#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#bgee  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide          
,capitol-flown flags to the immediate   
family of firefighters1 law enforcement 
officers1 members of rescue squads or   
ambulance crews1 and public safety      
officers who are killed in the line of  
duty4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may  
be cited as the ,fallen ,heroes ,flag   
,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,definitions ,in    
this ,act-- 7#a7 the term ,capitol-flown
 flag means a flag of the ,united       
,states flown over the ,capitol in honor
 of the deceased individual for whom the
 flag is requested2  7#b7 the terms     
chaplain1 firefighter1 law enforcement  
officer1 member of a rescue squad or    
ambulance crew1 and public agency have  
the meanings given such terms in section
 #abjd of the ,omnibus ,crime ,control  
and ,safe ,streets ,act of #aifh 7#db   
,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;b72  7#c7 the term      
immediate family member1 with respect to
 an individual1 means-- 7,a7 the spouse1
 parent1 brother1 sister1 or child of   

the individual or a person to whom the  
individual stands in loco parentis2 or  
7,b7 any other person related to the    
individual by blood or marriage2  7#d7  
the term public safety officer means an 
individual serving a public agency in an
 official capacity1 with or without     
compensation1 as a law enforcement      
officer1 as a firefighter1 or as a      
chaplain2 and  7#e7 the term            
,representative includes a ,delegate or 
,resident ,commissioner to the          
,congress4  #c4 ,providing              
,capitol-flown flags for families of    
fallen heroes  7a7 ,in general ,at the  
request of an immediate family member of
 a firefighter1 law enforcement officer1
 member of a rescue squad or ambulance  
crew1 or public safety officer who died 
in the line of duty1 the ,representative
 or ,senator of the family may provide  
to the family a ,capitol-flown flag1    
together with the certificate described 
in subsection 7c74  7b7 ,no cost to     
family ,a ,capitol-flown flag provided  

under this section shall be provided at 
no cost to the family4  7c7 ,certificate
 ,the certificate described in this     
subsection is a certificate which is    
signed by the ,speaker of the ,house of 
,representatives and the                
,representative1 or the ,president pro  
tempore of the ,senate and the ,senator1
 providing the ,capitol-flown flag1 as  
applicable1 and which contains an       
expression of sympathy for the family   
involved from the ,house of             
,representatives or the ,senate1 as     
applicable4  #d4 ,regulations and       
procedures  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,architect  
of the ,capitol shall issue regulations 
for carrying out this ,act1 including   
regulations to establish procedures     
7including any appropriate forms1       
guidelines1 and accompanying            
certificates7 for requesting a          
,capitol-flown flag4  7b7 ,review ,the  
regulations issued under subsection 7a7 

shall take effect upon approval by the  
,committee on ,house ,administration of 
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,rules and ,administration
 of the ,senate4  #e4 ,authorization of 
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated for each of fiscal years
 #bjag through #bjbb such sums as may be
 necessary to carry out this ,act1 to be
 derived from amounts appropriated in   
each such fiscal year for the operation 
of the ,architect of the ,capitol1      
except that the aggregate amount        
appropriated to carry out this ,act for 
all such fiscal years may not exceed    
#dj1jjj4  #f4 ,effective date ,this ,act
 shall take effect on the date of       
enactment of this ,act1 except that a   
,capitol-flown flag may not be provided 
under section #c until the regulations  
issued under section #d7;a7 take effect 
in accordance with section #d7;b74      
,passed the ,senate ,april #ai1         
#bjaf4,secretary