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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1526 

To require flags of the United States of America to be domestically made, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 2, 2021 

Mr. VAN DREW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on 

the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To require flags of the United States of America to be 

domestically made, 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 ‘‘American Flag Pro5 duction Act of 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BUY 

2 DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES 

3 FLAGS. 

4 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BUY

5 DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 41, 

7 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

8 end the following new section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 6310. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO 

10 BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES 

11 FLAGS. 

12 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated or other13 wise available to a Federal agency may not be used for 

14 the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless 

15 such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the 

16 United States from articles, materials, or supplies that 

17 have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the 

18 United States. 

19 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 ‘‘(1) FEDERAL AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal 

21 agency’ means each instrumentality of the Federal 

22 Government. 

23 ‘‘(2) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘United 

24 States’ includes each of the several States, the Dis25 trict of Columbia, Tribal lands, or the territories or 

26 possessions of the United States.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

3 by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘6310. Requirement for Federal agencies to buy domestically made United 

States flags.’’. 

4 (b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 6310 of title 41, United 

5 States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply 

6 with respect to any procurement made or contract for on 

7 or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the 

8 enactment of this Act. 

9 SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTI10 CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS. 

11 (a) REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTI12 CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 18, 

14 United States Code, is amended by adding at the 

15 end the following new subsection: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 717. REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTI17 CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS. 

18 ‘‘Whoever purchases a flag of the United States that 

19 has not been 100 percent manufactured in the United 

20 States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 

21 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United 

22 States, shall be fined under this title $1,000 dollars.’’. 


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1 (2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec2 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 

3 by adding at the end the following new item: 

‘‘717. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States flags.’’. 

4 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

5 this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 

6 enactment of this Act. 

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