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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 06:43:14+00:00

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Patriot Day has been added. to the Flag Holidays listed in section 174 of the US Flag Code. On December 18, 2001, President Bush signed Public Law No: 107-89, designating September 11th as Patriot Day. State and local governments and the people of the United States are asked to observe Patriot Day with appropriate programs and activities to honor the individuals who lost their lives as a result of the terrorist attacks on that date in 2001.
For a copy of the Public Law, visit the National Flag Foundation at www.americanflags.org.
The National Flag represents the living country and is considered to be a living thing emblematic of the respect and pride we have for our nation. Display it proudly.
§ 170. National anthem; Star-Spangled Banner.
§ 171. Conduct during playing.
§ 172. Pledge of allegiance to the flag; manner of delivery.
§ 173. Display and use of flag by civilians; codification of rules and customs; definition.
§ 174. Time and occasions for display.
§ 175. Position and manner of display.
§ 176. Respect for flag.
§ 177. Conduct during hoisting, lowering or passing of flag.
§ 178. Modification of rules and customs by President.
§ 179. Design for service flag; persons entitled to display flag.
§ 180. Design for service lapel button; persons entitled to wear button.
§ 181. Approval of designs by Secretary of Defense; license tomanufacture and sell; penalties.
§ 182. Rules and regulations.
§ 182a to 184. Repealed.
§ 187. National floral emblem.
§ 189. Recognition of National League of Families POW/MIA flag.
designated the national anthem of the United States of America.
America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.', should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute.
displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness.
in subsection (i) of this section.
to the chassis or clamped to the right fender.
front of the staff of the other flag.
the United States flag's right.
the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace.
should be hoisted out, union first, from the building.
window, the flag should be displayed in the same way, with the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street.
with the union to the north in an east and west street or to the east in a north and south street.
speaker or to the right of the audience.
monument, but it should never be used as the covering for the statue or monument.
the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
are to the east and west or to the east when entrances are to the north and south. If there are entrances in more than two directions, the union should be to the east.
in instances of extreme danger to life or property.
mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing of any nature.
be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning.
the symbol of our Nation's concern and commitment to resolving as fully as possible the fates of Americans still prisoner, missing and unaccounted for in Southeast Asia, thus ending the uncertainty for their families and the Nation.
The seal heretofore used by the United States in Congress assembled is declared to be the seal of the United States.
The Secretary of State shall have the custody and charge of such seal. Except as provided by section 2902(a) of title 5, the seal shall not be affixed to any instrument without the special warrant of the President therefor.
(a) Except as provided by subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the Secretary of State shall make out and record, and affix the seal of the United States to, the commission of an officer appointed by the President. The seal of the United States may not be affixed to the commission before the commission has been signed by the President.
Services. The Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Department of Transportation. The Department of Energy. The Department of Education. The Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Department of the Army. The Department of the Navy. The Department of the Air Force.
imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
has become worn or soiled.
over any offense over which it would have jurisdiction in the absence of this section.
upon the constitutionality of subsection (a).
over the appeal and advance on the docket and expedite to the greatest extent possible.
enactment of each title as positive law.
so enacted), with annual cumulative supplements reflecting newly enacted laws.
the titles involved have not yet been enacted into positive law.
been enacted into positive law as may be necessary to keep such titles current.
annual cumulative supplement to the 1973 edition of such Code.
codification of the Federal statutes.

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