,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #beaa  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #f1 #bjbc,mr4  
,ogles 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mrs4 
,boeb]t1 ,mr4 ,bre*e51 ,mrs4 ,mill] (   
,ill9ois1 & ,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! availability (   
=eign assi/ance to c]ta9 c\ntries t d n 
recognize ! sov]eignty ( ,taiwan1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,defund ,*9a's ,allies 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! global political        
influ5ce campaign ( ! ,p's ,republic (  
,*9a 7,,prc7 has contribut$ to num]\s   
c\ntries 9 ,c5tral ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean
 swit*+ political allegiances f ,taiwan 
to ,*9a ov] ! pa/ sev]al ye>s4  7#b7    
,co/a ,rica 0 ! fir/ ,c5tral ,am]ican   
c\ntry to ab&on a political relation%ip 
) ,taiwan 9 #bjjg4 ,panama *ose to      
recognize ! ,,prc 9 #bjag4 ,el ,salvador
 *ose to cut ties ) ,taiwan 9 #bjah1 ov]

 ! latt]'s unwill+ness to fund a        
f9ancially unsu/a9able port4 ,!         
,dom9ican ,republic ab&on$ ,taiwan t    
same ye>4 ,9 ,decemb] #bjba1 !          
dictatorial ,m>xi/ gov]nm5t ( ,daniel   
,ortega *ose to sev] ties ) ,taiwan1 & 9
 ,m>* #bjbc1 ,presid5t ,ca/ro (         
,honduras1 a fell[ ,m>xi/1 *ose to d !  
same ?+4  7#c7 ,giv5 ! proximity ( ^!   
c\ntries to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ^! swit*es 
9 political allegiances necess>ily      
repres5t a m tangible ?reat to ,unit$   
,/ates national security int]e/s & mu/  
be confront$4  7#d7 ,unit$ ,/ates ef=ts 
to condemn ^! c\ntries' will+ diplomatic
 %ift t[>d a g5ocidal gov]nm5t is       
und]m9$ by an incompreh5sible adh]5ce to
 ! s-call$ ,"o ,*9a policy1 on t]ms     
dictat$ by ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty4    
7#e7 ,to pose a cr$ible det]r5ce ?reat  
to ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 ! ,unit$    
,/ates mu/ fir/ admit t ! cont9uation ( 
ana*roni/ic =eign policy--bas$ on ! idea
 t ! ,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty is a        
responsible1 good fai? actor--is no     

long] a reasonable or ev5 rational c\rse
 ( action4 ,to t end1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
mu/ support full diplomatic relations ) 
,taiwan & ,taiwan's full & unmitigat$   
memb]%ip into ! int]national community4 
7#f7 ,good-fai? assumptions ab\t !      
,*9ese ,communi/ ,p>ty t h l+]$ s9ce !  
#aigjs h prov5 false4 ,*9a has          
demon/rat$ its unwill+ness to "w        
collaboratively ) ! int]national        
community1 includ+ ?r\gh its ef=ts to   
hijack ! global m>ket & ! rules-bas$    
int]national ord]4 ,*9a's cont9u$       
assault on ! natural rights ( !         
individual--includ+ ?r\gh ! ongo+       
g5ocide ( ! ,uyghurs & o!r              
populations--highlight ,beij+'s cruelty 
& its indiff]5ce to ! concept ( basic   
human dec5cy4  7#g7 ,! ,*9ese ,communi/ 
,p>ty has repeat$ly utiliz$ viol5ce & ! 
?reat ( viol5ce to co]ce ,taiwan &      
und]m9e ,taiwan's democratically elect$ 
gov]nm5t1 9 cle> contradiction ( exi/+  
,unit$ ,/ates law 7! ,taiwan ,relations 
,act71 :i* reads3 ! ,unit$ ,/ates       

decision to e/abli% diplomatic relations
 ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a re/s ^u !    
expectation t ! future ( ,taiwan w be   
det]m9$ by peaceful means4  7#h7 ,!     
,,ccp's ongo+ ef=ts to delegitimize     
,taiwan1 if n *eck$1 increases ! risk ( 
arm$ conflict by ?reat5+ to completely  
isolate ,taiwan f any political support2
 z a result1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates gov]nm5t   
mu/ "w to det] ^! malign ef=ts &        
mitigate _! effectiv5ess1 includ+ by    
committ+ to ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,e/abli%+    
full diplomatic ties ) ,taiwan4  7,b7   
,impos+ re/rictions on =eign assi/ance  
on c\ntries1 p>ticul>ly ^? 9 ! ,we/]n   
,hemisph]e1 :o *oose to (f] full        
political support to ! ,p's ,republic ( 
,*9a4  7,c7 ,work+ ) allies & p>tn]s :o 
ma9ta9 un(ficial relations ) ,taiwan    
7includ+ ?r\gh ,repres5tative (fices7 to
 pursue full diplomatic relations )     
,taiwan4  #c4 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t n lat] ?an #cj days  
aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,presid5t 
%\ld e/abli% full diplomatic relations )

 ,taiwan4  #d4 ,prohibition on f9ancial 
assi/ance  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 ) respect to ea*      
c\ntry li/$ 9 subsection 7c71 no ,f$]al 
funds may be made available 9 ! =m (    
=eign assi/ance 7includ+ humanit>ian    
assi/ance or security assi/ance7 to su* 
c\ntry dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act & end+ on ! date   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 = su* c\ntry4 
7b7 ,t]m9ation ,! date describ$ 9 ?is   
subsection1 ) respect to a c\ntry1 is ! 
e>li] (-- 7#a7 ! date t is #cj days aft]
 ! date on :i* ! ,presid5t c]tifies to !
 ,congress t su* c\ntry has resum$ or   
e/abli%$ full diplomatic relations )    
,taiwan2 or  7#b7 ! date t is #aj ye>s  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7c7 ,c\ntries specifi$ ,! c\ntries li/$ 
9 ?is subsection are ! foll[+3 7#a7     
,honduras4  7#b7 ,nic>agua4  7#c7       
,dom9ica4  7#d7 ,antigua & ,b>buda4     
7#e7 ,gr5ada4  7#f7 ,cuba4  7#g7        
,bahamas4  7#h7 ,b>bados4  7#i7         
,jamaica4  7#aj7 ,tr9idad & ,tobago4    

7#aa7 ,panama4  7#ab7 ,co/a ,rica4      
7#ac7 ,! ,dom9ican ,republic4  7#ad7 ,el
 ,salvador4  7#ae7 ,bolivia4  7#af7     
,uruguay4  7#ag7 ,guyana4  7#ah7        
,sur9ame4  7#ai7 ,v5ezuela4  7#bj7      
,solomon ,isl&s4  7#ba7 ,kiribati4