,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cehc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjbe,mr4  
,diaz-,balart 7for himself1 ,mr4        
,rutherford1 and ,mr4 ,panetta7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#d1 ,united ,states ,code1 to ensure    
that a funeral honors detail recites the
 #ac ,folds of ,honor when presenting a 
flag of the ,united ,states in          
connection with the death of a member of
 the ,armed ,forces or veteran4  #a4    
,recitation of #ac ,folds of ,honor  7a7
 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of
 ,congress that this ,act be dedicated  
to the #ac members of the ,armed ,forces
 who were killed at ,hamid ,karzai      
,international ,airport in ,kabul1      
,afghanistan1 in ,august #bjba4  7b7    
,requirement ,chapter #a of title #d1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following new     
section 7and conforming the table of    

sections for such chapter accordingly73 
#aa4 ,recitation of #ac ,folds of ,honor
  7a7 ,requirement ,except as provided  
by subsection 7b71 a funeral honors     
detail that presents a folded flag of   
the ,united ,states in connection with  
the death of a member of the ,armed     
,forces or veteran under section #adia  
of title #aj1 section #bcja of title    
#ch1 or other applicable provision of   
law1 shall recite the following 7to be  
known as the #ac ,folds of ,honor7 as   
part of such presentment3 ,the #ast fold
 of the flag is a symbol of life4,the   
#bnd fold is a symbol of the belief in  
eternal life4,the #crd fold is made in  
honor and remembrance of the veterans   
departing the ranks who gave a portion  
of their lives for the defense of the   
country to attain peace throughout the  
world4,the #dth fold represents the     
weaker nature1 for as ,american citizens
 trusting in ,god1 it is to ,him we turn
 in times of peace as well as in the    
time of war for ,his divine             

guidance4,the #eth fold is a tribute to 
the country1 for in the words of        
,stephen ,decatur1 ,our ,country1 in    
dealing with other countries1 may she   
always be right2 but it is still our    
country1 right or wrong44,the #fth fold 
is for where people's hearts lie4 ,it is
 with their heart that they pledge      
allegiance to the flag of the ,united   
,states of ,america1 and the ,republic  
for which it stands1 one ,nation under  
,god1 indivisible1 with ,liberty and    
,justice for all4,the #gth fold is a    
tribute to its ,armed ,forces1 for it is
 through the ,armed ,forces that they   
protect their country and their flag    
against all her enemies1 whether they be
 found within or without the boundaries 
of their republic4,the #hth fold is a   
tribute to the one who entered the      
valley of the shadow of death1 that we  
might see the light of day4,the #ith    
fold is a tribute to womanhood and      
,mothers4 ,for it has been through their
 faith1 their love1 loyalty1 and        

devotion that the character of the men  
and women who have made this country    
great has been molded4,the #ajth fold is
 a tribute to the father1 for he1 too1  
has given his sons and daughters for the
 defense of their country since they    
were first born4,the #aath fold         
represents the lower portion of the seal
 of ,king ,david and ,king ,solomon and 
glorifies in the ,hebrews eyes1 the ,god
 of ,abraham1 ,isaac1 and ,jacob4,the   
#abth fold represents an emblem of      
eternity and glorifies1 in the          
,christians eyes1 ,god the ,father1 the 
,son and ,holy ,spirit4,the #acth fold1 
or when the flag is completely folded1  
the stars are uppermost reminding them  
of their ,nation's motto1 ,in ,god ,we  
,trust44  7b7 ,exception ,the next of   
kin or other agent of a deceased member 
of the ,armed ,forces or veteran may    
elect to not have the #ac ,folds of     
,honor recited under subsection 7a74  4