I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 723 
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire fighters, law 
enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or ambulance crews, 
and public safety officers who are killed in the line of duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2015 
Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, 
Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. TORRES, and Mr. COL-
LINS of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of 
fire fighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue 
squads or ambulance crews, and public safety officers 
who are killed in the line of 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 ‘‘Fallen Heroes Flag 
Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVIDING CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES 
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE SQUAD 
WORKERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—At the request of the immediate 
family of a fire fighter, law enforcement officer, member 
of a rescue squad or ambulance crew, or public safety offi-
cer who died in the line of duty, the Representative of the 
family may provide the family with a Capitol-flown flag, 
together with the certificate described in subsection (c). 
(b) NO COST TO FAMILY.—A flag provided under 
this section shall be provided at no cost to the family. 
(c) CERTIFICATE.—The certificate described in this 
subsection is a certificate which is signed by the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the Representative 
providing the flag, and which contains an expression of 
sympathy from the House of Representatives for the fam-
ily involved, as prepared and developed by the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘Capitol-flown flag’’ means a 
United States flag flown over the United States 
Capitol in honor of the deceased individual for whom 
such flag is requested; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Representative’’ includes a Dele-
gate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress. 
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SEC. 3. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the date of the enactment of this Act, the Clerk 
shall issue regulations for carrying out this Act, including 
regulations to establish procedures (including any appro-
priate forms, guidelines, and accompanying certificates) 
for requesting a Capitol-flown flag. 
(b) APPROVAL BY COMMITTEE ON HOUSE ADMINIS-
TRATION.—The regulations issued by the Clerk under sub-
section (a) shall take effect upon approval by the Com-
mittee on House Administration of the House of Rep-
resentatives. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for each of 
the fiscal years 2015 through 2020 such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act, to be derived from 
amounts appropriated in each such fiscal year for the op-
eration of the Capitol Visitor Center, except that the ag-
gregate amount appropriated to carry out this Act for all 
such fiscal years may not exceed $30,000. 
SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date of its enact-
ment, except that no flags may be provided under section 
2 until the Committee on House Administration of the 
House of Representatives approves the regulations issued 
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by the Clerk of the House of Representatives under section 
3. 
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