[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2853 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2853


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 15, 2010

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States 
             of America for use by the Federal Government.

    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 ``All-American Flag Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES 
              FLAGS FOR USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    Only such flags of the United States of America, regardless of 
size, that are 100 percent manufactured in the United States, from 
articles, materials, or supplies 100 percent of which are grown, 
produced, or manufactured in the United States, may be acquired for use 
by the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO USE WORKERS AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    In carrying out section 2, the Federal Government may purchase 
flags only from a manufacturer that certifies that--
            (1) the manufacturer does not employ aliens who are not 
        authorized to be employed in the United States; and
            (2) the manufacturer participates in the E-Verify Program 
        under section 401 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
        Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 2 shall apply to purchases of flags made on or after 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 30 
      (legislative day September 29), 2010.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.