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<dc:title>109 HR 5844 IH: To prohibit the importation for sale of foreign-made
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<dc:publisher>U.S. House of Representatives</dc:publisher>
<dc:date>2006-07-19</dc:date>
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<dc:language>EN</dc:language>
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		<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code>
		<congress>109th CONGRESS</congress>
		<session>2d Session</session>
		<legis-num>H. R. 5844</legis-num>
		<current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber>
		<action>
			<action-date date="20060719">July 19, 2006</action-date>
			<action-desc><sponsor name-id="S001004">Mr. Strickland</sponsor>
			 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
			 <committee-name committee-id="HWM00">Committee on Ways and
			 Means</committee-name></action-desc>
		</action>
		<legis-type>A BILL</legis-type>
		<official-title>To prohibit the importation for sale of foreign-made
		  flags of the United States of America.</official-title>
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		<section id="H6B5ABA25A6754031B895D714A35EB7A4" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote>Genuine
			 American Flag Act</quote>.</text>
		</section><section id="H817757C0C0A2414CA7C300041559DDB4"><enum>2.</enum><header>Importation for
			 sale of foreign-made American flags prohibited</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Beginning 6 months after the date of the
			 enactment of this Act, no flag of the United States of America (regardless of
			 size and whether or not in compliance with the standard proportions prescribed
			 by Executive order) that is the product or manufacture of any foreign country
			 or instrumentality may be imported for sale into the United States.</text>
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