[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4169 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
2d Session
H. R. 4169
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 25, 2008
Received
April 29, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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AN ACT
To authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery of an
American Braille tactile flag in Arlington National Cemetery honoring
blind members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and other Americans.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``American Braille Flag Memorial
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There are more than 175,000 blind veterans.
(2) The Department of Defense estimates that 16 percent of
the members of the Armed Forces who have been injured in
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have
severe vision loss as a result of their injuries.
(3) The American Braille tactile flag was created by the
Kansas Braille Transcription Institute in Wichita, Kansas, to
allow blind Americans and blind veterans to experience the
American flag.
(4) Arlington National Cemetery, visited by approximately
4,000,0000 people annually, is a national place of remembrance
and honor for the Nation's veterans.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF PLACEMENT OF AN AMERICAN BRAILLE TACTILE FLAG
IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY HONORING BLIND MEMBERS OF
THE ARMED FORCES, VETERANS, AND OTHER AMERICANS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army is authorized to place
in Arlington National Cemetery an American Braille tactile flag in
Arlington National Cemetery honoring blind members of the Armed Forces,
veterans, and other Americans.
(b) Approval of Design and Site.--The Secretary of the Army shall
have exclusive authority to approve an appropriate design and site
within Arlington National Cemetery for the memorial authorized under
subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives February 14, 2008.
Attest:
LORRAINE C. MILLER,
Clerk.