S974-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taiwan Representative Office Act.

2. Designation of and references to Taiwan Representative Office 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— to provide the people of Taiwan with de facto diplomatic treatment equivalent to foreign countries, nations, states, governments, or similar entities; and 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. 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. 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. Nothing in this section may be construed as— entailing the restoration of diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan); or altering the position of the United States with respect to the international status of Taiwan.