U.S. President Joe Biden signed on March 23 a $1.2 trillion spending package that keeps the government funded until the autumn after it cleared Congress hours earlier.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed on March 23 a $1.2 trillion spending package that keeps the government funded until the autumn after it cleared Congress hours earlier.

  • SpeakinTelnet
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    10 months ago

    To support your point, here’s the relevant extracts of the bill:

    SEC . 8037. None of the funds made available in this Act, or any subsequent Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense, may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code.

    (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the United States Department of State other than the

    • (1) United States flag;
    • (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM1 154.2–1;
    • (3) POW/MIA flag;
    • (4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pursuant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code;
    • (5) flag of a State, insular area, or the District of Columbia at domestic locations;
    • (6) flag of an Indian Tribal government;
    • (7) official branded flag of a United States agency; or
    • (8) sovereign flag of other countries.