#aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#gfi  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title #cf1  
,united ,states ,code1 to designate     
,march #i as ,u4,s4 ,hostage and        
,wrongful ,detainee ,day and to         
designate the ,hostage and ,wrongful    
,detainee flag as an official symbol to 
recognize citizens of the ,united       
,states held as hostages or wrongfully  
detained abroad4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,u4,s4        
,hostage and ,wrongful ,detainee ,day   
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,designation  7a7   
,hostage and ,wrongful ,detainee ,day   
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of title   
#cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7,a7 by redesignating the second       
section #adf 7relating to ,choose       
,respect ,day7 as section #adg2 and     
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  #adh4 ,u4,s4 ,hostage and ,wrongful   
,detainee ,day  7a7 ,designation ,march 
#i is ,u4,s4 ,hostage and ,wrongful     
,detainee ,day4  7b7 ,proclamation ,the 
,president is requested to issue each   

year a proclamation calling on the      
people of the ,united ,states to observe
 ,u4,s4 ,hostage and ,wrongful ,detainee
 ,day with appropriate ceremonies and   
activities4  4  7#b7 ,technical and     
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for chapter #a of title #cf1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking the item relating to the second
 section #adf and inserting the         
following new items3  #adg4 ,choose     
,respect ,day4  #adh4 ,u4,s4 ,hostage   
and ,wrongful ,detainee ,day4  4  7b7   
,hostage and ,wrongful ,detainee flag   
7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #i of title   
#cf1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #ijd4 ,hostage and ,wrongful  
,detainee flag  7a7 ,designation ,the   
,hostage and ,wrongful ,detainee flag   
championed by the ,bring ,our ,families 
,home ,campaign is designated as the    
symbol of the commitment of the ,united 
,states to recognizing1 and prioritizing
 the freedom of1 citizens and lawful    

permanent residents of the ,united      
,states held as hostages or wrongfully  
detained abroad4  7b7 ,required display 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,hostage and      
,wrongful ,detainee flag shall be       
displayed at the locations specified in 
paragraph 7#c7 on the days specified in 
paragraph 7#b74  7#b7 ,days specified   
,the days specified in this paragraph   
are the following3 7,a7 ,u4,s4 ,hostage 
and ,wrongful ,detainee ,day1 ,march #i4
  7,b7 ,flag ,day1 ,june #ad4  7,c7     
,independence ,day1 ,july #d4  7,d7 ,any
 day on which a citizen or lawful       
permanent resident of the ,united       
,states-- 7i7 returns to the ,united    
,states from being held hostage or      
wrongfully detained abroad2 or  7ii7    
dies while being held hostage or        
wrongfully detained abroad4  7#c7       
,locations specified ,the locations     
specified in this paragraph are the     
following3 7,a7 ,the ,capitol4  7,b7    
,the ,white ,house4  7,c7 ,the buildings
 containing the official office of-- 7i7

 the ,secretary of ,state2 and  7ii7 the
 ,secretary of ,defense4  7c7 ,display  
,to be in a manner visible to the public
 ,display of the ,hostage and ,wrongful 
,detainee 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 ,hostage and ,wrongful   
,detainee flag4  4  7#b7 ,technical and 
conforming amendment ,the table of      
sections for chapter #i of title #cf1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #ijd4 
,hostage and ,wrongful ,detainee flag4  
4  ,passed the ,senate ,may #ca         
7legislative day1 ,may #cj71            
#bjbc4,secretary