S 1216
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Authorizes $10,000,000 per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 to help Taiwan expand its international engagement in countries facing Chinese pressure over their ties with Taiwan.
Official title: Taiwan Allies Fund Act
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Senate
Introduced
31-MAR-2025
Referred
31-MAR-2025
Approved by committee
29-JAN-2026
Reported
10-FEB-2026
On the calendar
10-FEB-2026
- Authorizes $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, drawn from the Countering People's Republic of China Influence Fund.
- Limits funding to countries that maintain official relations with Taiwan or have certified strengthened unofficial ties, face PRC coercion, and lack the capacity to respond without U.S. support.
- Caps any one country at $5,000,000 per fiscal year and allows funds for alternatives to PRC health, digital, and energy initiatives, supply chain diversification, and countering foreign malign influence.
- Directs the Secretary of State to coordinate activities, encourages cost-sharing with Taiwan, and requires reports to Congress one year after enactment and annually for two years.
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■ 2 D■ 1 R
2 Democrats
1 Republican