A bill to require a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to initiate, and instructs the U.S. delegation to implement, a U.S. plan to endorse and obtain observer status for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 1932 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1932

 To require a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status 
  for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 
          2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2002

Mr. Torricelli introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require a United States plan to endorse and obtain observer status 
  for Taiwan at the annual summit of the World Health Assembly in May 
          2002 in Geneva, Switzerland, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. OBSERVER STATUS FOR TAIWAN AT THE ANNUAL SUMMIT OF THE WORLD 
              HEALTH ASSEMBLY IN MAY 2002.

    (a) Findings.--Section 1(a) of the Act of May 28, 2001 (Public Law 
107-10; 115 Stat. 17) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs:
            ``(12) On May 11, 2001, President Bush stated in his letter 
        to Senator Murkowski that the United States `should find 
        opportunities for Taiwan's voice to be heard in international 
        organizations in order to make a contribution, even if 
        membership is not possible', further stating that his 
        Administration `has focused on finding concrete ways for Taiwan 
        to benefit and contribute to the WHO.'.
            ``(13) On May 16, 2001, as part of the United States 
        delegation to the World Health Assembly meetings in Geneva, 
        Switzerland, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy 
        Thompson announced the Administration's support of Taiwan's 
        participation in the activities of the WHO.''.
    (b) Plan.--Section 1(b)(1) of that Act is amended by striking ``May 
2001'' and inserting ``May 2002''.
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