Title: Honor and Remember Flag Act of 2019
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Honor and Remember Flag Act of 2019
This bill designates the Honor and Remember Flag as a national symbol to honor service members who died in service to the United States and specifies federal locations and dates for its display.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2371 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2371

   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 
         service to the United States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2019

 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Tillis) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 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 
         service to the United States, 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 Act of 
2019''.

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

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Since the Revolutionary War, more than 1,000,000 
        members of the Armed Forces have paid the ultimate price by 
        sacrificing their lives in service to the United States.
            (2) The contributions of those fallen members of the Armed 
        Forces are deserving of national recognition.
            (3) As of July 2019, there is no officially recognized 
        symbol that acknowledges members of the Armed Forces who died 
        in service to the United States.
    (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 the commitment of 
the United States to honoring and remembering the lives of all members 
of the Armed Forces who have lost their lives in service to the United 
States.
    ``(b) Required Display.--(1) The Honor and Remember Flag shall be 
displayed at the locations specified in paragraph (3) on the days 
specified in paragraph (2).
    ``(2) The days specified in this paragraph 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.
            ``(G) In the case of display at the World War II Memorial, 
        Korean War Veterans Memorial, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial 
        (required by paragraph 3(C)), any day on which the flag of the 
        United States is displayed.
            ``(H) In the case of display at medical centers of the 
        Department of Veterans Affairs (required by paragraph 3(H)), 
        any day on which the flag of the United States is displayed.
            ``(I) In the case of display at post offices of the United 
        States Postal Service (required by paragraph 3(I)), the last 
        business day before a day specified in subparagraphs (A) 
        through (F) that in any year is not itself a business day.
    ``(3) The locations specified in this paragraph are the following:
            ``(A) The United States Capitol.
            ``(B) The White House.
            ``(C) The World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans 
        Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
            ``(D) Arlington National Cemetery.
            ``(E) Each national cemetery under the jurisdiction of the 
        National Cemetery Administration.
            ``(F) The buildings containing the official office of--
                    ``(i) the Secretary of State;
                    ``(ii) the Secretary of Defense;
                    ``(iii) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and
                    ``(iv) the Director of Selective Service.
            ``(G) Each major military installation, as designated by 
        the Secretary of Defense.
            ``(H) Each medical center of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs.
            ``(I) Each post office of the United States Postal Service.
    ``(c) 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.
    ``(d) 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 (b)(3) of section 904 of title 36, United States Code, as 
added by subsection (b) (other than the United States Capitol), shall 
prescribe 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 the flags as necessary to permit compliance with 
section 904 of title 36, United States Code, as so added.
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