Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§3314 Definitions
Title 22 › CHAPTER 48 — TAIWAN RELATIONS › § 3314
Summary
Defines two terms for use in this chapter. "Laws of the United States" means any federal or local statute, rule, order, or court decision. "Taiwan" means the islands of Taiwan and the Pescadores; the people, companies, and groups formed under the laws there; and the governing authorities the United States called the Republic of China before January 1, 1979, and any later governments or their parts (including political subdivisions, agencies, and government bodies).
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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 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102