Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: On February 28 , 1929 , the General Assembly added to the description of the flag that the blue and red would be the same color as the flag of the United States .
Simplified: On February 28 , 1929 , the General Assembly added to the statement that the flag would be the same color blue and red as the flag of the United States .