22 U.S.C. § 3306

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 3306 - Services to United States citizens on Taiwan

(a) Authorized services

The Institute may authorize any of its employees on Taiwan-

(1) to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and to perform any notarial act which any notary public is required or authorized by law to perform within the United States;

(2) To¹ act as provisional conservator of the personal estates of deceased United States citizens; and

(3) to assist and protect the interests of United States persons by performing other acts such as are authorized to be performed outside the United States for consular purposes by such laws of the United States as the President may specify.

(b) Acts by authorized employees

Acts performed by authorized employees of the Institute under this section shall be valid, and of like force and effect within the United States, as if performed by any other person authorized under the laws of the United States to perform such acts.

¹So in original. Probably should not be capitalized.

22 U.S.C. § 3306

Pub. L. 96-8, §7, Apr. 10, 1979, 93 Stat. 17.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection 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.

Taiwan: 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).
laws of the United States: 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