119-hr2559

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2559 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2559

 To support Taiwan's international space, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 1, 2025

 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Barr, 
 Mr. Bera, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Cherfilus-
 McCormick, Mr. Costa, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Case, Mr. Amo, and Mr. 
 Gottheimer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Foreign Affairs

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 A BILL

 To support Taiwan's international space, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Allies Fund Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

 Congress makes the following findings:

    (1) Taiwan is a free and prosperous democracy of more than 
 23,000,000 people and an important contributor to peace and 
 stability around the world.

    (2) The People's Republic of China has engaged in a years-
 long campaign to diplomatically isolate Taiwan on the world 
 stage.

    (3) Since 2013, the Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe, Panama, 
 the Dominican Republic, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, the Solomon 
 Islands, Kiribati, Nicaragua, Honduras, and, most recently in 
 2024, Nauru have severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 
 favor of diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of 
 China.

    (4) The People's Republic of China has used economic and 
 diplomatic intimidation against countries pursuing unofficial 
 relations with Taiwan, including Lithuania, Czechia, and the 
 United States.

    (5) The Taiwan Relations Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-8) 
 states that it is the policy of the United States ``to maintain 
 the capacity of the United States to resist any resort to force 
 or other forms of coercion that would jeopardize the security, 
 or the social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan''.

    (6) The Taiwan Allies International Protection and 
 Enhancement Initiative

    (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-
 135) states that the United States Government should--
        (A) ``support Taiwan in strengthening its official 
 diplomatic relationships as well as other partnerships 
 with countries in the Indo-Pacific region and around 
 the world''; and
        (B) ``consider, in certain cases as appropriate and 
 in alignment with United States interests, increasing 
 its economic, security, and diplomatic engagement with 
 nations that have demonstrably strengthened, enhanced, 
 or upgraded relations with Taiwan''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of Congress that the United States Government 
should--

    (1) advocate, as appropriate, for Taiwan's presence on the 
 global stage, including at international organizations;

    (2) promote the preservation and expansion of Taiwan's 
 official diplomatic relations with countries around the world;

    (3) expand Taiwan's unofficial relations with countries 
 around the world;

    (4) encourage countries with unofficial relations with 
 Taiwan to deepen their engagement; and

    (5) advance the economic development of countries that 
 support democratic partners like Taiwan.

SEC. 4. TAIWAN ALLIES FUND.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Of the amounts made available 
under the Countering PRC Influence Fund for each of the fiscal years 
2026, 2027, and 2028, there are authorized to be appropriated 
$40,000,000 for each such fiscal year to support Taiwan's international 
space.

    (b) Eligible Countries.--Amounts available pursuant to the 
authorization of appropriations under subsection

    (a) may be used in 
countries that--

    (1) maintain official relations with Taiwan or have 
 meaningfully strengthened unofficial relations with Taiwan;

    (2) have been subject to coercion or pressure by the 
 People's Republic of China due to their relations with Taiwan; 
 and

    (3) lack the economic or political capability to 
 effectively respond to such coercion or pressure by the 
 People's Republic of China without the support of the United 
 States.
            (c) Use of Funds.--Amounts available pursuant to the authorization 
of appropriations under subsection

    (a) may be used to support any of 
the following activities in the countries described in subsection

    (b) :

    (1) To support health initiatives that provide alternatives 
 to the Health Silk Road.

    (2) To build the capacity and resilience of civil society, 
 media, and other nongovernmental organizations in countering 
 the influence and propaganda of the People's Republic of China.

    (3) To diversify supply chains away from the People's 
 Republic of China.

    (4) To provide alternatives to People's Republic of China 
 development assistance and project financing.

    (5) To advance Taiwan's meaningful participation in 
 international fora and multilateral organizations.

    (6) To work with the private sector to provide United 
 States or allied alternatives to People's Republic of China 
 information and communications technology infrastructure and 
 components.
            (d) Limitation on Funds.--A country described in subsection

    (b) may 
not receive more than $5,000,000 of funds made available pursuant to 
the authorization of appropriations under subsection

    (a) during any 
fiscal year.

    (e) Implementation.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, in consultation 
 with the Administrator for the United States Agency for 
 International Development, the Director of the American 
 Institute in Taiwan, and the heads other relevant Federal 
 agencies, shall coordinate and carry out activities described 
 in subsection
            (c) .

    (2) Authorities.--Amounts available pursuant to the 
 authorization of appropriations under subsection

    (a) may be 
 considered foreign assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act 
 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) for purposes of making 
 available the administrative authorities in that Act and may be 
 transferred to, and merged with, funds made available for any 
 provision of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to carry out 
 the purposes of this section, except that such funds shall 
 remain available until expended.

    (3) Coordination with taiwan.--In order to maximize cost 
 efficiency and eliminate duplication, the Secretary of State, 
 in consultation with the Administrator for the United States 
 Agency for International Development, should work with the 
 Director of the American Institute in Taiwan to ensure 
 coordination with relevant parties of Taiwan, as appropriate.

    (4) Cost-sharing with taiwan.--The Secretary of State 
 should convey to relevant parties of Taiwan, as appropriate, 
 that Taiwan should contribute commensurate assistance to 
 countries described in subsection

    (b) .

    (5) Report.--
        (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
 date of the enactment of this Act and annually 
 thereafter for two years, the Secretary of State shall 
 submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
 report on activities described in this section that are 
 carried out during the preceding fiscal year.
        (B) Elements.--Each report required by subparagraph
        (A) shall include--
            (i) with respect to each activity described 
 in subsection
            (c) --
            (I) the amount of funding for the 
 activity;
            (II) the goal to which the activity 
 relates; and
            (III) an assessment of the success 
 of the activity to meet the goal to 
 which the activity relates; and
            (ii) with respect to this subsection--
            (I) the amount of funding for the 
 activity provided by Taiwan during the 
 preceding year, if any; and
            (II) an assessment of whether the 
 funding described in subclause
            (I) is 
 commensurate with funding provided by 
 the United States.

    (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to apply to or limit United States foreign assistance not provided 
using amounts available pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
under subsection

    (a) .

    (g) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--

    (1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
 Representatives; and

    (2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
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