REQUIREMENT THAT BURIAL FLAGS FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BE WHOLLY PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES.

SEC. 1073. REQUIREMENT THAT BURIAL FLAGS FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BE WHOLLY PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) Requirement.— Section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 517, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(g) (1) The Secretary may not procure any flag for the purposes of this section that is not wholly produced in the United States. “(2) (A) The Secretary may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines— “(i) that the requirement cannot be reasonably met; or “(ii) that compliance with the requirement would not be in the national interest of the United States. “(B) The Secretary shall submit to Congress in writing notice of a determination under subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the date on which such determination is made. “(3) For the purpose of paragraph (1), a flag shall be considered to be wholly produced in the United States only if— “(A) the materials and components of the flag are entirely grown, manufactured, or created in the United States; “(B) the processing (including spinning, weaving, dyeing, and finishing) of such materials and components is entirely performed in the United States; and “(C) the manufacture and assembling of such materials and components into the flag is entirely performed in the United States.”. 112 STAT. 2138 (b) Effective Date.— subsection (g) of section 2301 of title38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply to flags procured by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, after the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.