[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3177 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3177

    To require the display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II 
 memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans 
                 Memorial in the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 29, 2001

  Mr. Hefley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II 
 memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans 
                 Memorial in the District of Columbia.

    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 ``POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DISPLAY OF POW/MIA FLAG AT WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL, KOREAN WAR 
              MEMORIAL, AND VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL IN THE DISTRICT 
              OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Requirement for Display.--Subsection (d)(3) of section 902 of 
title 36, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) The World War II memorial, the Korean War Veterans 
        Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of 
        Columbia.''.
    (b) Days for Display.--Subsection (c)(2) of that section is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
        subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so 
        redesignated, the following new subparagraph (A):
                    ``(A) in the case of display at the World War II 
                memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam 
                Veterans Memorial (required by subsection (d)(3) of 
                this section), any day on which the flag of the United 
                States is displayed;''.
    (c) Display on Existing Flagpole.--The amendments made by this 
section may not be construed to require the acquisition or erection of 
a new or additional flagpole for purposes of the display of the POW/MIA 
flag.
    (d) Application of Requirements to World War II Memorial.--Section 
902 of title 36, United States Code, as amended by this section, shall 
apply with respect to the World War II memorial in the District of 
Columbia only after construction of the memorial is completed and the 
memorial is opened for visitation by the general public.
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