22 U.S.C. § 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.