119-s733

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 733 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 733

 To improve the cooperation between the United States and the 
 authorities of Taiwan with respect to travel and tourism.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 25, 2025

 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign 
 Relations

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 A BILL

 To improve the cooperation between the United States and the 
 authorities of Taiwan with respect to travel and tourism.

 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 Travel and Tourism 
Coordination Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this section:

    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
 ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
 Transportation of the Senate;
        (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
 Senate;
            (C) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
 Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
            (D) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
 of Representatives;
        (E) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
 House of Representatives; and
        (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
 of Representatives.

    (2) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
 means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and 
 Tourism.

SEC. 3. TOURISM COOPERATION WITH TAIWAN.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in coordination with 
the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State, shall seek to 
engage the authorities of Taiwan with respect to expanding cooperation 
between the United States and such authorities on travel and tourism.

    (b) Cooperation Efforts.--

    (1) In general.--In seeking to expand cooperation under 
 subsection

    (a) , the Assistant Secretary, consistent with the 
 Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and applicable 
 export regulations, shall carry out efforts to identify and 
 pursue opportunities for--
        (A) enhancing travel between the United States and 
 Taiwan; and
        (B) strengthening the tourism industries of both 
 the United States and Taiwan in areas of mutual benefit 
 to the United States and the authorities of Taiwan, 
 including by--
            (i) facilitating events and coordination 
 between travel and tourism industry partners, 
 the United States, and the authorities of 
 Taiwan, including hotel accommodations, 
 restaurant or foodservice, the small business 
 or retail sector, travel distribution services, 
 the attractions and recreation sector 
 (including outdoor recreation) city convention 
 and visitors' bureaus, State tourism offices, 
 the commercial and private passenger air travel 
 sector, and the land and sea passenger 
 transportation sector, and other industry 
 partners, as determined by the Assistant 
 Secretary;
            (ii) advising on the preservation and 
 incentivization of travel to interact with 
 cultural heritage, artifacts, and landmarks;
            (iii) coordinating on the safety and 
 security of international visitors; and
            (iv) conducting activities of mutual 
 benefit relating to travel and tourism.

    (2) Protection of sensitive and proprietary information and 
 economic interests of the united states.--In carrying out the 
 efforts and activities described in paragraph

    (1) , the 
 Assistant Secretary, the Secretary of Commerce, and Secretary 
 of State shall take all appropriate measures to protect 
 sensitive information, intellectual property, trade secrets, 
 and the economic interests of the United States.
            (c) Report.--

    (1) Requirement.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
 the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the 
 subsequent five years, the Assistant Secretary, the Secretary 
 of Commerce, and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit a 
 report to the appropriate congressional committees that 
 describes the implementation of this section.

    (2) Elements.--Each report required under paragraph

    (1) shall include--
        (A) a description of the cooperation efforts and 
 activities carried out pursuant to subsection

    (b)

    (1) ;
        (B) the identification of any challenge or resource 
 gap that needs to be addressed to expand cooperation 
 between the United States and the authorities of Taiwan 
 with respect to travel and tourism; and
            (C) any other matter the Assistant Secretary, the 
 Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of State 
 considers relevant.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON PRECLEARANCE FACILITIES IN TAIWAN.

 Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of State, shall submit a report 
to the appropriate congressional committees that--

    (1) analyzes the feasibility of, and the advisability for, 
 the establishment of a preclearance facility in Taiwan;

    (2) describes the plan for the establishment of a 
 preclearance facility in Taiwan or in other locations in the 
 Indo-Pacific region;

    (3) assesses the impacts that preclearance operations in 
 Taiwan will have on--
        (A) trade between the United States and Taiwan, 
 including the impact on established supply chains;
        (B) the tourism industry in the United States, 
 including the potential impact on revenue and tourist-
 related commerce;
            (C) United States and foreign passengers traveling 
 to the United States for business-related activities;
            (D) cost savings and potential market access from 
 expanding operations into the Indo-Pacific region;
        (E) opportunities for government-to-government 
 collaboration available in Taiwan after preclearance 
 operations are established;
        (F) U.S. Customs and Border Patrol international 
 and domestic port of entry staffing; and
        (G) the foreign policy objectives of the United 
 States in preserving and promoting extensive, close, 
 and friendly commercial, cultural, and other relations 
 between the people of the United States and the people 
 on Taiwan; and

    (4) includes specific information on the anticipated 
 homeland security benefits and the security vulnerabilities 
 associated with conducting preclearance operations in Taiwan.
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