,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eggb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ag1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,kean 7for himself and ,mr4   
,moskowitz7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to amend title #cf1 ,united ,states    
,code1 to require the ,hostage and      
,wrongful ,detainee flag to be displayed
 on key historical dates1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,remembering        
,american ,hostages ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,hostage and wrongful detainee flag     
,section #ijd7;b7 of title #cf1 ,united 
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by redesignating  
subparagraph 7,d7 as subparagraph 7,e72 
7,b7 by inserting after subparagraph    
7,c7 the following3  7,d7 ,key dates in 
hostage and wrongful detention history1 
including-- 7i7 ,november #d and        
,january #bj1 key dates of the ,iranian 
hostage crisis2  7ii7 ,august #ai1 the  

date of the death of ,james ,foley4''2  
and  7iii7 ,october #g1 the date of     
,hamas' unprovoked attack where more    
than #bdj were taken hostage1 including 
#ab ,americans2 and  2 and  7,c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,f7  
,with respect to the locations described
 in subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,g7 of  
paragraph 7#c71 any day on which the    
,united ,states ,flag is displayed4  2  
and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in   
subparagraph 7,c7-- 7i7 in clause 7i7 by
 striking and at the end2  7ii7 in      
clause 7ii7 by striking the period at   
the end and inserting a semicolon2 and  
7iii7 by adding at the end the          
following3  7iii7 the ,attorney         
,general2  7iv7 the ,secretary of       
,education2  7v7 the ,secretary of      
,transportation2 and  7vi7 the          
,secretary of ,commerce4  2 and  7,b7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,d7 
,the buildings containing any office of 
the ,department of ,state offices in the
 ,united ,states4  7,e7 ,each embassy   

and consulate of the ,united ,states4   
7,f7 ,the buildings containing any      
office of the ,department of ,justice in
 the ,united ,states1 unless otherwise  
specified by the ,attorney ,general4    
7,g7 ,each place in the ,united ,states 
at which an individual can initiate1    
renew1 or otherwise obtain a passport of
 the ,united ,states1 in a location     
visible to such individuals4  4  #c4    
,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of 
,congress that the ,federal ,government 
should strongly encourage local and     
,state governments and airports across  
the ,united ,states1 in coordination    
with the ,administrator of the ,federal 
,aviation ,administration1 to fly the   
,hostage and ,wrongful ,detainee flag on
 days as specified in section #ijd of   
title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1       
including distributing an ,executive    
order for direction to raise and fly    
such flag on specified days in honor of 
a hostage returning to the ,united      
,states1 or whenever a hostage is       

recognized as passing away in captivity4