S.Amdt. 6032

SA 6032. Mr. MARSHALL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FLAGS OTHER THAN THE FLAG OF THE
UNITED STATES.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Flag of the united states.--The term ``flag of the
United States'' has the meaning given the term in section
700(b) of title 18, United States Code.
(2) Public building.--
(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the term ``public building'' has the meaning given the term
in section 3301(a) of title 40, United States Code.
(B) Inclusion.--The term ``public building'' includes--
(i) a military installation (as defined in section 2801(c)
of title 10, United States Code); and
(ii) any embassy or consulate of the United States.
(b) Prohibitions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law and except as provided in subsection (c), no flag that is
not the flag of the United States may be flown, draped, or
otherwise displayed--
(1) on the exterior of a public building; or
(2) in the hallway of a public building.
(c) Exceptions.--The prohibitions under subsection (b)
shall not apply to--
(1) a National League of Families POW/MIA flag (as
designated by section 902 of title 36, United States Code);
(2) any flag that represents the nation of a visiting
diplomat;
(3) the State flag of the State represented by a member of
Congress, outside or within the office of the member;
(4) in the case of a military installation, any flag that
represents a unit or branch of the Armed Forces;
(5) any flag that represents an Indian Tribe (as defined in
section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); or
(6) any flag that represents the State, territory, county,
city, or local jurisdiction in which the public building is
located.
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