[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5076]
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SA 5692. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio) submitted
an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by
Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to
the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023
for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title XII, add the following:
SEC. 1254. 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.
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