,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bihb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #d1 #bjad,mr4 
,toomey introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,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 ,act ( #bjad4  #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-- 7,a7   
a*ieve ! fulle/ possible acc\nt+ = ! p (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :o h gone miss+ :ile   
s]v+ ! c\ntry2 &  7,b7 leave no p]son   
unacc\nt$ = 9 future conflicts2  7#c7 9 
#aihb1 ! ,national ,league ( ,families  
,,p[_/,,mia flag 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z
 ! ,,p[_/,,mia flag7 became ! fir/ flag 

o!r ?an ! flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to fly 
ov] ! ,:ite ,h\se 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2     
7#d7 ,public ,law #aja-cee1 enact$ on   
,augu/ #aj1 #aiij1 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+ & unacc\nt$ = 9     
,s\!a/ ,asia2 &  7#e7 ! ,,p[_/,,mia flag
 %\ld ma9ta9 cont9u$ visibility z a     
con/ant rem9d] ( ! plight ( ! p ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates :o are prison]s ( w> or   
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]s ( w>1 miss+ 9 action1 or      
unacc\nt$ =1 ! ,po/al ,s]vice %all issue
 a =ev] /amp t-- 7#a7 is suitable = t   
purpose2 &  7#b7 depicts ! ,,p[_/,,mia  
flag4  7b7 ,def9ition ,= purposes ( ?is 
,act1 ! t]m =ev] /amp means a /amp t--  
7#a7 meets ! po/age requir$ = fir/-class
 mail up to #a ounce 9 weight2 &  7#b7  
reta9s full validity = ! po/age describ$

 9 p>agraph 7#a7 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