[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2355 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2355

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 13, 2013

 Mr. Braley of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. King 
of New York, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. 
Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. LoBiondo) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
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. 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.
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