§ 3305. — The American Institute in Taiwan.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 22USC3305]
TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
CHAPTER 48--TAIWAN RELATIONS
Sec. 3305. The American Institute in Taiwan
(a) Conduct of programs, transactions, or other relations with respect
to Taiwan
Programs, transactions, and other relations conducted or carried out
by the President or any agency of the United States Government with
respect to Taiwan shall, in the manner and to the extent directed by the
President, be conducted and carried out by or through--
(1) The American Institute in Taiwan, a nonprofit corporation
incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia, or
(2) such comparable successor nongovernmental entity as the
President may designate,
(hereafter in this chapter referred to as the ``Institute'').
(b) Agreements or transactions relative to Taiwan entered into,
performed, and enforced
Whenever the President or any agency of the United States Government
is authorized or required by or pursuant to the laws of the United
States to enter into, perform, enforce, or have in force an agreement or
transaction relative to Taiwan, such agreement or transaction shall be
entered into, performed, and enforced, in the manner and to the extent
directed by the President, by or through the Institute.
(c) Preemption of laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances of District of
Columbia, States, or political subdivisions of States
To the extent that any law, rule, regulation, or ordinance of the
District of Columbia, or of any State or political subdivision thereof
in which the Institute is incorporated or doing business, impedes or
otherwise interferes with the performance of the functions of the
Institute pursuant to this chapter, such law, rule, regulation, or
ordinance shall be deemed to be preempted by this chapter.
(Pub. L. 96-8, Sec. 6, Apr. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 17.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3302 of this title.
