,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acea  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,/rong 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,moore
 ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,alabama1    
,mr4 ,ad]holt1 ,mr4 ,palm]1 ,mrs4 ,mill]
 ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,al=d1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1
 ,mr4 ,h>ris ( ,m>yl&1 ,mr4 ,wilson (   
,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,d[n+1 & 
,mr4 ,rose7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education 
& ,work=ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife to require ! recitation ( ! ,pl$ge
 ( ,allegiance & ! display ( ! ,am]ican 
,flag 9 c]ta9 f$]ally fund$ elem5t>y &  
second>y s*ools1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,promot+ ,am]ican ,patriotism ,9 ,our   
,s*ools ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds
 ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! ,am]ican flag is a   
symbol ( ! unity1 lib]ty1 & fre$om ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4  7#b7 ,x is    
important to fo/] national pride & a %>$
 s5se ( civic responsibility among ! y\?

 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,! ,pl$ge (   
,allegiance is a /atem5t ( national     
commitm5t & s]ves z a rem9d] ( ! values 
& pr9ciples ^u :i* ! nation 0 f\nd$4    
7#d7 ,! inclusion ( ! ,am]ican flag & ! 
,pl$ge ( ,allegiance 9 ! daily          
activities ( elem5t>y & second>y s*ool  
/ud5ts s]ves to promote a s5se (        
national id5tity & unity4  7#e7 ,educat+
 /ud5ts ab\t ! hi/ory & significance ( !
 ,am]ican flag1 z well z enc\rag+ a     
daily expression ( patriotism1 plays an 
important role 9 _! developm5t z        
responsible & engag$ citiz5s4  #c4      
,recitation ( ! ,pl$ge ( ,allegiance &  
display ( ,am]ican flag 9 s*ools  7a7 ,9
 g5]al ,title ,,viii ( ! ,elem5t>y &    
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja et seq47 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] section #hebd ! foll[+3     
#hebd;,a4 ,recitation ( ,pl$ge (        
,allegiance & display ( ,am]ican flag   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,z a condition ( receiv+   
funds "u ?is ,act1 a local educational  
ag5cy %all e/abli%1 ma9ta91 & en=ce a   

policy t requires ! foll[+3 7#a7        
,subject to subsection 7b71 all /ud5ts1 
tea*]s1 & /aff 9 cov]$ s*ools %all      
recite ! ,pl$ge ( ,allegiance to ! ,flag
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica at ! beg9n+
 ( ea* s*ool day4 ,! ,pl$ge %all be     
recit$ 9 ! exact =m & mann] set =? 9    
section #d ( title #d1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#b7 ,! flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (
 ,am]ica %all be prom95tly display$ 9   
ea* classroom & gymnasium ( ea* cov]$   
s*ool4 ,ea* su* flag %all be display$ 9 
a mann] t ensures x is visible to all   
occupants ( ! classroom or gymnasium    
dur+ ! s*ool day4  7#c7 ,educational    
mat]ials on ! hi/ory1 significance1 &   
prop] display ( ! flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ( ,am]ica %all be incorporat$ into !   
civics or hi/ory curriculum ( ea* grade 
level taught at ea* cov]$ s*ool4 ,!     
mat]ials %all be age appropriate &      
promote und]/&+ ( ! values & pr9ciples  
repres5t$ by ! flag4  7b7 ,exception    
,ea* policy requir$ "u subsection 7a7   
%all include an exception pursuant to   

:i* an individual may refra9 f recit+ ! 
,pl$ge ( ,allegiance = religi\s or      
p]sonal reasons4 ,no individual may be  
p5aliz$1 discrim9at$ aga9/1 or subject$ 
to retaliatory action = ex]cis+ ! option
 to refra9 f recitation ( ! ,pl$ge (    
,allegiance 9 accordance ) su*          
exception4  7c7 ,c]tification ,on an    
annual basis n lat] ?an ,octob] #a ( ea*
 ye>1 ea* local educational ag5cy       
subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is section  
%all c]tify 9 writ+ to ! ,/ate          
educational ag5cy involv$ t ! local     
educational ag5cy is 9 compliance ) su* 
requirem5ts4 ,! ,/ate educational ag5cy 
%all report to ! ,secret>y by ,novemb]  
#a ( ea* ye> a li/ ( ^? local           
educational ag5cies t h n fil$ !        
c]tification or aga9/ :i* compla9ts h   
be5 made to ! ,/ate educational ag5cy t 
! local educational ag5cies are n 9     
compliance ) ?is section4  7d7 ,en=cem5t
 ,! ,secret>y is au?oriz$ & direct$ to  
effectuate ?is section by issu+1 &      
secur+ compliance )1 rules or ord]s )   

respect to a local educational ag5cy t  
fails to c]tify1 or is f\nd to h c]tifi$
 9 bad fai?1 t ! ag5cy is 9 compliance )
 ! requirem5ts ( ?is section4  7e7      
,cov]$ s*ool def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 cov]$ s*ool means a public elem5t>y or 
public second>y s*ool t receives ,f$]al 
funds "u ?is ,act 7:e!r directly or     
?r\gh a subgrant f a ,/ate or local     
educational ag5cy74  4  7b7 ,effective  
date & applicability ,! am5dm5ts made by
 subsection 7a7 %all take effect #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act
 & %all apply ) respect to s*ool ye>s   
beg9n+ on or aft] su* effective date4