[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5024]
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SA 2741. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2025 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. 1266. 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) the appearances on Department of State and Department
of Defense social media accounts promoting engagements with
Taiwan.
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