#aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#ahib  ,,an ,,act  ,to am5d title #d1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to provide = ! fly+
 ( ! flag at half-/aff 9 ! ev5t ( ! dea?
 ( a fir/ respond] 9 ! l9e ( duty4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,honor+ ,homet[n ,h]oes ,act4  #b4      
,p]mitt+ ! flag to be fl[n at half-/aff 
9 ! ev5t ( ! dea? ( a fir/ respond] s]v+
 9 ! l9e ( duty  7a7 ,am5dm5t ,! six?   
s5t5ce ( section #g7m7 ( title #d1      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--  7#a7 by
 /rik+ or aft] possession ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates & ins]t+ a comma2  7#b7 by ins]t+
 or ! dea? ( a fir/ respond] work+ 9 any
 ,/ate1 t]ritory1 or possession :o dies 
:ile s]v+ 9 ! l9e ( duty1 aft] :ile s]v+
 on active duty12  7#c7 by /rik+ & aft] 
=m] (ficials ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & 
ins]t+ a comma2 &  7#d7 by ins]t+ be=e !
 p]iod ! foll[+3 1 & fir/ respond]s     
work+ 9 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4  7b7    
,fir/ respond] def9$ ,su* subsection is 
fur!r am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by  
/rik+ 1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 & & ins]t+ 

a semicolon2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by  
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new      
p>agraph3  7#d7 ! t]m fir/ respond]     
means a public safety (fic] z def9$ 9   
section #abjd ( ! ,omnibus ,crime       
,control & ,safe ,/reets ,act ( #aifh   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #cgif;b74  4  7c7        
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all apply ) respect to dea?s (    
fir/ respond]s occurr+ on or aft] ! date
 ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  ,pass$ !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,may #ah1       
#bjag4;,cl]k4