Stars and Stripes Act of 2021
This bill prohibits the Department of State from displaying any flag or banner at a diplomatic or consular post other than specified flags.
Such flags are (1) the U.S. flag; (2) the flag of the country wherein the post is located; (3) the flag of a state, territory, or possession of the United States; (4) a departmental or secretarial flag; (5) the flag of an Armed Force; or (6) a flag to honor prisoners of war or those missing in action.
To amend title 4, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of State 
   to restrict the display of flags at diplomatic and consular posts.

    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 ``Stars and Stripes Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. DISPLAY OF FLAGS AT DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 4, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 11. Display of flags at diplomatic and consular posts
    ``The Secretary of State shall prohibit the display of any flag or 
banner at any diplomatic or consular post, with the exception of the 
following flags:
            ``(1) The flag of the United States.
            ``(2) The flag of the country where the diplomatic or 
        consular post is located.
            ``(3) The flag of a State, territory, or possession of the 
        United States.
            ``(4) A departmental or secretarial flag.
            ``(5) The flag of an Armed Force.
            ``(6) A flag designed to honor persons who are classified 
        as prisoners of war or missing-in-action.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
10 the following new item:

``11. Display of flags at diplomatic and consular posts.''.
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Stars and Stripes Act of 2021
To amend title 4, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of State to restrict the display of flags at diplomatic and consular posts.
Stars and Stripes Act of 2021
Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole