[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2882 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2882

To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the presentation 
of a flag of the United States to the children of members of the Armed 
                       Forces who die in service.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 17, 2008

 Ms. Snowe (for herself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. Isakson) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the presentation 
of a flag of the United States to the children of members of the Armed 
                       Forces who die in service.

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

SECTION 1. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG TO THE CHILDREN OF 
              MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO DIE IN SERVICE.

    Section 1482(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) Presentation of a flag of equal size to the flag 
        presented under paragraph (10) to the children or child, if the 
        person to be presented a flag under paragraph (10) is other 
        than a child of the decedent. For purposes of this paragraph, 
        the term `child' has the meaning prescribed by section 1477(b) 
        of this title''.
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