Sec. 4. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 4 DEFINITIONS In this Act: ####

(1)Agreement The term “**Agreement**” means the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan approved by Congress under section 5. ####

(2)Appropriate congressional committees The term “**appropriate congressional committees**” means— #####

(A)the Committee on Finance of the Senate; and #####

(B)the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. ####

(3)Further agreement The term “**Further Agreement**” means— #####

(A)any trade agreement, other than the Agreement approved by Congress under section 5, arising from or relating to the August 17, 2022, negotiating mandate relating to the United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade; or #####

(B)any nonministerial modification or nonministerial amendment to the Agreement. ####

(4)Negotiating text The term “**negotiating text**” means any document that proposes the consideration, examination, or adoption of a particular element or language in an international instrument. ####

(5)State law The term “**State law**” includes— #####

(A)any law of a political subdivision of a State; and #####

(B)any State law regulating or taxing the business of insurance. ####

(6)Trade representative The term “**Trade Representative**” means the United States Trade Representative.