,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #f1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,k+ ( ,new ,york 7= himself1 ,mr4  
,"y ( ,alaska1 ,mr4 ,rei*]t1 ,mr4       
,grimm1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,l>son (   
,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,runyan1 ,mr4        
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4       
,coble1 & ,mr4 ,jones7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,a   
,,bill  ,to provide ,capitol-fl[n flags 
to ! imm$iate family ( fire fight]s1 law
 en=cem5t (fic]s1 em]g5cy m$ical        
te*nicians1 & o!r rescue work]s :o are  
kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty4  #a4 ,%ort title  
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fall5 ,h]oes 
,flag ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,provid+       
capitol-fl[n flags = families ( law     
en=cem5t & rescue work]s kill$ 9 ! l9e (
 duty  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,at ! reque/ ( !    
imm$iate family ( a fire fight]1 law    
en=cem5t (fic]1 em]g5cy te*nician1 or   
o!r rescue work] :o di$ 9 ! l9e ( duty1 
! ,repres5tative ( ! family may provide 

! family ) a ,capitol-fl[n flag1 toge!r 
) ! c]tificate describ$ 9 subsection    
7c74  7b7 ,no co/ to family ,a flag     
provid$ "u ?is section %all be provid$  
at no co/ to ! family4  7c7 ,c]tificate 
,! c]tificate describ$ 9 ?is subsection 
is a c]tificate :i* is sign$ by !       
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! 
,repres5tative provid+ ! flag1 & :i*    
conta9s an expression ( sympa?y f !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives = ! family      
involv$1 z prep>$ & develop$ by ! ,cl]k 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7d7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section--  7#a7 ! t]m
 ,capitol-fl[n flag means a ,unit$      
,/ates flag fl[n ov] ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,capitol 9 honor ( ! deceas$ individual 
= :om su* flag is reque/$2 &  7#b7 ! t]m
 ,repres5tative includes a ,delegate or 
,resid5t ,commission] to ! ,congress4   
#c4 ,regulations & proc$ures  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date (
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,cl]k
 %all issue regulations = c>ry+ out ?is 
,act1 includ+ regulations to e/abli%    

proc$ures 7includ+ any appropriate =ms1 
guidel9es1 & accompany+ c]tificates7 =  
reque/+ a ,capitol-fl[n flag4  7b7      
,approval by committee on h\se          
adm9i/ration ,! regulations issu$ by !  
,cl]k "u subsection 7a7 %all take effect
 ^u approval by ! ,committee on ,h\se   
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives4  #d4 ,au?orization (   
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ = ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s #bjac 
?r\gh #bjah su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is ,act1 to be d]iv$ f     
am\nts appropriat$ 9 ea* su* fiscal ye> 
= ! op]ation ( ! ,capitol ,visitor      
,c5t]1 except t ! aggregate am\nt       
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act = all  
su* fiscal ye>s may n exce$ #cj1jjj4    
#e4 ,effective date ,?is ,act %all take 
effect on ! date ( its enactm5t1 except 
t no flags may be provid$ "u section #b 
until ! ,committee on ,h\se             
,adm9i/ration ( ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives approves ! regulations  
issu$ by ! ,cl]k ( ! ,h\se (            

,repres5tatives "u section #c4