United States HR 4109: Honor and Remember Flag Recognition Act

Bill Text

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118THCONGRESS 
1
STSESSION 
H. R. 4109 
To  amend  title  36,  United  States  Code,  to  designate  the  Honor  and  Remem-
ber  Flag  created  by  Honor  and  Remember,  Inc.,  as  an  official  symbol  
to  recognize  and  honor  members  of  the  Armed  Forces  who  died  in  
the line of duty, and for other purposes. 
IN  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  
JUNE14, 2023 
Mr.  D
AVISof  North  Carolina  (for  himself,  Mrs.  KIGGANSof  Virginia,  Ms.  
J
ACKSONLEE,  and  Ms.  FOXX)  introduced  the  following  bill;  which  was  
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A  BILL  
To  amend  title  36,  United  States  Code,  to  designate  the  
Honor  and  Remember  Flag  created  by  Honor  and  Re-
member,  Inc.,  as  an  official  symbol  to  recognize  and  
honor  members  of  the  Armed  Forces  who  died  in  the  
line of duty, and for other purposes. 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honor and Remember 4
Flag Recognition Act’’. 5
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SEC.  2.  DESIGNATION  OF  HONOR  AND  REMEMBER  FLAG  1
FOR    FALLEN    MEMBERS    OF    THE    ARMED    2
FORCES. 3
(a) F
INDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 4
(1)  Since  the  Revolutionary  War,  more  than  5
one  million  members  of  the  United  States  Armed  6
Forces  have  paid  the  ultimate  price  by  sacrificing  7
their lives in the line of duty. 8
(2)  The  contributions  of  those  fallen  members  9
of  the  Armed  Forces  are  deserving  of  national  rec-10
ognition. 11
(3)  Currently,  there  is  no  officially  recognized  12
symbol  that  acknowledges  members  of  the  Armed  13
Forces who died in the line of duty. 14
(b)  D
ESIGNATION.—Chapter  9  of  title  36,  United  15
States  Code,  is  amended  by  adding  at  the  end  the  fol-16
lowing new section: 17
‘‘§ 904. Honor and Remember Flag for fallen members 18
of the Armed Forces 19
‘‘(a)   D
ESIGNATION.—The   Honor   and   Remember   20
Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., is designated 21
as  the  symbol  of  our  Nation’s  concern  and  commitment  22
to  honoring  and  remembering  the  lives  of  all  members  of  23
the  United  States  Armed  Forces  who  have  lost  their  lives  24
in the line of duty. 25
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‘‘(b)  REQUIREDDISPLAY.—(1)  The  Honor  and  Re-1
member  Flag  shall  be  displayed  at  the  locations  specified  2
in  subsection  (c)  on  the  days  specified  in  paragraph  (2).  3
‘‘(2) The required Honor and Remember Flag display 4
days are the following: 5
‘‘(A)  Armed  Forces  Day,  the  third  Saturday  in  6
May. 7
‘‘(B)  Memorial  Day,  the  last  Monday  in  May.  8
‘‘(C) Flag Day, June 14. 9
‘‘(D) Independence Day, July 4. 10
‘‘(E) National POW/MIA Recognition Day. 11
‘‘(F) Veterans Day, November 11. 12
‘‘(3)  In  addition  to  the  days  specified  in  paragraph  13
(2), Honor and Remember Flag display days include— 14
‘‘(A)  in  the  case  of  display  at  the  World  War  15
II  Memorial,  Korean  War  Veterans  Memorial,  and  16
Vietnam  Veterans  Memorial  (required  by  subsection  17
(c)(3)),  any  day  on  which  the  flag  of  the  United  18
States is displayed; 19
‘‘(B)  in  the  case  of  display  at  medical  centers  20
of  the  Department  of  Veterans  Affairs  (required  by  21
subsection  (c)(7)),  any  day  on  which  the  flag  of  the  22
United States is displayed; and 23
‘‘(C)  in  the  case  of  display  at  United  States  24
Postal  Service  post  offices  (required  by  subsection  25
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(c)(8)),  the  last  business  day  before  a  day  specified  1
in  paragraph  (2)  that  in  any  year  is  not  itself  a  2
business day. 3
‘‘(c) L
OCATIONS  FORFLAGDISPLAY.—The locations 4
for  the  display  of  the  Honor  and  Remember  Flag  under  5
subsection (b) are the following: 6
‘‘(1) The Capitol. 7
‘‘(2) The White House. 8
‘‘(3)  The  World  War  II  Memorial,  the  Korean  9
War  Veterans  Memorial,  and  the  Vietnam  Veterans  10
Memorial. 11
‘‘(4) Each national cemetery. 12
‘‘(5)  The  buildings  containing  the  official  office  13
of— 14
‘‘(A) the Secretary of State; 15
‘‘(B) the Secretary of Defense; 16
‘‘(C)   the   Secretary   of   Veterans   Affairs;   17
and 18
‘‘(D)  the  Director  of  the  Selective  Service  19
System. 20
‘‘(6)  Each  major  military  installation,  as  des-21
ignated by the Secre