[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5985. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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. 1252. 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.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section 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.
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