,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbfb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gooden 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,sherman1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 and ,mr4 ,sessions7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,state to develop a strategy to obtain membership status for ,taiwan in the ,international ,criminal ,police ,organization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taiwan ,interpol ,endorsement and ,inclusion ,act4 #b4 ,participation of ,taiwan in the ,international ,criminal ,police ,organization 7a7 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,taiwan is an important contributor to peace and stability around the world4 7#b7 ,the ,taiwan ,relations ,act of #aigi 7,public ,law #if-h7 states that it is the policy of the ,united ,states to preserve and promote extensive1 close1 and friendly commercial1 cultural1 and other relations between the people of the ,united ,states and the people of ,taiwan4 7#c7 ,the ,united ,states1 in the #aiid ,taiwan ,policy ,review1 declared its intention to support ,taiwan's participation in appropriate international organizations and has consistently reiterated that support4 7#d7 ,following the enactment of ,public ,law #ajh-bce1 a law authorizing the ,secretary of ,state to initiate and implement a plan to endorse and obtain observer status for ,taiwan at the annual summit of the ,world ,health ,assembly and subsequent advocacy by the ,united ,states1 ,taiwan was granted observer status to the ,world ,health ,assembly between #bjji and #bjaf under the name ,chinese ,taipei4 ,both prior to and in its capacity as an observer1 ,taiwan contributed significantly to the international community's collective efforts in pandemic control1 monitoring1 early warning1 and other related matters4 ,since #bjaf1 the ,world ,health ,assembly has rejected any bids for ,taiwan's inclusion as an observer4 7#e7 ,safety1 security1 and peace is important to every citizen of the world1 and shared information ensuring wide assistance among police authorities of nations for expeditious dissemination of information regarding criminal activities greatly assists in these efforts4 7#f7 ,direct and unobstructed participation in the ,international ,criminal ,police ,organization 7,interpol7 is beneficial for all nations and their police authorities4 ,internationally shared information with authorized police authorities are vital to peacekeeping efforts4 7#g7 ,with a history dating back to #aiad1 the role of ,interpol is defined in its constitution3 ,to ensure and promote the widest possible mutual assistance between all criminal police authorities within the limits of the laws existing in the different countries and in the spirit of the ,universal ,declaration of ,human ,rights44 7#h7 ,ongoing international threats1 including international networks of terrorism1 show the ongoing necessity to be ever inclusive of nations willing to work together to combat criminal activity4 ,the ability of police authorities to coordinate1 preempt1 and act swiftly and in unison is an essential element of crisis prevention and response4 7#i7 ,taiwan maintained full membership in ,interpol starting in #aifd through its ,national ,police ,administration but was ejected in #aihd when the ,people's ,republic of ,china 7,,prc7 applied for membership4 7#aj7 ,nonmembership in ,interpol prevents ,taiwan from gaining access to ,interpol's ,i-#bd_/g global police communications system1 which provides real-time information on criminals and global criminal activities4 ,taiwan is relegated to second-hand information from friendly nations1 including the ,united ,states4 7#aa7 ,taiwan is unable to swiftly share information on criminals and suspicious activity with the international community1 leaving a huge void in the global crime-fighting efforts and leaving the entire world at risk4 7#ab7 ,interpol's constitution allows for observers at its meetings by police bodies which are not members of the ,organization4 7b7 ,statement of policy ,it should be the policy of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 to advocate1 as appropriate-- 7,a7 for ,taiwan's membership in all international organizations1 including ,interpol1 and in which the ,united ,states is also a participant2 and 7,b7 for ,taiwan to be granted full membership status in other appropriate international organizations2 7#b7 to instruct1 as appropriate1 representatives of the ,united ,states ,government in all organizations described in paragraph 7#a7 to use the voice1 vote1 and influence of the ,united ,states to advocate for ,taiwan's membership or observer status in such organizations2 and 7#c7 for the ,president or the ,president's designees to advocate1 as appropriate1 for ,taiwan's membership or observer status in all organizations described in paragraph 7#a7 as part of any relevant bilateral engagements between the ,united ,states and the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 including leader summits and the ,u4,s4-,china ,comprehensive ,economic ,dialogue4 7c7 ,taiwan's participation in ,interpol ,the ,secretary of ,state shall-- 7#a7 develop a strategy to-- 7,a7 obtain membership status for ,taiwan in ,interpol and at other related meetings1 activities1 and mechanisms thereafter2 7,b7 encourage meaningful interaction1 including information sharing1 with ,u4,s4 ,national ,central ,bureau 7,interpol ,washington7 and ,taiwan on issues related to global crime fighting2 7,c7 involve ,taiwan in ,interpol meetings1 events1 and related activities2 and 7,d7 in certain cases as appropriate and in alignment with ,united ,states interests1 assist ,taiwan in increasing its economic1 security1 and diplomatic engagement with countries in the ,indo-,pacific region and around the world2 and 7#b7 instruct ,interpol ,washington to officially request membership status for ,taiwan in ,interpol and to actively urge ,interpol member states to support such membership status and participation for ,taiwan4 7d7 ,report ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state1 in coordination with ,interpol ,washington1 shall transmit to ,congress a report1 in unclassified form1 describing the ,united ,states strategy to endorse and obtain observer status or membership status for ,taiwan in appropriate international organizations1 including ,interpol1 and at other related meetings1 activities1 and mechanisms thereafter4 ,the report shall include the following3 7#a7 ,a description of the efforts the ,secretary has made to encourage member states to promote ,taiwan's bids to obtain observer status or membership status in appropriate international organizations1 including ,interpol4 7#b7 ,a description of the actions the ,secretary will take to endorse and obtain observer status or membership status for ,taiwan in appropriate international organizations1 including ,interpol1 and at other related meetings1 activities1 and mechanisms thereafter4 #c4 ,report 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,u4,s4 ,national ,central ,bureau 7,interpol ,washington7 shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate a report on any and all threats posed to ,taiwan's criminal intelligence as a result of their non-member and non-observer status in the ,international ,criminal ,police ,organization 7,interpol7 and1 therefore1 ,taiwan's lack of access to ,interpol communications and data4 7b7 ,form ,the report required by subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form1 but may contain a classified annex4