,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gggj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cisneros 7for himself and ,mr4 ,king of
 ,new ,york7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,house ,administration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide ,capitol-flown     
flags to the immediate family of        
frontline workers who died as a result  
of their service in response to the     
,,covid-#ai pandemic4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,fallen  
,pandemic ,heroes ,flag ,act of #bjbj4  
#b4 ,definitions  7a7 ,definition of    
frontline worker ,in this ,act1 the term
 frontline worker means a person whose  
occupation presents an increased risk of
 exposure to ,,covid-#ai and who is one 
of the following3 7#a7 ,agriculture     
worker4  7#b7 ,childcare worker4  7#c7  
,cleaning service worker4  7#d7         
,communication worker4  7#e7 ,delivery  
service worker4  7#f7 ,first responder4 
7#g7 ,food service worker4  7#h7 ,health

 care worker4  7#i7 ,transportation     
worker4  7#aj7 ,other worker as         
determined by the ,architect of the     
,capitol through regulations issued     
under section #d7;a77#a74  7b7 ,other   
definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the    
term ,capitol-flown flag means a ,united
 ,states flag flown over the ,united    
,states ,capitol in honor of the        
deceased individual2  7#b7 the term     
immediate family member1 with respect to
 an individual1 means-- 7,a7 the spouse1
 parent1 brother1 sister1 child of the  
individual1 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 and    
7#c7 the term ,representative includes a
 ,delegate or ,resident ,commissioner to
 the ,congress4  #c4 ,providing         
,capitol-flown flags for families of    
frontline workers dying in response to  
,,covid-#ai ,pandemic  7a7 ,in general  
,at the request of the immediate family 
of a frontline worker who1 as a result  

of being a frontline worker1 died in    
responding to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic  
on or after ,january #a1 #bjbj1 the     
,representative or ,senator of the      
family may provide the family with a    
,capitol-flown flag1 together with the  
certificate described in subsection 7c74
  7b7 ,no cost to family ,a 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 ,speaker pro    
tempore of the ,senate and the ,senator1
 providing the ,capitol-flown flag1 as  
applicable1 and which contains an       
expression of sympathy 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 the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,architect  
of the ,capitol shall issue regulations 

for carrying out this ,act1 including   
the following3 7#a7 ,regulations to     
identify other workers that qualify as  
frontline workers4 ,in doing so1 the    
,architect shall take into consideration
 the 8,advisory ,memorandum on          
,identification of ,essential ,critical 
,infrastructure ,workers ,during        
,covid-#ai ,response0 as issued by the  
,cybersecurity and ,infrastructure      
,security ,agency on ,april #ag1 #bjbj4 
7#b7 ,regulations to establish          
procedures 7including any appropriate   
forms1 guidelines1 and accompanying     
certificates7 for requesting a          
,capitol-flown flag4  7b7 ,approval by  
committees ,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 the fiscal  

years #bjbj through #bjbe 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 ,office 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 its enactment1    
except that no flags may be provided    
under section #c until the regulations  
issued under section #d7;a7 take effect 
in accordance with section #d7;b74