,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eadg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bh1 #bjbf,mrs4  
,moody introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% requirem5ts =  
patriotic obs]vances 9 elem5t>y &       
second>y s*ools ( ! ,di/rict (          
,columbia4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,promot+ ,loyalty1      
,engagem5t1 ,duty1 & ,gratitude 9       
,education ,act or ! ,,pl$ge ,act4  #b4 
,patriotic obs]vances 9 ,di/rict (      
,columbia s*ools  7a7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is 
section1 ! t]m ,di/rict ( ,columbia     
s*ool means an elem5t>y s*ool or        
second>y s*ool 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4
  7b7 ,flag ,ea* ,di/rict ( ,columbia   
s*ool %all cause ! flag ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ( ,am]ica to be display$ 9 ea*   
classroom dur+ ! h\rs ( ea* s*ool day4  
7c7 ,national an!m ,:5 ! national an!m  
is play$ 9 a ,di/rict ( ,columbia s*ool1
 ea* /ud5t or civilian %all /& at       

att5tion4  7d7 ,pl$ge ( allegiance  7#a7
 ,mann] ( recitation ,:5 ! ,pl$ge (     
,allegiance to ! ,flag 79 ?is subsection
 ref]r$ to z ! ,pl$ge71 ,i pl$ge        
allegiance to ! flag ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (
 ,am]ica1 & to ! ,republic = :i* x /&s1 
"o ,nation "u ,god1 indivisible1 )      
lib]ty & ju/ice = all41 is recit$ 9 a   
,di/rict ( ,columbia s*ool1 ea* /ud5t   
%all recite ! ,pl$ge :ile /&+ ) ! "r h& 
ov] ! he>t4  7#b7 ,daily recitation ,!  
,pl$ge %all be recit$ at ! beg9n+ ( !   
day 9 ea* ,di/rict ( ,columbia s*ool4   
7#c7 ,opt-out ) p>5tal cons5t  7,a7     
,notice to /ud5ts ,a ,di/rict (         
,columbia s*ool %all in=m ea* /ud5t by a
 writt5 notice publi%$ 9 ! /ud5t h&book 
or a simil> publication t ! /ud5t has ! 
"r n to p>ticipate 9 recit+ ! ,pl$ge1   
subject to ! requirem5ts ( ?is          
subsection4  7,b7 ,writt5 reque/ f p>5t 
,^u writt5 reque/ by ! p>5t ( a /ud5t1 a
 ,di/rict ( ,columbia s*ool %all excuse 
! /ud5t f recit+ ! ,pl$ge1 includ+ f /&+
 & plac+ ! "r h& ov] ! he>t4  7#d7 ,no  

disruption or di/raction ,no /ud5t may  
make any display t disrupts or di/racts 
o!r /ud5ts :o are recit+ ! ,pl$ge 9 a   
,di/rict ( ,columbia s*ool4  7#e7       
,accommodations ,a ,di/rict ( ,columbia 
s*ool %all make a reasonable            
modification1 "u title ,,ii ( !         
,am]icans ) ,disabilities ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaca et seq471 = any   
/ud5t :o is unable to comply because ( a
 disability 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( t   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abajb77 ) !        
proc$ures "u ?is subsection4