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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Reassurance On Commitments Act of 2021 or the ROC Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits using funds made available to the Department of State for FY2022 to implement or enforce any policy that restricts representatives of Taiwan (such as members of Taiwan's armed forces or representatives of its government) or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office from displaying symbols of Taiwan's sovereignty for official purposes. </p>]]></text>
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