[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 723 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 723


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 13, 2015

    Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and 
                             Administration

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire 
    fighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or 
ambulance crews, and public safety officers who are killed in the line 
                                of duty.

    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 ``Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PROVIDING CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT 
              AND RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.

    (a) In General.--At the request of the immediate family of a fire 
fighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance 
crew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty, the 
Representative of the family may provide the family with a Capitol-
flown flag, together with the certificate described in subsection (c).
    (b) No Cost to Family.--A flag provided under this section shall be 
provided at no cost to the family.
    (c) Certificate.--The certificate described in this subsection is a 
certificate which is signed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives and the Representative providing the flag, and which 
contains an expression of sympathy from the House of Representatives 
for the family involved, as prepared and developed by the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Capitol-flown flag'' means a United States 
        flag flown over the United States Capitol in honor of the 
        deceased individual for whom such flag is requested; and
            (2) the term ``Representative'' includes a Delegate or 
        Resident Commissioner to the Congress.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Clerk shall issue regulations for 
carrying out this Act, including regulations to establish procedures 
(including any appropriate forms, guidelines, and accompanying 
certificates) for requesting a Capitol-flown flag.
    (b) Approval by Committee on House Administration.--The regulations 
issued by the Clerk under subsection (a) shall take effect upon 
approval by the Committee on House Administration of the House of 
Representatives.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal 
years 2015 through 2020 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
Act, to be derived from amounts appropriated in each such fiscal year 
for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, except that the 
aggregate amount appropriated to carry out this Act for all such fiscal 
years may not exceed $30,000.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect on the date of its enactment, except 
that no flags may be provided under section 2 until the Committee on 
House Administration of the House of Representatives approves the 
regulations issued by the Clerk of the House of Representatives under 
section 3.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.