Taiwan Allies Fund Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
Authorizes a Taiwan Allies Fund inside the Countering PRC Influence Fund with $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2028 to support countries that maintain or strengthen relations with Taiwan, face PRC coercion over those relations, and lack capacity to respond without U.S. support.
Who Benefits and How
Countries facing PRC coercion over Taiwan relations benefit because the fund can support health, digital, energy, civil-society, media, supply-chain, development-finance, ICT, and counter-propaganda alternatives tied to Taiwan's international engagement. Taiwan diplomatic partners benefit because the bill supports official or unofficial diplomatic presence and participation in international fora. Taiwan counterparts benefit from U.S. encouragement of coordinated and cost-shared assistance rather than isolated programming. Congressional foreign-affairs committees benefit from annual activity, goal, success, Taiwan-contribution, and cost-sharing assessments.
Who Bears the Burden and How
State Department Taiwan staff and Counter PRC Influence Fund managers must certify eligibility, ensure projects directly support Taiwan's international engagement, align activities with U.S. counter-PRC strategic imperatives, coordinate with federal agencies, and report annually for two years. Recipient countries remain capped at $5,000,000 per fiscal year, so they cannot treat the fund as open-ended assistance. Taiwan is pressured to provide commensurate or complementary assistance. PRC influence operations and PRC development-finance efforts face a competitive burden from U.S. or allied alternatives.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes $10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 from the Countering PRC Influence Fund.
- Requires eligible countries to maintain official Taiwan relations or certified strengthened unofficial relations, face PRC coercion, and need U.S. support.
- Provides eligible activities covering PRC health, digital, energy, civil-society, media, supply-chain, development-finance, ICT, and foreign-influence vulnerabilities.
- Limits any one recipient country to $5,000,000 per fiscal year.
- Directs the Secretary of State to coordinate activities and use Foreign Assistance Act authorities while keeping funds available until expended.
- Requires coordination with Taiwan counterparts, encourages cost-sharing, and requires annual reports for two years.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorizes a Taiwan Allies Fund inside the Countering PRC Influence Fund with $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2028 to support countries that maintain or strengthen relations with Taiwan, face PRC coercion over those relations, and lack capacity to respond without U.S. support.
Key Policy Areas
Taiwan, Foreign Assistance, Counter-PRC Policy
Primary Purpose
Authorizes a Taiwan Allies Fund inside the Countering PRC Influence Fund with $10,000,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2028 to support countries that maintain or strengthen relations with Taiwan, face PRC coercion over those relations, and lack capacity to respond without U.S. support.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Countries facing PRC coercion over Taiwan relations benefit because the fund can support health, digital, energy, civil-society, media, supply-chain, development-finance, ICT, and counter-propaganda alternatives tied to Taiwan's international engagement
- Taiwan diplomatic partners benefit because the bill supports official or unofficial diplomatic presence and participation in international fora
- Taiwan counterparts benefit from U
- S
- encouragement of coordinated and cost-shared assistance rather than isolated programming
Identified Costs
- State Department Taiwan staff and Counter PRC Influence Fund managers must certify eligibility, ensure projects directly support Taiwan's international engagement, align activities with U
- S
- counter-PRC strategic imperatives, coordinate with federal agencies, and report annually for two years
- Recipient countries remain capped at $5,000,000 per fiscal year, so they cannot treat the fund as open-ended assistance
- Taiwan is pressured to provide commensurate or complementary assistance
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an …
Reported by Mr. Risch, with an amendment
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Curtis, and Mr. Kim) …
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Kim, and …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Counter PRC Influence Fund managers, Countries facing PRC coercion, PRC influence operations
Positive-direction: Countries facing PRC coercion, Taiwan counterparts, Taiwan diplomatic partners
Negative-direction: Counter PRC Influence Fund managers, PRC influence operations, State Department Taiwan staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of State
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