[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3018 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3018

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 20, 2025

 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Young, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                           Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   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.
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