110 HR 692 RH: Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007 U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-09 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IB Union Calendar No. 81 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 692 [Report No. 110–139] 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 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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Short title

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

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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

(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. (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..

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Short title

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

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Finding

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

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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..

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