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 PUBLIC LAW 105-261—OCT. 17, 1998 112 STAT. 2137 (e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS. — For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other than provisions of this section, this section shall be treated as having Deen enacted immediately before the other provisions of this Act. Subtitle H—Other Matters 10 USC 101 note. SEC. 1071. ACT CONSTITUTING PRESIDENTIAL APPROVAL OF VESSEL WAR RISK INSURANCE REQUESTED BY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1205(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1285(b)), is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 'The signature of the President (or of an official designated by the President) on the agreement shall be treated as an expression of the approval required under section 1202(a) to provide the insurance.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply only to a signature of the President (or of an official designated by the President) on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 1072. EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION OF DEFENSE PRODUC- TION ACT OF 1950. (a) EXTENSION OF TERMINATION DATE.— Section 717(a) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2166(a)) is amended by striking "September 30, 1998" and inserting "September 30, 1999". (b) EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION.— Section 711(b) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2161(b)) is amended by striking "and 1998" and inserting "1998, and 1999". SEC. 1073. REQUIREMENT THAT BURIAL FLAGS FURNISHED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BE WHOLLY PRO- DUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. (a) REQUIREMENT.— Section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 517, is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g)(1) The Secretary may not procure any flag for the purposes of this section that is not wholly produced in the United States. "(2)(A) The Secretary may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines— "(i) that the requirement cannot be reasonably met; or "(ii) that compliance with the requirement would not be in the national interest of the United States. "(B) The Secretary shall submit to Congress in writing notice of a determination under subparagraph (A) not later than 30 days after the date on which such determination is made. "(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; "(B) the processing (including spinning, weaving, dyeing, and finishing) of such materials and components is entirely performed in the United States; and "(C) the manufacture and assembling of such materials and components into the flag is entirely performed in the United States.". Applicability. 46 USC app. 1285 note. Notice.

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