S. 3018 (Reported-in-Senate)

To permit visiting dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China.

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

SECTION 1. Requirement to permit dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of the Republic of China.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall permit 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 the official purposes set forth in subsection (b), 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.—The official purposes referred to in subsection (a) are—

(1) the wearing of official uniforms;

(2) conducting government hosted ceremonies or functions; and

(3) appearances on Department of State and Department of Defense social media accounts promoting engagements with Taiwan.

SECTION 1. Requirement to permit dignitaries and service members from Taiwan to display the flag of Taiwan.

(a) In general.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall permit members of the Armed Forces and representatives from Taiwan or the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) to display, for the purposes set forth in subsection (b), the following symbols:

(1) the flag of Taiwan; and

(2) the corresponding emblems or insignia of military units.

(b) Purposes.—The purposes referred to in subsection (a) are—

(1) the wearing of official uniforms;

(2) conducting ceremonies or functions; and

(3) appearances on Department of State and Department of Defense social media accounts promoting engagements with Taiwan.

SEC. 2. Rule of construction.

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a change to the One China Policy of the United States, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), the three United States-People’s Republic of China Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances.