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Union Calendar No. 96 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2061 
[Report No. 112–149] 
To authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of 
Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official duties 
or because of their status as a Federal employee. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 31, 2011 
Mr. HANNA (for himself, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. FARR, and Mr. BARTLETT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
JULY 18, 2011 
Additional sponsors: Ms. NORTON, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. WOLF, 
Mr. OWENS, Mr. REYES, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. FILNER, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 
MORAN, Mr. LONG, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. TONKO, 
and Mr. HURT 
JULY 18, 2011 
Reported with amendments, 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] 
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A BILL 
To authorize the presentation of a United States flag at 
the funeral of Federal civilian employees who are killed 
while performing official duties or because of their status 
as a Federal employee. 
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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 ‘‘Civilian Service Rec-
ognition Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG ON BE-
HALF
OF
FEDERAL
CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES 
KILLED WHILE PERFORMING OFFICIAL DU-
TIES OR BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS AS A 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE. 
(a) PRESENTATION REQUIRED.—Upon receipt of a 
request under subsection (b), the head of an executive 
agency shall furnish a flag of the United States to drape 
the casket of an individual who— 
(1) was an employee of the agency; and 
(2) was killed while performing official duties or 
because of the individual’s status as a Federal em-
ployee. 
(b) REQUEST FOR FLAG.—The head of an executive 
agency shall furnish a flag for a deceased employee de-
scribed in subsection (a) upon the request of— 
(1) the employee’s next of kin; or 
(2) if no request is received from the next of 
kin, a close friend or associate of the employee as 
determined by the head of the executive agency. 
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(c) MANNER OF PRESENTATION AND CEREMONY.— 
A flag shall be furnished and presented under this section 
in the same manner as a flag is furnished and presented 
on behalf of a deceased member of the Armed Services 
who dies while on active duty. At the request of the indi-
vidual who requested the flag under subsection (b), the 
head of the executive agency furnishing the flag under 
subsection (a) shall provide for the presentation of the flag 
to the individual following the use of the flag to drape 
the casket of the deceased employee. 
(d) LIMITATION ON FLAGS PROVIDED.—If a flag fur-
nished under subsection (a) is presented to an individual 
described in subsection (b)(2), no flag shall be subse-
quently presented to any other individual under this sec-
tion on account of the death of the same employee. 
(e) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The head of an ex-
ecutive agency may disclose information necessary to show 
that a deceased individual is an employee described in sub-
section (a) to the extent that such information is not clas-
sified and to the extent that such disclosure does not en-
danger the national security of the United States. 
(f) EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION OF FLAG CEREMONY 
BENEFIT.—The head of an executive agency shall provide 
appropriate notice to employees of the agency of the flag 
ceremony benefit provided for under this section. 
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(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2105 of title 5, 
United States Code, and includes employees of and 
donors of volunteer services to temporary organiza-
tions under section 3161 of such title. 
(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive 
agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
501 of title 5, United States Code. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Service Rec-
ognition Act of 2011’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG ON BE-
HALF OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES 
WHO DIE OF INJURIES IN CONNECTION WITH 
THEIR EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—Upon receipt of a 
request under subsection (b), the head of an executive agency 
may pay the expenses incident to the presentation of a flag 
of the United States for an individual who— 
(1) was an employee of the agency; and 
(2) dies of injuries incurred in connection with 
such individual’s employment with the Federal gov-
ernment. 
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(b) REQUEST FOR FLAG.—The head of an executive 
agency may furnish a flag for a deceased employee described 
in subsection (a) upon the request of— 
(1) the employee’s next of kin; or 
(2) if no request is received from the next of kin, 
an individual other than the next of kin as deter-
mined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Man-
agement. 
(c) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The head of an execu-
tive agency may disclose information necessary to show that 
a deceased individual is an employee described in sub-
section (a) to the extent that such information is not classi-
fied and to the extent that such disclosure does not endanger 
the national security of the United States. 
(d) EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION OF FLAG BENEFIT.— 
The head of an executive agency shall provide appropriate 
notice to employees of the agency of the flag benefit provided 
for under this section. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management, in coordination with the Secretary of 
Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security, may pre-
scribe regulations to implement this section. Any such regu-
lations shall provide for the head of an executive agency 
to consider the conditions and circumstances surrounding 
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Union Calendar No. 96 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2061 
[Report No. 112–149] 
A BILL 
To authorize the presentation of a United States 
flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees 
who are killed while performing official duties or 
because of their status as a Federal employee. 
JULY 18, 2011 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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