[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3076 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3076

   To amend title 36, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to establish a flag for next of kin of veterans who 
                            die by suicide.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 2, 2023

 Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 36, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to establish a flag for next of kin of veterans who 
                            die by suicide.

    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 ``Andrew Thomas McCaffrey Green Star 
Veterans Service Act''.

SEC. 2. GREEN STAR SERVICE FLAG FOR NEXT OF KIN OF VETERANS DECEASED AS 
              RESULT OF SUICIDE.

    (a) Green Star Service Flag.--Chapter 9 of title 36, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 904. Green Star Service Flag
    ``(a) Designation.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall design 
and designate a flag as the Green Star Service Flag to identify next of 
kin of covered veterans.
    ``(b) Individuals Entitled To Display Green Star Service Flag.--An 
individual who is next of kin of a covered veteran may display the 
Green Star Service Flag.
    ``(c) License To Manufacture and Sell.--Any person may apply to the 
Secretary for a license to manufacture and sell the designated Green 
Star Service Flag. A person that manufactures a Green Star Service Flag 
without having first obtained a license or otherwise violates this 
section is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not more 
than $1,000.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered veteran' means a veteran who died--
                    ``(A) on or after September 11, 2001; and
                    ``(B) as the result of suicide.
            ``(2) The term `next of kin' includes--
                    ``(A) a family member, as that term is defined in 
                section 1720K of title 38; and
                    ``(B) any individual specified by the Secretary in 
                regulations prescribed pursuant to this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``904. Green Star Service Flag.''.
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