[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2061 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2061

To authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of 
  Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official 
        duties or because of their status as a Federal employee.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 31, 2011

   Mr. Hanna (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Bartlett) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                    Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the presentation of a United States flag at the funeral of 
  Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official 
        duties or because of their status as a Federal employee.

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

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 KILLED WHILE PERFORMING OFFICIAL 
              DUTIES OR BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS AS A FEDERAL EMPLOYEE.

    (a) Presentation Required.--Upon receipt of a request under 
subsection (b), the head of an executive agency shall furnish a flag of 
the United States to drape the casket of an individual who--
            (1) was an employee of the agency; and
            (2) was killed while performing official duties or because 
        of the individual's status as a Federal employee.
    (b) Request for Flag.--The head of an executive agency shall 
furnish a flag for a deceased employee described in subsection (a) upon 
the request of--
            (1) the employee's next of kin; or
            (2) if no request is received from the next of kin, a close 
        friend or associate of the employee as determined by the head 
        of the executive agency.
    (c) Manner of Presentation and Ceremony.--A flag shall be furnished 
and presented under this section in the same manner as a flag is 
furnished and presented on behalf of a deceased member of the Armed 
Services who dies while on active duty. At the request of the 
individual who requested the flag under subsection (b), the head of the 
executive agency furnishing the flag under subsection (a) shall provide 
for the presentation of the flag to the individual following the use of 
the flag to drape the casket of the deceased employee.
    (d) Limitation on Flags Provided.--If a flag furnished under 
subsection (a) is presented to an individual described in subsection 
(b)(2), no flag shall be subsequently presented to any other individual 
under this section on account of the death of the same employee.
    (e) 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.
    (f) Employee Notification of Flag Ceremony Benefit.--The head of an 
executive agency shall provide appropriate notice to employees of the 
agency of the flag ceremony benefit provided for under this section.
    (g) 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 employees of and donors of volunteer services to 
        temporary organizations under section 3161 of such title.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 501 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
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