Title 22Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-73not60

§3314 Definitions

Title 22 › Chapter 48— TAIWAN RELATIONS › § 3314

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

For this chapter, "laws of the United States" means any law, rule, order, or court decision made by the U.S. government or by its states, territories, or local governments. "Taiwan" means the islands of Taiwan and the Pescadores, the people who live there, businesses and other groups set up under the laws used on those islands, and the governing authorities the United States recognized as the Republic of China before January 1, 1979, plus any successor governments and their parts like agencies or subdivisions.

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Title 22, §3314

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For purposes of this chapter—
(1)the term “laws of the United States” includes any statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, or judicial rule of decision of the United States or any political subdivision thereof; and
(2)the term “Taiwan” includes, as the context may require, the islands of Taiwan and the Pescadores, the people on those islands, corporations and other entities and associations created or organized under the laws applied on those islands, and the governing authorities on Taiwan recognized by the United States as the Republic of China prior to January 1, 1979, and any successor governing authorities (including political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities thereof).

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Effective Date

Section effective as of January 1, 1979, see section 18 of Pub. L. 96–8, set out as a note under section 3301 of this title.

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Citation

22 U.S.C. § 3314

Title 22Foreign Relations and Intercourse

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60