Maintaining Unofficial Relations With the People on Taiwan
Headline: Maintains Unofficial U.S. Relations With the People on Taiwan
What it does: Agencies must implement the Taiwan Relations Act by delegating functions to the Secretary of State and allowing the American Institute on Taiwan to procure services with specified legal exceptions.
- Gives the Secretary of State authority over Taiwan-related consular and policy functions.
- Allows the American Institute on Taiwan to award contracts despite certain federal procurement laws.
- Recognizes TECRO as Taiwan's authorized instrumentality for dealings under the Act.
Summary
This order sets rules to maintain unofficial commercial, cultural, and other ties between people in the United States and people on Taiwan without formal diplomatic relations.
It delegates many Presidential functions under the Taiwan Relations Act to the Secretary of State, gives the Office of Personnel Management certain personnel authorities, and allows the American Institute on Taiwan to procure services with exemptions from some federal procurement laws.
The order also recognizes TECRO as Taiwan's authorized instrumentality, continues prior arrangements, and supersedes a 1979 order.
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