Taiwan Fellowship Act
- Last Action
- 5/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-05-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
- 2021-05-11Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
- 2021-05-11Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-05-11 (00)
Taiwan Fellowship Act
This bill directs the Department of State to establish a program to provide fellowships in Taiwan to qualifying U.S. government employees.
Each program fellow shall work in (1) a Taiwanese government agency; or (2) a nongovernmental organization, such as the American Institute in Taiwan, whose interests are associated with the interests of the fellow's employing U.S. government agency. (In 1979, the United States established diplomatic relations with China and ended formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The American Institute in Taiwan is a private organization that has a contract with the State Department to represent U.S. interests in Taiwan and provide consular services.)
Cosponsors (6)
- STEVE CHABOT (R-OH)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- GRACE NAPOLITANO (D-CA)
- Van Taylor (R-TX)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
Subjects
- Area studies and international education
- Asia
- China
- Congressional officers and employees
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- International exchange and broadcasting
- Taiwan
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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