IIB 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 415 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2010 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 

Administration 

AN ACT 

To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of 

fire fighters, law enforcement officers, emergency medical 

technicians, and other rescue workers who are killed 

in the line of duty. 

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 ‘‘Fallen Heroes Flag 

3 Act of 2010’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROVIDING CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES 

5 OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE WORK6 ERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the immediate 

8 family of a fire fighter, law enforcement officer, emergency 

9 technician, or other rescue worker who died in the line 

10 of duty, the Representative of the family may provide the 

11 family with a Capitol-flown flag, together with the certifi12 cate described in subsection (c). 

13 (b) NO COST TO FAMILY.—A flag provided under 

14 this section shall be provided at no cost to the family. 

15 (c) CERTIFICATE.—The certificate described in this 

16 subsection is a certificate which is signed by the Speaker 

17 of the House of Representatives and the Representative 

18 providing the flag, and which contains an expression of 

19 sympathy from the House of Representatives for the fam20 ily involved, as prepared and developed by the Clerk of 

21 the House of Representatives. 

22 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

23 (1) the term ‘‘Capitol-flown flag’’ means a 

24 United States flag flown over the United States 

25 Capitol in honor of the deceased individual for whom 

26 such flag is requested; and 


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1 (2) the term ‘‘Representative’’ includes a Dele2 gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 

3 SEC. 3. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

5 date of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Clerk 

6 shall issue regulations for carrying out this Act, including 

7 regulations to establish procedures (including any appro8 priate forms, guidelines, and accompanying certificates) 

9 for requesting a Capitol-flown flag. 

10 (b) APPROVAL BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINIS11 TRATION.—The regulations issued by the Clerk under sub12 section (a) shall take effect upon approval by the Com13 mittee on House Administration of the House of Rep14 resentatives. 

15 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

16 There are authorized to be appropriated from the ap17 plicable accounts of the House of Representatives for fiscal 

18 year 2009 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as 

19 may be necessary to carry out this Act. 

20 SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

21 This Act shall take effect on the date of its enact22 ment, except that no flags may be provided under section 

23 2 until the Committee on House Administration of the 

24 House of Representatives approves the regulations issued 


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1 by the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 

2 3. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2010. 

Attest: LORRAINE C. MILLER, 

Clerk. 


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