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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1034 

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 12, 2009 

Mr. FORBES 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. DESIGNATION OF HONOR AND REMEMBER 

4 FLAG FOR FALLEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 

5 FORCES. 

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


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1 (1) Since the Revolutionary War, more than 

2 one million members of the United States Armed 

3 Forces have paid the ultimate price by sacrificing 

4 their lives in the line of duty. 

5 (2) The contributions of those fallen members 

6 of the Armed Forces are deserving of national rec7 ognition. 

8 (3) Currently, there is no officially recognized 

9 symbol that acknowledges members of the Armed 

10 Forces who died in the line of duty. 

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

12 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol13 lowing new section: 

14 ‘‘§ 904. Honor and Remember flag for fallen members 

15 of the Armed Forces 

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

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

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

19 to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of 

20 the United States Armed Forces who have lost their lives 

21 in the line of duty. 

22 ‘‘(b) REQUIRED DISPLAY.—(1) The Honor and Re23 member Flag shall be displayed at the locations specified 

24 in subsection (c) on the days specified in paragraph (2): 


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

2 days are the following: 

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

4 May. 

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

6 ‘‘(C) Flag Day, June 14. 

7 ‘‘(D) Independence Day, July 4. 

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

9 ‘‘(F) Veterans Day, November 11. 

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

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

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

13 II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, and 

14 Vietnam Veterans Memorial (required by subsection 

15 (c)(3)), any day on which the United States flag is 

16 displayed; 

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

18 of the Department of Veterans Affairs (required by 

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

20 United States is displayed; and 

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

22 Postal Service post offices (required by subsection 

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

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

25 business day. 


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

2 for the display of the Honor and Remember Flag under 

3 subsection (b) are the following: 

4 ‘‘(1) The Capitol. 

5 ‘‘(2) The White House. 

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

7 War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans 

8 Memorial. 

9 ‘‘(4) Each national cemetery. 

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

11 of— 

12 ‘‘(A) the Secretary of State; 

13 ‘‘(B) the Secretary of Defense; 

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

15 and 

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

17 System. 

18 ‘‘(6) Each major military installation, as des19 ignated by the Secretary of Defense. 

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

21 Veterans Affairs. 

22 ‘‘(8) Each United States Postal Service post of23 fice. 

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

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1 suant to this section shall be in a manner designed to en2 sure visibility to the public. 

3 ‘‘(e) LIMITATION.—This section may not be con4 strued or applied so as to require any employee to report 

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

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

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

8 at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding 

9 at the end the following new item: 

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

10 (d) REGULATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 

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

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

13 establishment responsible for a location specified in sub14 section (c) of section 904 of title 36, United States Code, 

15 as added by subsection (a), shall prescribe such regula16 tions as necessary to carry out such section. 

17 (e) PROCUREMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF FLAGS.— 

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

19 of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall 

20 commence the procurement of Honor and Remember 

21 Flags and distribute them as necessary to permit compli22 ance with section 904 of title 36, United States Code, as 

23 added by subsection (a). 

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