“A bill to improve the cooperation between the United States and the authorities of Taiwan with respect to travel and tourism.”
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This section defines the term "appropriate congressional committees" to mean six specified Senate and House committees (i.e., Senate Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations; and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and House Committees on Foreign Affairs; Energy and Commerce; and Homeland Security) and "Assistant Secretary" to mean the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism.
This section directs the Assistant Secretary, in coordination with the Secretaries of Commerce and State, to engage Taiwan authorities not later than 90 days after enactment to expand U.S.-Taiwan cooperation on travel and tourism, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and applicable export regulations. Such efforts must pursue opportunities to enhance travel between the United States and Taiwan and strengthen bilateral tourism industries through (1) facilitating events and coordination among industry partners (e.g., hotels, restaurants, retail, air and sea transportation); (2) advising on preserving cultural heritage sites; (3) coordinating on visitor safety and security; and (4) other mutually beneficial activities, while protecting U.S. sensitive information, intellectual property, trade secrets, and economic interests. The section further requires the three officials to jointly submit implementation reports to the appropriate congressional committees not later than 270 days after enactment and annually thereafter for five years, detailing efforts undertaken, challenges or resource gaps identified, and other relevant matters.
This section directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretaries of Commerce and State, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment, a report that (1) analyzes the feasibility and advisability of establishing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facilities (i.e., overseas locations where passengers and cargo are screened prior to departure for the United States) in Taiwan; (2) describes plans for establishing such a facility in Taiwan or other Indo-Pacific locations; (3) assesses impacts on U.S.-Taiwan trade and supply chains, U.S. tourism revenue and commerce, business travel, Indo-Pacific cost savings and market access, government-to-government collaboration opportunities, CBP port staffing, and U.S. foreign policy objectives with Taiwan; and (4) details anticipated homeland security benefits and security vulnerabilities of preclearance operations in Taiwan.