22 USC § 3382 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t22/s3382"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "22 USC § 3382 - Purposes"
title_number: 22
title_name: "FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE"
section_number: "3382"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 48
chapter_name: "TAIWAN ENHANCED RESILIENCE"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "SUPPORTING UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH TAIWAN"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-03-26"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5528, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3325.)"
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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.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LV, § 5528, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3325.)