[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16787]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE CORRECTIONS 
                     IN THE ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 2061

  Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, I send to the desk a concurrent 
resolution and ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the title of the concurrent resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the concurrent resolution is as follows:

                            H. Con. Res. 86

       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: ``A bill 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.''.

  The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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