I 
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 Com-
mittee 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 juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require flags of the United States of America to be 
domestically made, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘American Flag Pro-
duction Act of 2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BUY 
DOMESTICALLY 
MADE 
UNITED 
STATES 
FLAGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO BUY 
DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 63 of title 41, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 6310. REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES TO 
BUY DOMESTICALLY MADE UNITED STATES 
FLAGS. 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—Funds appropriated or other-
wise available to a Federal agency may not be used for 
the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless 
such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the 
United States from articles, materials, or supplies that 
have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the 
United States. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL
AGENCY.—The term ‘Federal 
agency’ means each instrumentality of the Federal 
Government. 
‘‘(2) UNITED
STATES.—The term ‘United 
States’ includes each of the several States, the Dis-
trict of Columbia, Tribal lands, or the territories or 
possessions of the United States.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘6310. Requirement for Federal agencies to buy domestically made United 
States flags.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 6310 of title 41, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply 
with respect to any procurement made or contract for on 
or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTI-
CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTI-
CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 33 of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection: 
‘‘SEC. 717. REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS TO BUY DOMESTI-
CALLY MADE UNITED STATES FLAGS. 
‘‘Whoever purchases a flag of the United States that 
has not been 100 percent manufactured in the United 
States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 
100 percent produced or manufactured in the United 
States, shall be fined under this title $1,000 dollars.’’. 
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(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘717. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States flags.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
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