[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1082 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1082

   To prohibit the importation for sale of foreign-made flags of the 
                       United States of America.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 13, 2009

 Mr. Boren (for himself and Mr. Jones) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the importation for sale of foreign-made flags of the 
                       United States of America.

    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 ``Genuine American Flag Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPORTATION FOR SALE OF FOREIGN-MADE AMERICAN FLAGS PROHIBITED.

    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.
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