[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2106 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2106

To permit Members of the House of Representatives to use funds provided 
  in Member's Representational Allowances to obtain POW/MIA flags and 
                    distribute them to constituents.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 2003

   Mr. Rodriguez (for himself, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Bishop of Georgia) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                          House Administration

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                                 A BILL


 
To permit Members of the House of Representatives to use funds provided 
  in Member's Representational Allowances to obtain POW/MIA flags and 
                    distribute them to constituents.

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

SECTION 1. PERMITTING USE OF MEMBER'S REPRESENTATIONAL ALLOWANCE TO 
              PURCHASE POW/MIA FLAGS FOR CONSTITUENTS.

    (a) In General.--A Member of the House of Representatives may use 
amounts provided in the Member's Representational Allowance to obtain 
POW/MIA flags and distribute such flags to constituents in connection 
with official and representational duties.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Member'' includes a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to the Congress; and
            (2) the term ``POW/MIA flag'' means the National League of 
        Families POW/MIA flag designated by section 902 of title 36, 
        United States Code.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

     This Act shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2004 and each 
succeeding fiscal year.
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