,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aeac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #aj1 #bjbc,mr4    
,rubio introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,=eign ,relations  ,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         
,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 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t1 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