4 U.S.C. § 1 — Flag; stripes and stars on
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This section describes the design of the U.S. flag. It has thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating red and white. The blue field in the corner has forty-eight white stars.
This section is a single, undivided provision describing the flag's design.
The flag of the United States has thirteen horizontal stripes. The stripes alternate between red and white.
The "union" of the flag — the rectangular field in the upper corner — is blue. It holds forty-eight white stars. The section does not describe how the stars must be arranged within that field.
The flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field.
Source credit: (July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 642.)
- 1947Enacted · Act of July 30, 1947, ch. 389 · 61 Stat. 642
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 389 on 1947-07-30.
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