[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 86 Received in Senate (RDS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 86


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 7, 2011

                                Received

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make corrections 
                    in the enrollment of H.R. 2061.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2061) to authorize the 
presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian 
employees who die of injuries in connection with their employment, the 
Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make the following 
corrections:
            (1) Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
        following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civilian Service Recognition Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL 
              CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WHO DIE OF INJURIES INCURRED IN 
              CONNECTION WITH THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--Upon receipt of a request under 
subsection (b), the head of an executive agency may give a flag of the 
United States for an individual who--
            (1) was an employee of the agency; and
            (2) dies of injuries incurred in connection with such 
        individual's employment with the Federal government, suffered 
        as a result of a criminal act, an act of terrorism, a natural 
        disaster, or other circumstance as determined by the President.
    (b) Request for Flag.--The head of an executive agency may furnish 
a flag for a deceased employee described in subsection (a) upon the 
request of--
            (1) the employee's widow or widower, child, sibling, or 
        parent; or
            (2) if no request is received from an individual described 
        in paragraph (1), an individual other than the next of kin as 
        determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
        Management.
    (c) Classified Information.--The head of an executive agency may 
disclose information necessary to show that a deceased individual is an 
employee described in subsection (a) to the extent that such 
information is not classified and to the extent that such disclosure 
does not endanger the national security of the United States.
    (d) Employee Notification of Flag Benefit.--The head of an 
executive agency shall provide appropriate notice to employees of the 
agency of the flag benefit provided for under this section.
    (e) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, may prescribe regulations to implement 
this section. Any such regulations shall provide for the head of an 
executive agency to consider the conditions and circumstances 
surrounding the death of an employee and nature of the service of the 
employee.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, and 
        includes an officer or employee of the United States Postal 
        Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code, and includes the United States Postal Service and 
        the Postal Regulatory Commission.
            (2) Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to authorize 
        the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal 
        civilian employees who die of injuries incurred in connection 
        with their employment.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 4, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.