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Union Calendar No. 67 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 415 

[Report No. 111–132] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 9, 2009 

Mr. KING of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on House Administration 

JUNE 3, 2009 

Additional sponsors: Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. 

WILSON of South Carolina 

JUNE 3, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

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 2009’’. 

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. 


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Union Calendar No. 67 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 415 

[Report No. 111–132] 

A BILL 

To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate 

workers who are killed in the line of duty. emergency medical technicians, and other rescue family of fire fighters, law enforcement officers, 

JUNE 3, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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