,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aeac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #aj1      
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the   
,secretary of ,state to seek to enter   
into negotiations with the ,taipei      
,economic and ,cultural ,representative 
,office to rename its office the ,taiwan
 ,representative ,office1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,designation of and      
references to ,taiwan ,representative   
,office  7a7 ,statement of policy ,it   
shall be the policy of the ,united      
,states1 consistent with the ,taiwan    
,relations ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #ccja et 
seq47 and the ,six ,assurances1 to      
provide the people of ,taiwan with de   
facto diplomatic treatment equivalent to
 foreign countries1 nations1 states1    
governments1 or similar entities1 and1  
consistent with this policy1 to rename  
the ,taipei ,economic and ,cultural     

,representative ,office in the ,united  
,states as the ,taiwan ,representative  
,office4  7b7 ,renaming ,the ,secretary 
of ,state shall seek to enter into      
negotiations with the ,taipei ,economic 
and ,cultural ,representative ,office to
 rename its office in ,washington1 ,,dc1
 the ,taiwan ,representative ,office4   
7c7 ,references ,if the ,taipei         
,economic and ,cultural ,representative 
,office is designated as the ,taiwan    
,representative ,office1 any reference  
in a law1 map1 regulation1 document1    
paper1 or other record of the ,united   
,states ,government to the ,taipei      
,economic and ,cultural ,representative 
,office shall be deemed to be a         
reference to the ,taiwan ,representative
 ,office1 including for all official    
purposes of the ,united ,states         
,government1 all courts of the ,united  
,states1 and any proceedings therein4   
7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in   
this section shall be construed as      
entailing restoration of diplomatic     

relations with the ,republic of ,china  
7,taiwan7 or altering the position of   
the ,united ,states with respect to the 
international status of ,taiwan4