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Union Calendar No. 81 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 692 
[Report No. 110–139] 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a State, 
territory, or possession of the United States to order that the National 
flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in 
the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that 
State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2007 
Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
MALONEY of New York, Mr. KILDEE, and Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
MAY 9, 2007 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. POE, 
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. WALZ of Minnesota, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. 
HARE, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Ms. HOOLEY, 
Mr. NADLER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, and Ms. KAPTUR 
MAY 9, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
A BILL 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the 
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Governor of a State, territory, or possession of the 
United States to order that the National flag be flown 
at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in 
the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces 
from that State, territory, or possession who dies while 
serving on active duty. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Army Specialist Joseph 
P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF GOVERNORS TO ORDER THE NA-
TIONAL FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF 
IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A MEMBER 
OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a)
DEATH
OF
A
MEMBER
OF
THE
ARMED 
FORCES.—Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is 
amended in the sixth sentence by inserting ‘‘or the death 
of a member of the Armed Forces from any State, terri-
tory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty’’ 
after ‘‘present or former official of the government of any 
State, territory, or possession of the United States’’. 
(b) FEDERAL FACILITY CONSISTENCY WITH STATE 
PROCLAMATION.—Such section is further amended by in-
serting after the sixth sentence the following new sentence: 
‘‘When the Governor of a State, territory, or possession 
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issues a proclamation under the preceding sentence that 
the National flag be flown at half-staff because of the 
death of a member of the Armed Forces, the National flag 
flown at any Federal installation or facility in that State, 
territory, or possession shall be flown at half-staff con-
sistent with that proclamation.’’. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Army Specialist Joseph 
P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDING. 
Congress finds that members of the Armed Forces of 
the United States defend the freedom and security of the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. PROCEDURE FOR NATIONAL FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT 
HALF-STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF 
A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) ISSUANCE OF PROCLAMATION.—Subsection (m) of 
section 7 of title 4, United States Code, is amended in the 
sixth sentence— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or the death of a member of the 
Armed Forces from any State, territory, or possession 
who dies while serving on active duty’’ after ‘‘present 
or former official of the government of any State, ter-
ritory, or possession of the United States’’; and 
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(2) by inserting before the period the following: 
‘‘, and the same authority is provided to the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia with respect to present or 
former officials of the District of Columbia and mem-
bers of the Armed Forces from the District of Colum-
bia’’. 
(b) FEDERAL FACILITY CONSISTENCY WITH PROCLA-
MATION.—Such subsection is further amended by inserting 
after the sixth sentence the following new sentence: ‘‘When 
the Governor of a State, territory, or possession, or the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia, issues a proclamation 
under the preceding sentence that the National flag be flown 
at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession or in the 
District of Columbia because of the death of a member of 
the Armed Forces, the National flag flown at any Federal 
installation or facility in the area covered by that procla-
mation shall be flown at half-staff consistent with that proc-
lamation.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 81 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 692 
[Report No. 110–139] 
A BILL 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize 
the Governor of a State, territory, or possession 
of the United States to order that the National 
flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, 
or possession in the event of the death of a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces from that State, terri-
tory, or possession who dies while serving on ac-
tive duty. 
MAY 9, 2007 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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