Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: On this day , the President directs that the American flag be flown at half-staff at individual American homes , at the White House , and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments , home and abroad .
Simplified: On this day , the American flag is to be flown at half-staff at individual American homes , at the White House , and on all U.S. government buildings , home and abroad .