“A bill to require certain flags of the United States to be made in the United States, and for other purposes.”
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This section establishes requirements under a new section 11 of chapter 1, title 4, United States Code, for flags of the United States displayed on federal property or procured by federal agencies to be made in the United States (defined as 100% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100% produced or manufactured in the United States, including states, the District of Columbia, Tribal lands, and territories). It prohibits federal agencies—defined to include executive agencies, military departments, legislative and judicial branch establishments, the District of Columbia government, and government-controlled corporations—from displaying such flags on federal property (i.e., real property owned, leased, or occupied by a federal agency) unless U.S.-made and from using appropriated funds to procure non-U.S.-made flags. The requirements apply to procurement on and after 90 days after enactment and to display on and after two years after enactment, consistent with U.S. international agreements, and do not apply to private actors.
This section directs the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study assessing and describing the enforcement scheme for country-of-origin labeling requirements for U.S. flags, determining the number of fines or penalties imposed for violations, and identifying the percentage of violations that are subsequent offenses by previously sanctioned entities. Not later than one year after enactment, the Chair must submit a report on the study results and recommendations to improve the enforcement scheme and its deterrent effect to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.