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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1444 

To provide for the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal 

civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties or because of their status as Federal employees. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2011 

Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. LIEBERMAN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To provide for the presentation of a United States flag 

on behalf of Federal civilian employees who are killed 

while performing official duties or because of their status 

as Federal employees. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Service Rec5 ognition Act of 2011’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG ON BE2 HALF OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 

3 KILLED WHILE PERFORMING OFFICIAL DU4 TIES OR BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS AS FED5 ERAL EMPLOYEES. 

6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

7 (1) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has the 

8 meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, 

9 United States Code, and includes— 

10 (A) individuals who perform volunteer 

11 services at the discretion of the head of an exec12 utive agency; and 

13 (B) an officer or employee of the United 

14 States Postal Service or of the Postal Regu15 latory Commission. 

16 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

17 agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 

18 105 of title 5, United States Code, and includes the 

19 United States Postal Service and the Postal Regu20 latory Commission. 

21 (b) PRESENTATION OF FLAG.—Upon receipt of a re22 quest under subsection (c), the head of an executive agen23 cy shall pay the expenses incident to the presentation of 

24 a flag of the United States for an individual who— 

25 (1) was an employee of the agency; and 


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1 (2) dies of injuries incurred in connection with 

2 such individual’s status as a Federal employee. 

3 (c) REQUEST FOR FLAG.—The head of an executive 

4 agency shall furnish a flag for a deceased employee de5 scribed in subsection (a) upon the request of— 

6 (1) the employee’s next of kin; or 

7 (2) if no request is received from the next of 

8 kin, an individual other than the next of kin as de9 termined by the Director of the Office of Personnel 

10 Management. 

11 (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (b) and (c) shall not 

12 apply if— 

13 (1) the head of the executive agency determines 

14 that fulfilling the requirements of subsections (a) 

15 and (b) would endanger the national security of the 

16 United States or require the disclosure of classified 

17 information; or 

18 (2) the employee is excluded from compensation 

19 for death under section 8102(a) of title 5, United 

20 States Code. 

21 (e) EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION.—The head of an exec22 utive agency shall provide appropriate notice to employees 

23 of the agency of the flag benefit provided under this Act. 

24 (f) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 

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1 retary of Defense and Secretary of Homeland Security, 

2 may prescribe regulations to implement this Act. 

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