[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 3095 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 236
108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3095

                          [Report No. 108-411]

    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

                           September 16, 2003

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

                            February 3, 2004

  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]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Recognition Act 
of 2003''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FLAG CODE AMENDMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    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 other locality, the chief elected official of that 
locality may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half 
staff.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Recognition Act of 2004''.

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 other locality, the chief elected official of that 
locality may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half 
staff.''.




                                                 Union Calendar No. 236

108th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3095

                          [Report No. 108-411]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                            February 3, 2004

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed