Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
Bill: H.R.2331 | Sponsor: Rep. McEachin, A. Donald (D-VA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act
This bill designates the Honor and Remember Flag, created by Honor and Remember, Inc., as a national symbol to honor service members who died in the line of duty and specifies federal locations and dates for its display.

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.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Honor and Remember Flag Recognition 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF HONOR AND REMEMBER FLAG FOR FALLEN MEMBERS OF 
              THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since the Revolutionary War, more than one million 
        members of the United States Armed Forces have paid the 
        ultimate price by sacrificing their lives in the line of duty.
            (2) The contributions of those fallen members of the Armed 
        Forces are deserving of national recognition.
            (3) Currently, there is no officially recognized symbol 
        that acknowledges members of the Armed Forces who died in the 
        line of duty.
    (b) Designation.--Chapter 9 of title 36, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 904. Honor and Remember Flag for fallen members of the Armed 
              Forces
    ``(a) Designation.--The Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor 
and Remember, Inc., is designated as the symbol of our Nation's concern 
and commitment to honoring and remembering the lives of all members of 
the United States Armed Forces who have lost their lives in the line of 
duty.
    ``(b) Required Display.--(1) The Honor and Remember Flag shall be 
displayed at the locations specified in subsection (c) on the days 
specified in paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The required Honor and Remember Flag display days are the 
following:
            ``(A) Armed Forces Day, the third Saturday in May.
            ``(B) Memorial Day, the last Monday in May.
            ``(C) Flag Day, June 14.
            ``(D) Independence Day, July 4.
            ``(E) National POW/MIA Recognition Day.
            ``(F) Veterans Day, November 11.
    ``(3) In addition to the days specified in paragraph (2), Honor and 
Remember Flag display days include--
            ``(A) in the case of display at the World War II Memorial, 
        Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
        (required by subsection (c)(3)), any day on which the flag of 
        the United States is displayed;
            ``(B) in the case of display at medical centers of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs (required by subsection (c)(7)), 
        any day on which the flag of the United States is displayed; 
        and
            ``(C) in the case of display at United States Postal 
        Service post offices (required by subsection (c)(8)), the last 
        business day before a day specified in paragraph (2) that in 
        any year is not itself a business day.
    ``(c) Locations for Flag Display.--The locations for the display of 
the Honor and Remember Flag under subsection (b) are the following:
            ``(1) The Capitol.
            ``(2) The White House.
            ``(3) The World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans 
        Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
            ``(4) Each national cemetery.
            ``(5) The buildings containing the official office of--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of State;
                    ``(B) the Secretary of Defense;
                    ``(C) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
                    ``(D) the Director of the Selective Service System.
            ``(6) Each major military installation, as designated by 
        the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(7) Each medical center of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs.
            ``(8) Each United States Postal Service post office.
    ``(d) Display To Be in a Manner Visible to the Public.--Display of 
the Honor and Remember Flag pursuant to this section shall be in a 
manner designed to ensure visibility to the public.
    ``(e) Limitation.--This section may not be construed or applied so 
as to require any employee to report to work solely for the purpose of 
providing for the display of the Honor and Remember Flag or any other 
flag.''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``904. Honor and Remember Flag for fallen members of the Armed 
                            Forces.''.
    (d) Regulations for Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each department, 
agency, or other establishment responsible for a location specified in 
subsection (c) of section 904 of title 36, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a), shall prescribe such regulations as necessary to 
carry out such section.
    (e) Procurement and Distribution of Flags.--Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
General Services shall commence the procurement of Honor and Remember 
Flags and distribute them as necessary to permit compliance with 
section 904 of title 36, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a).
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