112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2061 

AN ACT 

To authorize the presentation of a United States flag on 

behalf of Federal civilian employees who die of injuries 

in connection with their employment. 

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

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Service Rec3 ognition Act of 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG ON BE5 HALF OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 

6 WHO DIE OF INJURIES IN CONNECTION WITH 

7 THEIR EMPLOYMENT. 

8 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—Upon receipt of 

9 a request under subsection (b), the head of an executive 

10 agency may pay the expenses incident to the presentation 

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

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

13 (2) dies of injuries incurred in connection with 

14 such individual’s employment with the Federal Gov15 ernment. 

16 (b) REQUEST FOR FLAG.—The head of an executive 

17 agency may furnish a flag for a deceased employee de18 scribed in subsection (a) upon the request of— 

19 (1) the employee’s next of kin; or 

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

21 kin, an individual other than the next of kin as de22 termined by the Director of the Office of Personnel 

23 Management. 

24 (c) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The head of an ex25 ecutive agency may disclose information necessary to show 

26 that a deceased individual is an employee described in sub-
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1 section (a) to the extent that such information is not clas2 sified and to the extent that such disclosure does not en3 danger the national security of the United States. 

4 (d) EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION OF FLAG BENEFIT.— 

5 The head of an executive agency shall provide appropriate 

6 notice to employees of the agency of the flag benefit pro7 vided for under this section. 

8 (e) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of 

9 Personnel Management, in coordination with the Sec10 retary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Secu11 rity, may prescribe regulations to implement this section. 

12 Any such regulations shall provide for the head of an exec13 utive agency to consider the conditions and circumstances 

14 surrounding the death of an employee and nature of the 

15 service of the employee. 

16 (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

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

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

19 United States Code, and includes— 

20 (A) individuals who perform volunteer 

21 services at the discretion of the head of an exec22 utive agency; and 

23 (B) an officer or employee of the United 

24 States Postal Service or of the Postal Regu25 latory Commission. 
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1 (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 

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

3 105 of title 5, United States Code, and includes the 

4 United States Postal Service and the Postal Regu5 latory Commission. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 

2011. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2061 

AN ACT 

To authorize the presentation of a United States 

ment. die of injuries in connection with their employflag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who