S. 974 — Taiwan Representative Office Act

This section declares it U.S. policy, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances, to provide Taiwan with de facto diplomatic treatment equivalent to foreign countries and directs the Secretary of State to negotiate renaming the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the District of Columbia as the Taiwan Representative Office. If renamed, any reference in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, documents, or records to TECRO is deemed a reference to the Taiwan Representative Office for all official U.S. government and court purposes. This section states that it does not restore diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (Taiwan) or alter the U.S. position on Taiwan's international status.