U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 18, 2024
§ 2.
Same; additional stars

On the admission of a new State into the Union one star shall be added to the union of the flag; and such addition shall take effect on the fourth day of July then next succeeding such admission.

(July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 642.)
cite as: 4 USC 2