,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bbbd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #i1 #bjbe,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself and ,mr4 ,curtis7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,taiwan ,allies ,international ,protection and ,enhancement ,initiative 7,,taipei7 ,act of #bjai to provide that the ,united ,states1 in its role as a member of any international organizations1 should oppose any attempts by the ,people's ,republic of ,china to resolve ,taiwan's status by distorting the decisions1 language1 policies1 or procedures of any such organization1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,taiwan ,international ,solidarity ,act4 #b4 ,clarification regarding ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly ,resolution #bgeh 7,,xxvi7 ,section #b7;a7 of the ,taiwan ,allies ,international ,protection and ,enhancement ,initiative 7,,taipei7 ,act of #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-ace7 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7a7 ,findings4--2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#aj7 ,united ,nations ,general ,assembly ,resolution #bgeh 7,,xxvi7 established the representatives of the ,government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china as the only lawful representatives of ,china to the ,united ,nations4 ,the resolution did not address the issue of representation of ,taiwan and its people in the ,united ,nations or any related organizations1 nor did the resolution take a position on the relationship between the ,people's ,republic of ,china and ,taiwan or include any statement pertaining to ,taiwan's sovereignty4 7#aa7 ,the ,united ,states opposes any initiative that seeks to change ,taiwan's status without the consent of the people of ,taiwan4 4 #c4 ,united ,states advocacy for international organizations to resist the ,people's ,republic of ,china's efforts to distort the ,one ,china position ,section #d of the ,taiwan ,allies ,international ,protection and ,enhancement ,initiative 7,,taipei7 ,act of #bjai is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 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 that such organizations resist the ,people's ,republic of ,china's efforts to distort the decisions1 language1 policies1 or procedures of such organizations regarding ,taiwan4 4 #d4 ,opposing the ,people's ,republic of ,china's efforts to undermine ,taiwan's ties and partnerships internationally ,section #e7;a7 of the ,taiwan ,allies ,international ,protection and ,enhancement ,initiative 7,,taipei7 ,act of #bjai is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 encourage1 as appropriate1 ,united ,states allies and partners to oppose the ,people's ,republic of ,china's efforts to undermine ,taiwan's official diplomatic relationships and its partnerships with countries with which it does not maintain diplomatic relations4 4 #e4 ,report on the ,people's ,republic of ,china's attempts to promote its ,one ,china position 7a7 ,in general ,section #e7;b7 of the ,taiwan ,allies ,international ,protection and ,enhancement ,initiative 7,,taipei7 ,act of #bjai is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following3 and information relating to any prior or ongoing attempts by the ,people's ,republic of ,china to undermine ,taiwan's membership or observer status in all organizations described in section #d7a7 and ,taiwan's ties and relationships with other countries in accordance with subsection 7a74 7b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 apply beginning with the first report required after such date under section #e7;b7 of the ,taiwan ,allies ,international ,protection and ,enhancement ,initiative 7,,taipei7 ,act of #bjai1 as amended by subsection 7a74