,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjbb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ab1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,bresnahan 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,dean of ,pennsylvania7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #cf1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to establish a    
flag for next of kin of veterans who die
 by suicide4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,sgt4 ,walter  
,f4 ,hartnett ,,iv ,green ,star         
,veterans ,service ,act4  #b4 ,green    
,star ,service ,flag for next of kin of 
veterans deceased as result of suicide  
7a7 ,green ,star ,service ,flag ,chapter
 #i of title #cf1 ,united ,states ,code1
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following new section3  #ije4 ,green    
,star ,service ,flag  7a7 ,designation  
,the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs   
shall design and designate a flag as the
 ,green ,star ,service ,flag to identify

 next of kin of covered veterans4  7b7  
,individuals entitled ,to display ,green
 ,star ,service ,flag ,an individual who
 is next of kin of a covered veteran may
 display the ,green ,star ,service      
,flag4  7c7 ,license ,to manufacture and
 sell ,any person may apply to the      
,secretary for a license to manufacture 
and sell the designated ,green ,star    
,service ,flag4 ,a person that          
manufactures a ,green ,star ,service    
,flag without having first obtained a   
license or otherwise violates this      
section is liable to the ,united ,states
 for a civil penalty of not more than   
#a1jjj4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3  7#a7 ,the term covered veteran
 means a veteran who died-- 7,a7 on or  
after ,september #aa1 #bjja2 and  7,b7  
as the result of suicide4  7#b7 ,the    
term next of kin includes--  7,a7 a     
family member1 as that term is defined  
in section #agbj,k of title #ch2 and    
7,b7 any individual specified by the    
,secretary in regulations prescribed    

pursuant to this section4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections at the beginning of such       
chapter is amended by adding at the end 
the following new item3  #ije4 ,green   
,star ,service ,flag4  4