《臺美21世紀貿易倡議首批協定執行法案》(US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act)已分別於6月21日在美國眾議院,以及7月18日在美國參議院,透過口頭表決,獲得一致同意無異議通過。
7月19日外交部就貼出下面這個圖片,但這並不代表《臺美21世紀貿易倡議》(US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade)就已經生效執行。
而目前該法案已經完成眾議院議長麥卡錫(Kevin McCarthy)簽署程序,並於7月27日正式送交拜登總統簽署。但是這項協議是否就會隨即生效呢?其實不然,真正原因已經在該法案各條款中明確律定與說明
假若您問我與美方在今年6月1日所簽署《臺美21世紀貿易倡議》(US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade)首批協議是否已經獲得美國國會批准?依據該法案第五條,應該是可以獲得確認。
SEC. 5. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT.
Congress approves the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United States of America and Taiwan, done on June 1, 2023.
但若您問這是否意味著在拜登總統簽署《臺美21世紀貿易倡議首批協定執行法案》(US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act)之後,《臺美21世紀貿易倡議》(US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade)首批協議就會馬上生效,依據該法案第六條第(a)款所強調生效之前提條件,這個答案是否定的。
SEC. 6. ENTRY INTO FORCE OF AGREEMENT.
(a) Conditions For Entry Into Force Of Agreement.—The President may provide for the Agreement to enter into force not earlier than 30 days after the date on which the President submits to Congress a certification under subsection (c).