,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bfhd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #b1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,curtis1 ,mr4 
,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,ricketts7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,relations  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to support c\ntries 9 ,lat9   
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t ma9ta9 (ficial  
diplomatic relations ) ,taiwan1 to c\nt]
 ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to    
co]ce or pressure gov]nm5ts into break+ 
su* ties1 to deep5 coord9ation ) ,taiwan
 on diplomatic1 developm5t1 & economic  
engagem5t 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,taiwan   
,p>tn]%ip 9 ! ,am]icas ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s
 ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,taiwan  
is a democratic p>tn] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 & c\ntries t ma9ta9 ties ) ,taiwan (t5 
%>e our ,nation's commitm5t to          
transp>5cy1 good gov]nance1 & human     
rights4  7#b7 ,! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a  
has pressur$ ,taiwan's rema9+ #g        

diplomatic allies 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & !   
,c>ibbean to sev] diplomatic relations )
 ,taiwan by lev]ag+ opaque developm5t   
deals & backroom pressure4  7#c7 ,!     
,unit$ ,/ates has an int]e/ 9 ensur+    
c\ntries 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean c
 make sov]eign =eign policy decisions   
free f co]cion or f9ancial manipulation 
by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  #c4        
,/atem5t ( policy ,x is ! policy ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates-- 7#a7 to support c\ntries
 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t ma9ta9 
diplomatic relations ) ,taiwan2  7#b7 to
 c\nt] ef=ts by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 
to co]ce or pressure gov]nm5ts 9 !      
region into break+ diplomatic ties )    
,taiwan2 &  7#c7 to deep5 coord9ation ) 
,taiwan on its developm5t & economic    
engagem5t 9 ! ,we/]n ,hemisph]e4  #d4   
,monitor+ ! economic influ5ce ( ! ,p's  
,republic ( ,*9a  7a7 ,infra/ructure    
influ5ce risk me*anism ,! ,secret>y (   
,/ate %all e/abli% a me*anism to track &
 respond to infra/ructure & developm5t  
projects by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a 9   

c\ntries t ma9ta9 diplomatic relations )
 ,taiwan4  7b7 ,functions ,! me*anism   
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7   
id5tify projects ref]r$ to 9 su*        
subsection t c>ry /rategic risks or     
involve non-transp>5t f9anc+2  7#b7     
coord9ate appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates     
diplomatic or te*nical responses to su* 
projects2 &  7#c7 %>e relevant in=mation
 ) ,congress & ) ,unit$ ,/ates allies4  
#e4 ,report+ requirem5ts  7a7           
,semiannual /atus report ,! ,secret>y ( 
,/ate %all submit semiannual /atus      
reports to ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,relations ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on 
,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives reg>d+ gov]nm5ts 9 ,lat9
 ,am]ica t h tak5 /eps to discont9ue    
diplomatic relations ) ,taiwan4  7b7    
,diplomatic engagem5t plan ,if !        
,secret>y ( ,/ate det]m9es t a gov]nm5t 
9 a c\ntry ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a7 is
 tak+ /eps to t]m9ate diplomatic        
relations ) ,taiwan1 ! ,secret>y1 n lat]
 ?an #cj days aft] su* det]m9ation1 %all

 submit a report to ! ,committee on     
,=eign ,relations ( ! ,s5ate & !        
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives t includes a detail$  
plan to support ! ma9t5ance ( (ficial   
diplomatic relations betwe5 su* gov]nm5t
 & ,taiwan4  7c7 ,annual report  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & annually    
!reaft] = ! foll[+ #e ye>s1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,/ate %all submit a report to !       
,committee on ,=eign ,relations ( !     
,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t          
includes-- 7,a7 an assessm5t ( ! goals1 
inve/m5ts1 & int]e/s ( ! ,p's ,republic 
( ,*9a 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t  
ma9ta9 diplomatic relations ) ,taiwan2  
7,b7 an ov]view ( ! pressure tactics &  
influ5ce campaigns c>ri$ out by ! ,p' s 
,republic ( ,*9a 9 c\ntries 9 ,lat9     
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean t ma9ta9          
diplomatic relations ) ,taiwan2 &  7,c7 
! actions tak5 by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate   
dur+ ! mo/ rec5t #ab-mon? p]iod to      

implem5t ?is ,act by-- 7i7 support+     
,taiwan's diplomatic p>tn]s 9 ,lat9     
,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean2 &  7ii7 c\nt]+ ! 
ef=ts ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to      
isolate ,taiwan f its ,lat9 ,am]ican &  
,c>ibbean allies4  7#b7 ,=m ,ea* report 
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be        
submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m1 b may include
 a classifi$ annex4  #f4                
,taiwan-,am]icas /rategic coord9ation ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,/ate %\ld take /eps to    
exp& ,unit$ ,/ates coord9ation )        
c\ntries 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean )
 respect to ,taiwan by-- 7#a7 coord9at+ 
jo9t programm+ & te*nical coop]ation )  
,unit$ ,/ates allies2  7#b7 align+      
public diplomacy ef=ts2 &  7#c7 enc\rag+
 collaboration betwe5 ,unit$ ,/ates     
embassies & ,taiwan's repres5tative     
(fices 9 ,lat9 ,am]ica & ! ,c>ibbean4