,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbj,mr4 
,van ,drew 7for himself and ,mr4        
,tipton7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition 
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require flags of the ,united ,states of 
,america to be domestically made1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,american
 ,flag ,production ,act of #bjbj4  #b4  
,requirement for ,federal agencies to   
buy domestically made ,united ,states   
flags  7a7 ,requirement for ,federal    
agencies ,to buy domestically made      
,united ,states flags  7#a7 ,in general 
,chapter #fc of title #da1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  

the end the following new section3      
#fcaj4 ,requirement for ,federal        
agencies to buy domestically made       
,united ,states flags  7a7 ,requirement 
,funds appropriated or otherwise        
available to a ,federal agency may not  
be used for the procurement of any flag 
of the ,united ,states1 unless such flag
 has been #ajj percent manufactured in  
the ,united ,states from articles1      
materials1 or supplies that have been   
#ajj percent produced or manufactured in
 the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,federal agency  
,the term ,federal agency means each    
instrumentality of the ,federal         
,government4  7#b7 ,united ,states ,the 
term ,united ,states includes each of   
the several ,states1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 ,tribal lands1 or the        
territories or possessions of the       
,united ,states4  4  7#b7 ,clerical     
amendment ,the table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     

item3  #fcaj4 ,requirement for ,federal 
agency 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
 procurement made or contract for on or 
after the date that is #ij days after   
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
#c4 ,requirement for persons to buy     
domestically made ,united ,states flags 
7a7 ,requirement for persons ,to buy    
domestically made ,united ,states flags 
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #cc of title  
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  #gag4 ,requirement for     
persons to buy domestically made ,united
 ,states flags ,whoever purchases a flag
 of the ,united ,states that has not    
been #ajj percent manufactured in the   
,united ,states from articles1          
materials1 or supplies that have been   
#ajj percent produced or manufactured in
 the ,united ,states1 shall be fined    

under this title #a1jjj dollars4  4     
7#b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of  
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #gag4          
,requirement for persons to buy         
domestically made ,united ,states flags4
  4  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments
 made by this section shall take effect 
#ij days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act4