HR1421-119

2. Requirement for certain flags of United States to be made in United States Chapter 1 of title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: A Federal agency may not display a flag of the United States on Federal property unless such flag has been made in the United States. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to a Federal agency may not be used for the procurement of a flag of the United States unless such flag has been made in the United States. This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements. Nothing in this section may be construed to apply to the display or procurement of a flag of the United States by a private actor. In this section: The term Federal agency means— an Executive agency; a military department; an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch; an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; the Government of the District of Columbia; and Government controlled corporations. The term Federal property means real property owned, leased, or occupied by a Federal agency or an instrumentality wholly owned by the United States. The term made in the United States means 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States. The term United States, when used in a geographic sense, includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Tribal lands, and the territories or possessions of the United States. The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: Section 11 of title 4, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply— with respect to the display of a flag of the United States by a Federal agency, on and after the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; and with respect to the procurement of a flag of the United States by a Federal agency, on and after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 11.Display on Federal property; procurement by Federal agencies (a)Display on Federal propertyA Federal agency may not display a flag of the United States on Federal property unless such flag has been made in the United States. (b)Procurement by Federal agenciesFunds appropriated or otherwise made available to a Federal agency may not be used for the procurement of a flag of the United States unless such flag has been made in the United States. (c)International agreementsThis section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements. (d)Rule of constructionNothing in this section may be construed to apply to the display or procurement of a flag of the United States by a private actor. (e)DefinitionsIn this section: (1)Federal agencyThe term Federal agency means— (A)an Executive agency; (B)a military department; (C)an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch; (D)an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; (E)the Government of the District of Columbia; and (F)Government controlled corporations. (2)Federal propertyThe term Federal property means real property owned, leased, or occupied by a Federal agency or an instrumentality wholly owned by the United States. (3)Made in the United StatesThe term made in the United States means 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States. (4)United StatesThe term United States, when used in a geographic sense, includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Tribal lands, and the territories or possessions of the United States.. 11. Display on Federal property; procurement by Federal agencies..

11. Display on Federal property; procurement by Federal agencies A Federal agency may not display a flag of the United States on Federal property unless such flag has been made in the United States. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to a Federal agency may not be used for the procurement of a flag of the United States unless such flag has been made in the United States. This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with the obligations of the United States under international agreements. Nothing in this section may be construed to apply to the display or procurement of a flag of the United States by a private actor. In this section: The term Federal agency means— an Executive agency; a military department; an office, agency, or other establishment in the legislative branch; an office, agency, or other establishment in the judicial branch; the Government of the District of Columbia; and Government controlled corporations. The term Federal property means real property owned, leased, or occupied by a Federal agency or an instrumentality wholly owned by the United States. The term made in the United States means 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States. The term United States, when used in a geographic sense, includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Tribal lands, and the territories or possessions of the United States.

3. Study on country-of-origin labeling for flags of the United States The Chair of the Federal Trade Commission shall conduct a study that— assesses and describes the enforcement scheme for country-of-origin labeling for flags of the United States; determines how many fines or penalties, if any, have been imposed for violations of such enforcement scheme; and identifies the percentage of violations of such enforcement scheme that are subsequent violations committed by an entity that has previously been found to have violated such scheme. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing— the results of the study conducted under subsection (a); and any recommendations to improve— the enforcement scheme for country-of-origin labeling for flags of the United States; and the deterrent effect of such scheme.