[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 474 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 474

   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

                            January 26, 2011

  Mr. Boren 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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