§ 2301. Flags
(b)
After the burial of the veteran the flag so furnished shall be given to the veteran’s next of kin. If no claim is made for the flag by the next of kin, it may be given, upon request, to a close friend or associate of the deceased veteran. If a flag is given to a close friend or associate of the deceased veteran, no flag shall be given to any other person on account of the death of such veteran.
(c)
For the purpose of this section, the term “Mexican border period” as defined in paragraph (30) of section
101 of this title includes the period beginning on January 1, 1911, and ending on May 8, 1916.
(d)
In the case of any person who died while in the active military, naval, or air service after May 27, 1941, the Secretary shall furnish a flag to the next of kin, or to such other person as the Secretary considers most appropriate, if such next of kin or other person is not otherwise entitled to receive a flag under this section or under section
1482
(a) of title
10.
(e)
The Secretary shall furnish a flag to drape the casket of each deceased person who is buried in a national cemetery by virtue of eligibility for burial in such cemetery under section
2402
(6) of this title. After the burial, the flag shall be given to the next of kin or to such other person as the Secretary considers appropriate.
(f)
(1)
The Secretary shall furnish a flag to drape the casket of each deceased member or former member of the Selected Reserve (as described in section
10143 of title
10) who is not otherwise eligible for a flag under this section or section
1482
(a) of title
10—
(A)
who completed at least one enlistment as a member of the Selected Reserve or, in the case of an officer, completed the period of initial obligated service as a member of the Selected Reserve;
(g)
A flag may not be furnished under this section in the case of a person described in section
2411
(b) of this title.
(h)
(1)
The Secretary may not procure any flag for the purposes of this section that is not wholly produced in the United States.
(3)
For the purpose of paragraph (1), a flag shall be considered to be wholly produced in the United States only if—
(A)
the materials and components of the flag are entirely grown, manufactured, or created in the United States;
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