Taiwan Fellowship Act
- Last Action
- 3/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-17Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 2021-03-17Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-17 (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 (4)
- Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Christopher Coons (D-DE)
- Bill Hagerty (R-TN)
- Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
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
- International exchange and broadcasting
- Taiwan
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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