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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 546 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as an official symbol 

to recognize and honor members of the Armed Forces who died in 

the line of duty, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 8, 2011 

Mr. FORBES (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. JONES, Mr. SCOTT of 

Virginia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, 

Mr. BACHUS, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. RIGELL, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 

SIMPSON, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. FOXX, Ms. NORTON, Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. CLAY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 

Judiciary 

A BILL 

To amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the 

Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as an official symbol to recognize and 

honor members of the Armed Forces who died in the 

line of duty, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honor and Remember 

5 Flag Recognition Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG 

2 FOR FALLEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

3 FORCES. 

4 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Since the Revolutionary War, more than 

6 one million members of the United States Armed 

7 Forces have paid the ultimate price by sacrificing 

8 their lives in the line of duty. 

9 (2) The contributions of those fallen members 

10 of the Armed Forces are deserving of national rec11 ognition. 

12 (3) Currently, there is no officially recognized 

13 symbol that acknowledges members of the Armed 

14 Forces who died in the line of duty. 

15 (b) DESIGNATION.—Chapter 9 of title 36, United 

16 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing new section: 

18 ‘‘§ 904. Honor and Remember Flag for fallen members 

19 of the Armed Forces 

20 ‘‘(a) DESIGNATION.—The Honor and Remember 

21 Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., is designated 

22 as the symbol of our Nation’s concern and commitment 

23 to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of 

24 the United States Armed Forces who have lost their lives 

25 in the line of duty. 


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1 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED DISPLAY.—(1) The Honor and Re2 member Flag shall be displayed at the locations specified 

3 in subsection (c) on the days specified in paragraph (2). 

4 ‘‘(2) The required Honor and Remember Flag display 

5 days are the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in 

7 May. 

8 ‘‘(B) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May. 

9 ‘‘(C) Flag Day, June 14. 

10 ‘‘(D) Independence Day, July 4. 

11 ‘‘(E) National POW/MIA Recognition Day. 

12 ‘‘(F) Veterans Day, November 11. 

13 ‘‘(3) In addition to the days specified in paragraph 

14 (2), Honor and Remember Flag display days include— 

15 ‘‘(A) in the case of display at the World War 

16 II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and 

17 Vietnam Veterans Memorial (required by subsection 

18 (c)(3)), any day on which the flag of the United 

19 States is displayed; 

20 ‘‘(B) in the case of display at medical centers 

21 of the Department of Veterans Affairs (required by 

22 subsection (c)(7)), any day on which the flag of the 

23 United States is displayed; and 

24 ‘‘(C) in the case of display at United States 

25 Postal Service post offices (required by subsection 


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1 (c)(8)), the last business day before a day specified 

2 in paragraph (2) that in any year is not itself a 

3 business day. 

4 ‘‘(c) LOCATIONS FOR FLAG DISPLAY.—The locations 

5 for the display of the Honor and Remember Flag under 

6 subsection (b) are the following: 

7 ‘‘(1) The Capitol. 

8 ‘‘(2) The White House. 

9 ‘‘(3) The World War II Memorial, the Korean 

10 War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans 

11 Memorial. 

12 ‘‘(4) Each national cemetery. 

13 ‘‘(5) The buildings containing the official office 

14 of— 

15 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of State; 

16 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Defense; 

17 ‘‘(C) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; 

18 and 

19 ‘‘(D) the Director of the Selective Service 

20 System. 

21 ‘‘(6) Each major military installation, as des22 ignated by the Secretary of Defense. 

23 ‘‘(7) Each medical center of the Department of 

24 Veterans Affairs. 


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1 ‘‘(8) Each United States Postal Service post of2 fice. 

3 ‘‘(d) DISPLAY TO BE IN A MANNER VISIBLE TO THE

4 PUBLIC.—Display of the Honor and Remember Flag pur5 suant to this section shall be in a manner designed to en6 sure visibility to the public. 

7 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—This section may not be con8 strued or applied so as to require any employee to report 

9 to work solely for the purpose of providing for the display 

10 of the Honor and Remember Flag or any other flag.’’. 

11 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

12 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

13 at the end the following new item: 

‘‘904. Honor and Remember Flag for fallen members of the Armed Forces.’’. 

14 (d) REGULATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 

15 later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 

16 this Act, the head of each department, agency, or other 

17 establishment responsible for a location specified in sub18 section (c) of section 904 of title 36, United States Code, 

19 as added by subsection (a), shall prescribe such regula20 tions as necessary to carry out such section. 

21 (e) PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLAGS.— 

22 Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment 

23 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 

24 commence the procurement of Honor and Remember 

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1 ance with section 904 of title 36, United States Code, as 

2 added by subsection (a). 

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