1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “American Flag Production Act of 2020”.
American Flag Production Act of 2020
A BILL
To require flags of the United States of America to be domestically made, and for other purposes.
2. Requirement for Federal agencies to buy domestically made United States flags
Requirement for Federal agencies To buy domestically made United States flags—
In general— Chapter 63 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
“6310. Requirement for Federal agencies to buy domestically made United States flags
“(a) Requirement—Funds appropriated or otherwise available to a Federal agency may not be used for the procurement of any flag of the United States, unless such flag has been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States.
“(b) Definitions—In this section:
“(1) Federal agency—The term “Federal agency” means each instrumentality of the Federal Government.
“(2) United States—The term “United States” includes each of the several States, the District of Columbia, Tribal lands, or the territories or possessions of the United States.”
Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Applicability— Section 6310 of title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), shall apply with respect to any procurement made or contract for on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
3. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States flags
Requirement for persons To buy domestically made United States flags—
In general— Chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“717. Requirement for persons to buy domestically made United States flags
“Whoever purchases a flag of the United States that has not been 100 percent manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that have been 100 percent produced or manufactured in the United States, shall be fined under this title $1,000 dollars.”
Clerical amendment— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
Effective date— The amendments made by this section shall take effect 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.