Sec. 3. Negotiations; report

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Reflective of the substantively deepening ties between Taiwan and the United States, the Secretary of State shall seek to enter into negotiations with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States to rename its office in Washington, D.C., the Taiwan Representative Office in the United States. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that describes the status of the negotiations between the Department of State and the Taiwan Council for U.S.

Affairs in accordance with subsection (a). The report required under paragraph

(1)shall— describe the progress made in such negotiations; contain a transparent, open, and detailed accounting of such negotiations to date, including the number of meetings or conversations held and with whom; identify the key stakeholders involved in such negotiations; and describe the challenges concerning the United States Government’s ability to advance the name change and recommendations to resolve, mitigate, or otherwise address related challenges. The report required under paragraph

(1)shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.