,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bgid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bc1 #bjac ,mr4 
,bilirakis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,"y (      
,florida7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &  
,gov]nm5t ,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide 
= ! issuance ( a =ev] /amp to honor !   
sacrifices ( ! brave m5 & wom5 ( ! ,arm$
 ,=ces :o are /ill prison]1 miss+1 or   
unacc\nt$ =1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,p]petual ,,p[_/,,mia ,/amp ,act4  #b4  
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 !    
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se reports t m ?an     
#hc1jjj s]vicememb]s rema9 miss+ s9ce   
,_w ,w> ,,ii2  7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,gov]nm5t has an obligation to a*ieve ! 
fulle/ possible acc\nt+ = ! ,am]icans :o
 h gone miss+ :ile s]v+ ! c\ntry & to   
leave no "o unacc\nt$ = 9 future        
conflicts2  7#c7 9 #aihb1 ! ,,p[_/,,mia 
flag became ! fir/ flag o!r ?an ! ,flag 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to fly ov] ! ,:ite    
,h\se 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2  7#d7 on ,augu/ 

#aj1 #aiij1 ,public ,law #aja-cee       
designat$ ! ,,p[_/,,mia flag z ,!       
,symbol ( our ,nation's conc]n &        
commitm5t to resolv+ z fully z possible 
! fates ( ,am]icans /ill prison]1 miss+1
 & unacc\nt$ = 9 ,s\!a/ ,asia42 &  7#e7 
! ,,p[_/,,mia flag %\ld ma9ta9 cont9u$  
visibility z a con/ant rem9d] ( ! plight
 ( ,am]ica's ,prison]s ( ,w> & ,miss+ 9 
,action4  #c4 ,p]petual ,,p[_/,,mia /amp
  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,9 ord] to cont9ue to   
honor ! sacrifices ( ! brave m5 & wom5 (
 ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o h be5 prison]1 miss+1 
or unacc\nt$ =1 ! ,po/ma/] ,g5]al %all  
provide = ! issuance ( a =ev] /amp      
suitable = t purpose & depicts !        
,national ,league ( ,families           
,,p[_/,,mia flag4  7b7 ,def9ition ,=    
purposes ( ?is ,act1 ! t]m =ev] /amp    
means a def9itive /amp :i* meets !      
po/age requir$ = fir/-class mail up to  
"o ounce 9 weight1 & :i* reta9s full    
validity = t purpose ev5 if ! rate ( t  
po/age is lat] increas$4  7c7 ,effective
 ,date ,! /amp describ$ 9 subsection 7a7

 %all be issu$ beg9n+ z soon z          
practicable aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (  
?is ,act & %all n !reaft] be discont9u$4