§ 10. — Modification of rules and customs by President.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 4USC10]
TITLE 4--FLAG AND SEAL, SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, AND THE STATES
CHAPTER 1--THE FLAG
Sec. 10. Modification of rules and customs by President
Any rule or custom pertaining to the display of the flag of the
United States of America, set forth herein, may be altered, modified, or
repealed, or additional rules with respect thereto may be prescribed, by
the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States,
whenever he deems it to be appropriate or desirable; and any such
alteration or additional rule shall be set forth in a proclamation.
(Added Pub. L. 105-225, Sec. 2(a), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1498.)
Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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10.................................... 36:178. June 22, 1942, ch. 435, Sec. 8, 56
Stat. 380; Dec. 22, 1942, ch. 806,
Sec. 8, 56 Stat. 1077; July 7, 1976,
Pub. L. 94-344, (20), 90 Stat. 813.
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References in Text
Herein, referred to in text, means sections 4 to 10 of this title.
Proc. No. 2605. The Flag of the United States
Proc. No. 2605, Feb. 18, 1944, 9 F.R. 1957, 58 Stat. 1126, provided:
The flag of the United States of America is universally
representative of the principles of the justice, liberty, and democracy
enjoyed by the people of the United States; and
People all over the world recognize the flag of the United States as
symbolic of the United States; and
The effective prosecution of the war requires a proper understanding
by the people of other countries of the material assistance being given
by the Government of the United States:
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power vested in me by the
Constitution and laws of the United States, particularly by the Joint
Resolution approved June 22, 1942, as amended by the Joint Resolution
approved December 22, 1942 [now sections 4 to 10 of this title], as
President and Commander in Chief, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:
1. The use of the flag of the United States or any representation
thereof, if approved by the Foreign Economic Administration, on labels,
packages, cartons, cases, or other containers for articles or products
of the United States intended for export as lend-lease aid, as relief
and rehabilitation aid, or as emergency supplies for the Territories and
possessions of the United States, or similar purposes, shall be
considered a proper use of the flag of the United States and consistent
with the honor and respect due to the flag.
2. If any article or product so labelled, packaged or otherwise
bearing the flag of the United States or any representation thereof, as
provided for in section 1, should, by force of circumstances, be
diverted to the ordinary channels of domestic trade, no person shall be
considered as violating the rules and customs pertaining to the display
of the flag of the United States, as set forth in the Joint Resolution
approved June 22, 1942, as amended by the Joint Resolution approved
December 22, 1942 (U.S.C., Supp. II, title 36, secs. 171-178) [now
sections 4 to 10 of this title] for possessing, transporting,
displaying, selling or otherwise transferring any such article or
product solely because the label, package, carton, case, or other
container bears the flag of the United States or any representation
thereof.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 10 section 2249b.
