,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cjfh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ad1     
#bjah ,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,ms4 
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to require the purchase of domestically
 made flags of the ,united ,states of   
,america for use by the ,federal        
,government4  #a4 ,short title  ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,all-,american 
,flag ,act4  #b4 ,requirement for       
agencies to buy domestically made       
,united ,states flags  7a7 ,requirement 
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #fc of title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#fcaj4 ,requirement for agencies to buy 
domestically made ,united ,states flags 
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,agency ,the term agency has the       
meaning given the term executive agency 
in section #ajb of title #dj4  7#b7     

,simplified acquisition threshold ,the  
term simplified acquisition threshold   
has the meaning given the term in       
section #acd4  7b7 ,requirement ,except 
as provided in subsections 7c71 7d71 and
 7e71 funds appropriated or otherwise   
made available to an agency may not be  
used for the procurement of any flag of 
the ,united ,states1 unless the flag has
 been #ajj percent manufactured in the  
,united ,states from articles1          
materials1 or supplies that have been   
grown or #ajj percent produced or       
manufactured in the ,united ,states4    
7c7 ,availability exception ,subsection 
7b7 shall not apply to an agency to the 
extent that the head of the agency      
determines that satisfactory quality and
 sufficient quantity of a flag described
 in such subsection cannot be procured  
as and when needed at ,united ,states   
market prices4  7d7 ,exception for      
certain procurements ,subsection 7b7    
shall not apply to-- 7#a7 a procurement 
by a vessel in foreign waters2  7#b7 a  

procurement for resale purposes in any  
military commissary1 military exchange1 
gift shop1 or nonappropriated fund      
instrumentality operated by an agency2  
or  7#c7 a procurement for amounts less 
than the simplified acquisition         
threshold4  7e7 ,presidential waiver    
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,president may    
waive the requirement in subsection 7b7 
if the ,president determines that a     
waiver is necessary to comply with any  
trade agreement to which the ,united    
,states is a party4  7#b7 ,notice of    
waiver ,not later than #cj days after   
the date on which the ,president grants 
a waiver under paragraph 7#a71 the      
,president shall publish notice of the  
waiver in the ,federal ,register4  4    
7#b7 ,technical and conforming amendment
 ,the table of sections for chapter #fc 
of title #da1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #fcaj4 ,requirement for     
agencies to buy domestically made       
,united ,states flags4  4  7b7          

,applicability ,section #fcaj of title  
#da1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by 
subsection 7a77#a71 shall apply with    
respect to any contract entered into on 
or after the date that is #ahj days     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4