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 (, .)
Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)
4 U.S.C. § 2
Same; additional stars