This bill would add a new section to title 36 of the United States Code to make the Honor and Remember Flag (created by Honor and Remember, Inc.) an official symbol to recognize members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty. The bill includes findings that more than one million service members have died since the Revolutionary War and that there is currently no official symbol for those who died in the line of duty.
The bill requires the Honor and Remember Flag to be displayed at specific locations and on specific days. Required display locations include the Capitol, the White House, the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, each national cemetery, buildings housing the official offices of the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service System, major military installations designated by the Secretary of Defense, each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center, and each United States Postal Service post office. Required display days are Armed Forces Day (third Saturday in May), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Flag Day (June 14), Independence Day (July 4), National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and Veterans Day (November 11). For certain locations the flag must be displayed on any day the United States flag is displayed, and for post offices it must also be displayed the last business day before a listed holiday if that holiday is not a business day. The display must be placed so it is visible to the public. The bill also specifies that no employee may be required to report to work only to provide for the flag's display.
The bill directs heads of departments and agencies responsible for the listed locations to issue regulations to implement the requirement within 180 days after enactment. It also requires the Administrator of General Services to begin procuring and distributing the Honor and Remember Flags within 30 days after enactment.
The bill requires agencies to adopt rules, places responsibilities on agency heads, and directs the Administrator of General Services to procure and distribute flags. No publicly available information on estimated costs, funding sources, or budgetary impacts is provided in the bill text.
Supporters say the designation creates an official symbol to honor and remember members of the Armed Forces who died in the line of duty and provides national recognition for their service, noting the bill's findings that many service members have died in U.S. conflicts and that no official symbol currently exists.
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