Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty (SOS) Act of 2020

Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty (SOS) Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of State and the Department of Defense to permit representatives from Taiwan's government and armed forces to display Taiwan's flags and military insignia at U.S. government-hosted functions. (China considers Taiwan a province of China and, as a result, the United States has an unofficial relationship with Taiwan.)

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6287 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6287

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 13, 2020

Mr. Curtis (for himself, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
   Fitzpatrick, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Gallagher, Mr. Waltz, Ms. Speier, Mr. 
  Gallego, and Mr. Crenshaw) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the 
Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Taiwan Symbols of Sovereignty (SOS) 
Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. 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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