[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20537]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  TO AMEND TITLE 4, UNITED STATES CODE

  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. 1877, introduced earlier 
today.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 1877) to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     prescribe that members of the Armed Forces and veterans out 
     of uniform may render the military salute during hoisting, 
     lowering, or passing of flag.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 1877) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 1877

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. CONDUCT BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND 
                   VETERANS OUT OF UNIFORM DURING HOISTING, 
                   LOWERING, OR PASSING OF FLAG.

       Section 9 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``all persons present'' and all that follows through 
     the end and inserting ``those present in uniform should 
     render the military salute. Members of the Armed Forces and 
     veterans who are present but not in uniform may render the 
     military salute. All other persons present should face the 
     flag and stand at attention with their right hand over the 
     heart, or if applicable, remove their headdress with their 
     right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being 
     over the heart. Citizens of other countries should stand at 
     attention. All such conduct toward the flag in a moving 
     column should be rendered at the moment the flag passes.''.

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