,preclearance ,act4  #b4 ,findings      
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border        
,protection preclearance stations ,u4,s4
 ,customs and ,border ,protection       
officers and specialists at foreign     
airports to inspect travelers prior to  
boarding ,united ,states-bound flight4  
7#b7 ,more than #fjj ,u4,s4 ,customs and

 ,border ,protection officers and       
specialists are stationed in ,aruba1    
,the ,bahamas1 ,bermuda1 ,canada1       
,ireland1 and ,the ,united ,arab        
,emirates4  7#c7 ,a preclearance program
 at ,taiwan's ,taoyuan ,international   
,airport 7,,tpe7 would signal ,taiwan's 
importance to the ,united ,states and   
compliance with international aviation  
rules4  7#d7 ,in #bjab1 the ,united     
,states announced ,taiwan's designation 
for participation in the ,visa ,waiver  
,program1 which allows for ,taiwanese   
passport holders to enter and remain in 
the ,united ,states for up to #ij days  
obtaining a ,united ,states visa4  7#e7 
,in #bjag1 ,taiwan became the third     
location in ,east ,asia and the #abth   
nation worldwide to be eligible for the 
,global ,entry program1 which allows for
 expedited immigration and customs      
clearance and pre-approval4  #c4 ,sense 
of ,congress ,it is the sense of        
,congress that-- 7#a7 ,taiwan is a      
steadfast partner of the ,united ,states

 in the common pursuit of a free and    
open ,indo-,pacific region2 and  7#b7   
the ,united ,states should prioritize   
the establishment of preclearance       
facilities and other security programs  
with allies and partners in the         
,indo-,pacific region1 including        
,taiwan4  #d4 ,defined term ,the term   
appropriate congressional committees    
means-- 7#a7 the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of
 the ,senate2  7#b7 the ,committee on   
,finance of the ,senate2  7#c7 the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate2  7#d7   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives2 and    
7#e7 the ,committee on ,ways and ,means 
of the ,house of ,representatives4  #e4 
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
in consultation with the ,secretary of  
,commerce1 shall submit a report to the 
appropriate congressional committees    

that-- 7#a7 describes the plan for the  
establishment of a preclearance facility
 in ,taiwan or in other countries in the
 ,indo-,pacific region2  7#b7 analyzes  
the feasibility and advisability for the
 establishment of a preclearance        
facility in ,taiwan2  7#c7 assesses the 
impacts that preclearance operations in 
,taiwan will have on-- 7,a7 trade       
between the ,united ,states and ,taiwan1
 including the impact on established    
supply chains2  7,b7 the tourism        
industry in the ,united ,states1        
including the potential impact on       
revenue and tourist-related commerce2   
7,c7 ,united ,states and foreign        
passengers traveling to the ,united     
,states for business-related activities2
  7,d7 cost savings and potential market
 access by expanding operations into the
 ,indo-,pacific region2  7,e7           
opportunities for                       
government-to-government collaboration  
available in ,taiwan after preclearance 
operations are established2 and  7,f7   

,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,patrol     
international and domestic port of entry
 staffing2 and  7#d7 includes           
country-specific information on the     
anticipated homeland security benefits  
and the security vulnerabilities        
associated with conducting preclearance 
operations in ,taiwan4