§ 2249b. Display of State flags: prohibition on use of funds to arbitrarily exclude flag; position and manner of display

(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.— Funds available to the Department of Defense may not be used to prescribe or enforce any rule that arbitrarily excludes the official flag of any State, territory, or possession of the United States from any display of the flags of the States, territories, and possessions of the United States at an official ceremony of the Department of Defense.
(b) Position and Manner of Display.— The display of an official flag of a State, territory, or possession of the United States at an installation or other facility of the Department shall be governed by section 7 of title 4 and any modification of section 7 under section 10 of title 4.