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[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2853 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 336
111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 2853

                          [Report No. 111-586]

To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States 
             of America for use by the Federal Government.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2009

Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                           September 14, 2010

 Additional sponsors: Ms. Sutton, Mr. Welch, Mr. Perriello, Mr. Hare, 
   Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Shea-Porter, Mr. 
                         Foster, and Mr. Kagen

                           September 14, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States 
             of America for use by the Federal Government.

 

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``All-American Flag 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED 
              STATES FLAGS FOR USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Only such flags of the United States of America, 
regardless of size, that are 100 percent manufactured in the United 
States, from articles, materials, or supplies 100 percent of which are 
grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States, may be acquired 
for use by the Federal Government.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 2 shall apply to purchases of flags made on or 
after 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``All-American Flag Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR PURCHASE OF DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES 
              FLAGS FOR USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

    Only such flags of the United States of America, regardless of 
size, that are 100 percent manufactured in the United States, from 
articles, materials, or supplies 100 percent of which are grown, 
produced, or manufactured in the United States, may be acquired for use 
by the Federal Government.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO USE WORKERS AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    In carrying out section 2, the Federal Government may purchase 
flags only from a manufacturer that certifies that--
            (1) the manufacturer does not employ aliens who are not 
        authorized to be employed in the United States; and
            (2) the manufacturer participates in the E-Verify Program 
        under section 401 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and 
        Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 2 shall apply to purchases of flags made on or after 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 336

111th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 2853

                          [Report No. 111-586]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To require the purchase of domestically made flags of the United States 
             of America for use by the Federal Government.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 14, 2010

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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