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[H.R. 692 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                  Union Calendar No. 81
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 692

                          [Report No. 110-139]

 To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a 
State, territory, or possession of the United States to order that the 
   National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or 
 possession in the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces 
  from that State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on 
                              active duty.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 24, 2007

 Mr. Stupak (for himself, Mr. Wexler, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
   Maloney of New York, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Kilpatrick of Michigan) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

                              May 9, 2007

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Poe, 
 Mr. Fattah, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Hare, 
  Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. McGovern, Mr. 
  Allen, Mr. Grijalva, Mrs. Musgrave, Ms. Hooley, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Zoe 
                 Lofgren of California, and Ms. Kaptur

                              May 9, 2007

  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 authorize the Governor of a 
State, territory, or possession of the United States to order that the 
   National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or 
 possession in the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces 
  from that State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on 
                              active duty.

    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 ``Army Specialist Joseph P. 
Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF GOVERNORS TO ORDER THE NATIONAL FLAG TO 
              BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A 
              MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Death of a Member of the Armed Forces.--Section 7(m) 
of title 4, United States Code, is amended in the sixth sentence by 
inserting ``or the death of a member of the Armed Forces from any 
State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty'' 
after ``present or former official of the government of any State, 
territory, or possession of the United States''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Federal Facility Consistency With State 
Proclamation.--Such section is further amended by inserting after the 
sixth sentence the following new sentence: ``When the Governor of a 
State, territory, or possession issues a proclamation under the 
preceding sentence that the National flag be flown at half-staff 
because of the death of a member of the Armed Forces, the National flag 
flown at any Federal installation or facility in that State, territory, 
or possession shall be flown at half-staff consistent with that 
proclamation.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks 
Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDING.

    Congress finds that members of the Armed Forces of the United 
States defend the freedom and security of the United States.

SEC. 3. PROCEDURE FOR NATIONAL FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN THE 
              EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Issuance of Proclamation.--Subsection (m) of section 7 of title 
4, United States Code, is amended in the sixth sentence--
            (1) by inserting ``or the death of a member of the Armed 
        Forces from any State, territory, or possession who dies while 
        serving on active duty'' after ``present or former official of 
        the government of any State, territory, or possession of the 
        United States''; and
            (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
        the same authority is provided to the Mayor of the District of 
        Columbia with respect to present or former officials of the 
        District of Columbia and members of the Armed Forces from the 
        District of Columbia''.
    (b) Federal Facility Consistency With Proclamation.--Such 
subsection is further amended by inserting after the sixth sentence the 
following new sentence: ``When the Governor of a State, territory, or 
possession, or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, issues a 
proclamation under the preceding sentence that the National flag be 
flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or possession or in the 
District of Columbia because of the death of a member of the Armed 
Forces, the National flag flown at any Federal installation or facility 
in the area covered by that proclamation shall be flown at half-staff 
consistent with that proclamation.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 81

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 692

                          [Report No. 110-139]

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                                 A BILL

 To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a 
State, territory, or possession of the United States to order that the 
   National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or 
 possession in the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces 
  from that State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on 
                              active duty.

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                              May 9, 2007

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