[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 960 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 960

 To provide for proper treatment of Taiwan government representatives.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 24, 2021

Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Sasse, Mr. 
     Cornyn, Mr. Braun, Mr. Cotton, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Rubio) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for proper treatment of Taiwan government representatives.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reassurance On Commitments Act of 
2021'' or the ``ROC Act''.

SEC. 2. PROPER TREATMENT OF TAIWAN GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
Department of State for fiscal year 2022 may be used to prepare, 
propose, draft, review, or promulgate any regulation, guidance, or 
executive order, or to otherwise implement, administer, or enforce any 
policy that restricts the ability of members of the armed forces and 
government representatives from the Republic of China (Taiwan) or the 
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to display 
for official purposes symbols of Republic of China sovereignty, 
including--
            (1) the flag of the Republic of China (Taiwan); and
            (2) the corresponding emblems or insignia of military 
        units.
    (b) Official Purposes Defined.--In this section, the term 
``official purposes'' means--
            (1) the wearing of official uniforms;
            (2) conducting government-hosted ceremonies or functions; 
        and
            (3) appearances on Department of State social media 
        accounts promoting engagements with Taiwan.
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