HR 4169
2-14-08, Bill Passed House 396-0
Referred to Senate
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4169
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:
Clerk.
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4169
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.
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