S.Amdt. 5944

1. Adds SEC. 1254. STABILITY ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT at the end of subtitle D of title XII

   Adds a section

   In S.Amdt. 5499 as proposed

   (2) modifies or deletes in any way the content of the project as a result of any direction from any entity of the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

   Inserted: SEC. 1254. STABILITY ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.

   Inserted: (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--

   Inserted: (1) United States engagement with Taiwan should include actions, activities, and programs that mutually benefit the United States and Taiwan such as--

   Inserted: (A) people-to-people exchanges;

   Inserted: (B) bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation; and

   Inserted: (C) assisting Taiwan's efforts to participate in international institutions;

   Inserted: (2) the United States should pursue new engagement initiatives with Taiwan, such as--

   Inserted: (A) enhancing cooperation on science and technology;

   Inserted: (B) joint infrastructure development in third countries;

   Inserted: (C) renewable energy and environmental sustainability development; and

   Inserted: (D) investment screening coordination;

   Inserted: (3) the United States should expand its financial support for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework, and encourage like-minded countries to co-sponsor workshops, to showcase Taiwan's capacity to contribute to solving global challenges in the face of the Government of the PRC's campaign to isolate Taiwan in the international community;

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   Inserted: (4) to advance the goals of the April 2021 Department of State guidance expanding unofficial United States-Taiwan contacts, the United States, Taiwan, and Japan should aim to host Global Cooperation and Training Framework workshops timed to coincide with plenaries and other meetings of international organizations;

   Inserted: (5) the United States should support efforts to engage regional counterparts in Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues on the stability across the Taiwan Strait, which are important for increasing strategic awareness amongst all parties and the avoidance of conflict;

   Inserted: (6) bilateral confidence-building measures and crisis stability dialogues between the United States and the PRC are important mechanisms for maintaining deterrence and stability across the Taiwan Strait and should be prioritized; and

   Inserted: (7) the United States and the PRC should prioritize the use of a fully operational military crisis hotline to provide a mechanism for the leadership of the two countries to communicate directly in order to quickly resolve misunderstandings that could lead to military escalation.

   Inserted: (b) Authorization of Appropriations for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework.--There are authorized to be appropriated for the Global Cooperation and Training Framework under the Economic Support Fund authorized under section 531 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346), $6,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025, which may be expended for

   Inserted: (c) trainings and activities that increase Taiwan's economic and international integration.

   Inserted: (c) Supporting Confidence Building Measures and Stability Dialogues.--

   Inserted: (1) Annual report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit an unclassified report, with a classified annex, to the appropriate committees of Congress that includes--

   Inserted: (A) a description of all military-to-military dialogues and confidence-building measures between the United States and the PRC during the 10-year period ending on the date of the enactment of this Act;

   Inserted: (B) a description of all bilateral and multilateral diplomatic engagements with the PRC in which cross-Strait issues were discussed during such 10-year period, including Track 1.5 and Track 2 dialogues;

   Inserted: (C) a description of the efforts in the year preceding the submission of the report to conduct engagements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B); and

   Inserted: (D) a description of how and why the engagements described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) have changed in frequency or substance during such 10-year period.

   Inserted: (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated for the Department of State, and, as appropriate, the Department of Defense, no less than $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2022 through 2025, which shall be used to support existing Track 1.5 and Track 2 strategic dialogues facilitated by independent nonprofit organizations in which participants meet to discuss cross-Strait stability issues.

   Inserted: (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, the term "appropriate committees of Congress" means--

   Inserted: (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;

   Inserted: (2) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;

   Inserted: (3) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;

   Inserted: (4) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives;

   Inserted: (5) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives; and

   Inserted: (6) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.

   Original wording

   At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:

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