[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1526 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1526

  To require flags of the United States of America to be domestically 
                     made, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2021

 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 
   the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require flags of the United States of America to be domestically 
                     made, and for other purposes.

    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 ``American Flag Production Act of 
2021''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE 
              UNITED STATES FLAGS.

    (a) Requirement for Federal Agencies To Buy Domestically Made 
United States Flags.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 63 of title 41, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 6310. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE 
              UNITED STATES FLAGS.

    ``(a) Requirement.--Funds appropriated or otherwise available to a 
Federal agency may not be used for the procurement of any flag of the 
United States, unless such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in 
the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 
100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' means each 
        instrumentality of the Federal Government.
            ``(2) United states.--The term `United States' includes 
        each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Tribal 
        lands, or the territories or possessions of the United 
        States.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``6310. Requirement for Federal agencies to buy domestically made 
                            United States flags.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Section 6310 of title 41, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to any 
procurement made or contract for on or after the date that is 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES 
              FLAGS.

    (a) Requirement for Persons To Buy Domestically Made United States 
Flags.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 33 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        subsection:

``SEC. 717. REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED 
              STATES FLAGS.

    ``Whoever purchases a flag of the United States that has not been 
100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, 
or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the 
United States, shall be fined under this title $1,000 dollars.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``717. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States 
                            flags.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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