§ 3309. Taiwan instrumentality

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1979

   Taiwan Relations Act

   Pub. L. 96–8 § 10 · 93 Stat. 14

   Enacted · 22 U.S.C. § 3309

   (Pub. L. 96–8, § 10, Apr. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 18.)

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   (Pub. L. 96–8, § 10, Apr. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 18.)

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 10. taiwan instrumentality (a) Whenever the President or any agency of the United States Government is authorized or required by or pursuant to the laws of the United States to render or provide to or to receive or accept from Taiwan, any performance, communication, assurance, undertaking, or other action, such action shall, in the manner and to the extent directed by the President, be rendered or provided to, or received or accepted from, an instrumentality established by Taiwan which the President determines has the necessary authority under the laws applied by the people on Taiwan to provide assurances and take other actions on behalf of Taiwan in accordance with this Act. (b) The President is requested to extend to the instrumentality established by Taiwan the same number of offices and complement of personnel as were previously operated in the United State by the governing authorities on Taiwan recognized as the Republic of China prior to January 1, 1979. (c) Upon the granting by Taiwan of comparable privileges and immunities with repect to the Institute and its appropriate personnel, the President is authorized to extend with respect to the Taiwan instrumentality and its appropriate personnel, such privileges and immunities (subject to appropriate conditions and obligations) as may be necessary for the effective performance of their functions.

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