H.R. 1512 · Signed into law · International Affairs

Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act

Sponsor: Ann Wagner (R-MO)

What it does

• Requires the Department of State to conduct a biennial review of its guidance governing U.S.-Taiwan relations instead of a one-time review.
• Mandates State Department reports to Congress every two years describing how the guidance accounts for Taiwan's representative government and free elections.
• Directs State Department to identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan in each biennial report.

Official summary

This bill modifies an existing requirement for the Department of State to review and report on its guidance to federal agencies on the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. (The U.S.-Taiwan relationship has been unofficial since 1979, when the United States established diplomatic relations with China and broke them with Taiwan.) Current law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review. Under this bill, the State Department must review that guidance and report to Congress every two years while the guidance is in effect. The reports to Congress must (1) describe how the guidance takes into account certain considerations, such as the sense of Congress that Taiwan is governed by a representative government peacefully constituted through free and fair elections; and (2) identify opportunities and plans to lift self-imposed restrictions on relations with Taiwan.

Latest action

Dec 2, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-45.

Committee: Senate Foreign Relations