Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act

It keeps executive branch policy toward Taiwan current and gives Congress recurring oversight of how that guidance supports the Taiwan Assurance Act.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Secretary of State to review and reissue Taiwan-relations guidance at least every five years while it remains in effect.
• Requires the revised guidance to be distributed to executive branch departments and agencies.
• Requires an updated report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee within 90 days after each review.
• Requires each report to explain the guidance and how it advances the law’s goals and objectives.

Who it affects ​

• The Department of State and other executive branch departments and agencies handling relations with Taiwan.
• Congressional committees overseeing U.S. foreign policy.
• Taiwan and participants in U.S.–Taiwan relations.

Breakdown ​

Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act ​

The Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act requires the Secretary of State to review and reissue State Department guidance on relations with Taiwan at least once every five years while that guidance remains in effect. After each review, the Secretary must provide Congress with an updated report explaining the guidance and how it advances the goals of the Taiwan Assurance Act.

Key takeaways

• The required reviews cover the State Department’s Guidelines on Relations with Taiwan and related or successor documents.
• The Secretary of State must review and reissue the guidance to executive branch departments and agencies at least every five years.
• The Secretary must submit an updated report to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee within 90 days after completing each review.
• Each updated report must include the previously required information and describe how the revised guidance meets the law’s stated goals and objectives.
• The review and reporting requirements continue for as long as the State Department maintains guidance governing relations with Taiwan.