March 12, 2025
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Merkley) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
To direct the Secretary of State to seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office the Taiwan Representative Office
, 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 Representative Office Act
.
Sec. 2. Designation of and references to Taiwan Representative Office
(a) Statement of policy
It shall be the policy of the United States, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96–8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances, originally conveyed to Taiwan by President Ronald Reagan in 1982—
(1)
to provide the people of Taiwan with de facto diplomatic treatment equivalent to foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar entities; and
(2)
consistent with the policy described in paragraph (1), to rename the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
in the United States as the Taiwan Representative Office
.
(b) Renaming
The Secretary of State shall seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office to rename its office in the District of Colombia as the Taiwan Representative Office
.
(c) References
If the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office is renamed as the Taiwan Representative Office, any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States Government to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office shall be deemed to be a reference to the Taiwan Representative Office, including for all official purposes of the Government of the United States, all courts of the United States, and any proceedings thereof.
(d) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed as—
(1)
entailing the restoration of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan); or
(2)
altering the position of the United States with respect to the international status of Taiwan.