,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gahc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aa1 #bjbj,ms4 
,spanberger 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,king of 
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,mr4 ,beyer1   
,mr4 ,griffith1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4    
,riggleman1 ,ms4 ,wexton1 ,mr4 ,wittman1
 ,mrs4 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4    
,scott of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 ,mrs4
 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1   
,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,rose of
 ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 ,mr4       
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1  
,mr4 ,brindisi1 ,mr4 ,malinowski1 ,mr4  
,payne1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4          
,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,dean1 and ,ms4      
,norton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend    
title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
designate the ,freedom ,flag as an      
official symbol of the ,united ,states  
to honor and remember the victims and   
emergency responders who died on        
,september #aa1 #bjja1 and for other    

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,national           
,nine-,eleven ,victims and ,emergency   
,responders ,flag ,of ,remembrance1     
,gratitude1 and ,education for ,tomorrow
 ,act or the ,national ,,never ,,forget 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,on ,september #aa1    
#bjja1 terrorists launched an attack on 
the ,united ,states that resulted in the
 deaths of nearly #c1jjj ,united ,states
 citizens4  7#b7 ,richard ,n4 ,melito   
designed a flag known as the ,freedom   
,flag on ,september #bj1 #bjja1 to      
memorialize and commemorate-- 7,a7 the  
victims and emergency responders of such
 attack2  7,b7 the events surrounding   
such attack2 and  7,c7 the sense of     
national unity and patriotism that      
followed the attack4  7#c7 ,the meaning 
of the ,freedom ,flag is illustrated by 
the colors and symbols of the flag1     
including-- 7,a7 an old glory blue      
background that represents the people of
 the ,united ,states uniting together   

for freedom2  7,b7 a white star that    
represents all individuals who have     
lived and died for the freedom of the   
people of the ,united ,states2  7,c7    
five white bars that represent the      
,pentagon and the organized protection  
of the freedom of the ,united ,states2  
7,d7 a top old glory red stripe that    
represents the bloodshed of the         
individuals who perished at the         
,pentagon and the crew and passengers on
 ,american ,airlines ,flight #gg2  7,e7 
two broad old glory red stripes that    
represent the twin towers of the ,world 
,trade ,center in the city of ,new ,york
 and the bloodshed of the individuals   
who died there1 on ,american ,airlines  
,flight #aa1 and on ,united ,airlines   
,flight #age2  7,f7 a bottom old glory  
red stripe that represents the bloodshed
 of the crew and passengers who perished
 on ,united ,airlines ,flight #ic in    
,shanksville1 ,pennsylvania2 and  7,g7  
three white stripes that represent the  
rescue workers1 firefighters1 police    

officers1 port authority employees1 and 
other individuals who worked tirelessly 
during and after the terrorist attacks  
on ,september #aa1 #bjja4  7#d7 ,on     
,october #be1 #bjja1 a flag maker sewed 
the first ,freedom ,flag with the design
 of ,mr4 ,melito and unveiled the flag  
on ,december #af1 #bjja4  7#e7 ,the     
,virginia ,historical ,society adopted  
the ,freedom ,flag on ,november #ab1    
#bjja1 for display during a memorial    
exhibit commemorating the ,september    
#aa1 #bjja1 attack on the ,pentagon4    
7#f7 ,in ,may #bjjb1 ,mr4 ,melito       
established a nonprofit organization    
known as the ,freedom ,flag ,foundation 
to facilitate the distribution of the   
,freedom ,flag to help educate children 
about the terrorist attacks and to      
foster the establishment of a national  
symbol of remembrance4  7#g7 ,on ,march 
#cj1 #bjah1 the ,commonwealth of        
,virginia designated the ,freedom ,flag 
as an official emblem of ,virginia4  #c4
 ,designation of ,freedom ,flag honoring

 and remembering those who died on      
,september #aa1 #bjja  7a7 ,designation 
,chapter #i of title #cf1 ,united       
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #ijd4           
,designation of ,freedom ,flag  7a7     
,designation ,the flag known as the     
,freedom ,flag designed by ,richard ,n4 
,melito is designated as the symbol of  
the commitment of the ,united ,states to
 honoring and remembering the victims   
and emergency responders who died as a  
result of the terrorist attacks on      
,september #aa1 #bjja4  7b7 ,required   
display ,the ,freedom ,flag shall be    
displayed each year on ,patriot ,day1   
,september #aa1 and1 thereafter1 each   
day through the end of ,september at--  
7#a7 the ,capitol2  7#b7 the ,white     
,house2  7#c7 each national cemetery2   
7#d7 each major military installation1  
as designated by the ,secretary of      
,defense2  7#e7 the building containing 
the official office of-- 7,a7 the       
,secretary of ,state2  7,b7 the         

,secretary of ,defense2 and  7,c7 the   
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2  7#f7 
each medical center of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs2 and  7#g7 each   
,united ,states ,postal ,service post   
office4  7c7 ,display visible to the    
public ,the ,freedom ,flag shall be     
displayed pursuant to subsection 7b7 in 
a manner designed to ensure visibility  
to the public4  4  7b7 ,clerical        
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter #i of title #cf1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #ijd4 ,designation of ,freedom   
,flag4  4