[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2061 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2061


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 3, 2011

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To authorize the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of 
Federal civilian employees who die of injuries in connection with their 
                              employment.

    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 WHO DIE OF INJURIES IN CONNECTION WITH 
              THEIR EMPLOYMENT.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--Upon receipt of a request under 
subsection (b), the head of an executive agency may pay the expenses 
incident to the presentation of 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.
    (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 next of kin; or
            (2) if no request is received from the next of kin, 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--
                    (A) individuals who perform volunteer services at 
                the discretion of the head of an executive agency; and
                    (B) 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.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 2011.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.