Us Code § 3382 - Purposes
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§ 3382. Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to further strengthen the United States-Taiwan strategic partnership and broaden understanding of the Indo-Pacific region by temporarily assigning officials of any agencies of the United States Government to Taiwan for intensive study in Mandarin and placement as Fellows in a Taiwanese civic institution;
(2) to provide for eligible United States personnel—
(A) to learn or strengthen Mandarin Chinese language skills; and
(B) to expand their understanding of the political economy of Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific region; and
(3) to better position the United States to advance its economic, security, and human rights interests and values in the Indo-Pacific region.
(Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, §5528, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3325.)
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