,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,manchin 7for himself1 ,mrs4 
,blackburn1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 and ,mr4      
,tillis7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #cf1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to designate the ,honor and      
,remember ,flag created by ,honor and   
,remember1 ,inc41 as an official symbol 
to recognize and honor members of the   
,armed ,forces who died in service to   
the ,united ,states1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,honor and ,remember
 ,flag ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,designation 
of ,honor and ,remember ,flag for fallen
 members of the ,armed ,forces  7a7     
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,since the              
,revolutionary ,war1 more than          
#a1jjj1jjj members of the ,armed ,forces
 have paid the ultimate price by        

sacrificing their lives in service to   
the ,united ,states4  7#b7 ,the         
contributions of those fallen members of
 the ,armed ,forces are deserving of    
national recognition4  7#c7 ,as of ,july
 #bjai1 there is no officially          
recognized symbol that acknowledges     
members of the ,armed ,forces who died  
in service to the ,united ,states4  7b7 
,designation ,chapter #i of title #cf1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section3  #ijd4 ,honor and ,remember    
,flag for fallen members of the ,armed  
,forces  7a7 ,designation ,the ,honor   
and ,remember ,flag created by ,honor   
and ,remember1 ,inc41 is designated as  
the symbol of the commitment of the     
,united ,states to honoring and         
remembering the lives of all members of 
the ,armed ,forces who have lost their  
lives in service to the ,united ,states4
  7b7 ,required display  7#a7 ,the      
,honor and ,remember ,flag shall be     
displayed at the locations specified in 

paragraph 7#c7 on the days specified in 
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,the days         
specified in this paragraph are the     
following3 7,a7 ,armed ,forces ,day1 the
 third ,saturday in ,may4  7,b7         
,memorial ,day1 the last ,monday in     
,may4  7,c7 ,flag ,day1 ,june #ad4  7,d7
 ,independence ,day1 ,july #d4  7,e7    
,national ,,pow_/,,mia ,recognition     
,day4  7,f7 ,veterans ,day1 ,november   
#aa4  7,g7 ,in the case of display at   
the ,world ,war ,,ii ,memorial1 ,korean 
,war ,veterans ,memorial1 and ,vietnam  
,veterans ,memorial 7required by        
paragraph #c7;,c771 any day on which the
 flag of the ,united ,states is         
displayed4  7,h7 ,in the case of display
 at medical centers of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs 7required by      
paragraph #c7;,h771 any day on which the
 flag of the ,united ,states is         
displayed4  7,i7 ,in the case of display
 at post offices of the ,united ,states 
,postal ,service 7required by paragraph 
#c7;,i771 the last business day before a

 day specified in subparagraphs 7,a7    
through 7,f7 that in any year is not    
itself a business day4  7#c7 ,the       
locations specified in this paragraph   
are the following3 7,a7 ,the ,united    
,states ,capitol4  7,b7 ,the ,white     
,house4  7,c7 ,the ,world ,war ,,ii     
,memorial1 the ,korean ,war ,veterans   
,memorial1 and the ,vietnam ,veterans   
,memorial4  7,d7 ,arlington ,national   
,cemetery4  7,e7 ,each national cemetery
 under the jurisdiction of the ,national
 ,cemetery ,administration4  7,f7 ,the  
buildings containing the official office
 of-- 7i7 the ,secretary of ,state2     
7ii7 the ,secretary of ,defense2  7iii7 
the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs2   
and  7iv7 the ,director of ,selective   
,service4  7,g7 ,each major military    
installation1 as designated by the      
,secretary of ,defense4  7,h7 ,each     
medical center of the ,department of    
,veterans ,affairs4  7,i7 ,each post    
office of the ,united ,states ,postal   
,service4  7c7 ,display ,to be in a     

manner visible to the public ,display of
 the ,honor and ,remember ,flag pursuant
 to this section shall be in a manner   
designed to ensure visibility to the    
public4  7d7 ,limitation ,this section  
may not be construed or applied so as to
 require any employee to report to work 
solely for the purpose of providing for 
the display of the ,honor and ,remember 
,flag or any other flag4  4  7c7        
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #ijd4 ,honor   
and ,remember ,flag for fallen members  
of the ,armed ,forces4  4  7d7          
,regulations for implementation ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the head of 
each department1 agency1 or other       
establishment responsible for a location
 specified in subsection 7b77#c7 of     
section #ijd of title #cf1 ,united      
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7b7 7other than the ,united ,states     

,capitol71 shall prescribe regulations  
as necessary to carry out such section4 
7e7 ,procurement and distribution of    
flags ,not later than #cj days after the
 date of the enactment of this ,act1 the
 ,administrator of ,general ,services   
shall commence the procurement of ,honor
 and ,remember ,flags and distribute the
 flags as necessary to permit compliance
 with section #ijd of title #cf1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 as so added4