[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1161 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1161

To mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in 
                           various locations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 1997

Ms. Harman (for herself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, 
Mr. King, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Ramstad) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

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                                 A BILL


 
To mandate the display of the POW/MIA flag on various occasions and in 
                           various locations.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the United States has fought in many wars, and 
        thousands of Americans who served in those wars were captured 
        by the enemy or listed as missing in action;
            (2) many of these Americans are still missing and 
        unaccounted for, and the uncertainty surrounding their fates 
        has caused their families to suffer tragic and continuing 
        hardships;
            (3) as a symbol of the Nation's concern and commitment to 
        accounting as fully as possible for all Americans still 
        prisoner, missing, or unaccounted for, Congress has officially 
        recognized the National League of Families POW/MIA flag and 
        seeks further to honor those Americans who in future wars may 
        be captured, or listed as missing or unaccounted for; and
            (4) the American people observe and honor with appropriate 
        ceremony and activity the third Friday of September each year 
        as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

SEC. 2. DISPLAY.

    The POW/MIA flag shall be displayed on Armed Forces Day, Memorial 
Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, National POW/MIA 
Recognition Day, and on the last business day before each of the 
preceding holidays, on the grounds or in the public lobbies of--
            (1) major military installations as designated by the 
        Secretary of Defense;
            (2) Federal national cemeteries;
            (3) the national Korean War Veterans Memorial;
            (4) the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial;
            (5) the White House;
            (6) the official office of the--
                    (A) Secretary of State;
                    (B) Secretary of Defense;
                    (C) Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
                    (D) Director of the Selective Service System; and
            (7) United States Postal Service post offices.

SEC. 3. REPEAL.

    Public Law 102-190 (36 U.S.C. 189 note), relating to display of the 
POW/MIA flag, is repealed.

SEC. 4. REGULATIONS AND DEFINITION.

    (a) Regulations.--Within 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the agencies or departments responsible for the locations 
listed in section 2 shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this Act.
    (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``POW/MIA flag'' 
means the National League of Families POW/MIA flag recognized 
officially and designated by section 2 of Public Law 101-355.
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