[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5029 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5029

    To amend title 4, United States Code, to make sure the rules of 
etiquette for flying the flag of the United States do not preclude the 
 flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

Mr. Doolittle introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 4, United States Code, to make sure the rules of 
etiquette for flying the flag of the United States do not preclude the 
 flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Recognition Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FLAG CODE AMENDMENT.

    Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the sentence beginning ``In the event of the death of a 
present or former official of the government of any State'' the 
following: ``In the event of the death of a present or former official 
of any city or locality, the chief elected official of that locality 
may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half staff.''.
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