Foreign Affairs Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
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Taiwan Fellowship Act This bill directs the Department of State to establish a program to provide two-year 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. (The United States does not have official relations with Taiwan as a result of China's position that Taiwan is part of China. 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.) The State Department and the American Institute in Taiwan shall select a nonprofit organization to implement the fellowship program.
Area studies and international educationAsiaChinaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInternational exchange and broadcastingTaiwan
Taiwan Fellowship Act
USA116th CongressHR-7414| House
| Updated: 7/13/2020
Taiwan Fellowship Act This bill directs the Department of State to establish a program to provide two-year 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. (The United States does not have official relations with Taiwan as a result of China's position that Taiwan is part of China. 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.) The State Department and the American Institute in Taiwan shall select a nonprofit organization to implement the fellowship program.
Area studies and international educationAsiaChinaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign language and bilingual programsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementInternational exchange and broadcastingTaiwan