Hostage and wrongful detainee flag
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Section 904(b) of title 36, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following: (D) Key dates in hostage and wrongful detention history, including— (i) November 4 and January 20, key dates of the Iranian hostage crisis; (ii) August 19, the date of the death of James Foley.''; and (iii) October 7, the date of Hamas’ unprovoked attack where more than 240 were taken hostage, including 12 Americans; and; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (F) With respect to the locations described in subparagraphs (D) through (G) of paragraph (3), any day on which the United States Flag is displayed.; and (2) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (i) by striking and at the end; (ii) in clause (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) the Attorney General; (iv) the Secretary of Education; (v) the Secretary of Transportation; and (vi) the Secretary of Commerce.; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (D) The buildings containing any office of the Department of State offices in the United States. (E) Each embassy and consulate of the United States. (F) The buildings containing any office of the Department of Justice in the United States, unless otherwise specified by the Attorney General. (G) Each place in the United States at which an individual can initiate, renew, or otherwise obtain a passport of the United States, in a location visible to such individuals..