,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #e1 #bjbf,mr4    
,b]gman 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4  
,bilirakis1 ,mrs4 ,luna1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 &   
,mr4 ,dunn ( ,florida7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to am5d title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 to e/abli% ! ,r$ ,/> ,s]vice ,bann] z  
an (ficially recogniz$ s]vice bann]1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,r$ ,/> ,s]vice    
,bann] ,act4  #b4 ,e/abli%m5t ( ! ,r$   
,/> ,s]vice ,bann]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] 
#i ( title #cf1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
section3  #ije4 ,r$ ,/> ,s]vice ,bann]  
7a7 ,designation ,! ,r$ ,/> ,s]vice     
,bann] is designat$ z a commemorative   
symbol-- 7#a7 recogniz+ & rememb]+ !    
s]vice memb]s & vet]ans ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates :o h di$ by suicide2 &  7#b7     
ackn[l$g+ ! endur+ sacrifice ( _!       
families4  7b7 ,design ,! ,r$ ,/>       

,s]vice ,bann] %all consi/ ( a :ite     
field ) a blue bord] & a s+le r$ />     
c5t]$ )9 ! field1 z approv$ by !        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs4  7c7     
,display ,! ,r$ ,/> ,s]vice ,bann] may  
be display$-- 7#a7 at ! place ( resid5ce
 ( a memb] ( ! imm$iate family ( a      
s]vice memb] or vet]an :o has di$ by    
suicide2  7#b7 )9 ! (fice or build+ ( a 
vet]ans s]vice organization or any      
simil> entity t supports s]vice memb]s1 
vet]ans1 & _! families2  7#c7 9 !       
workplace or place ( bus9ess ( a memb] (
 ! imm$iate family ( a s]vice memb] or  
vet]an :o has di$ by suicide1 or 9 any  
bus9ess e/abli%m5t t *ooses to honor !  
memory ( s]vice memb]s & vet]ans :o h   
di$ by suicide2  7#d7 9 public build+s1 
includ+ ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local 
gov]nm5t facilities1 :5 display$ z "p ( 
a program1 c]emony1 or in/allation      
int5d$ to recognize & support s]vice    
memb]s1 vet]ans1 & _! families2  7#e7 9 
community spaces op5 to ! public1       
includ+ s*ools1 libr>ies1 places (      

wor%ip1 & civic c5t]s1 :5 us$ to promote
 aw>5ess ( ! sacrifices ( s]vice memb]s 
& vet]ans & to support surviv+ families2
 &  7#f7 at any o!r appropriate         
location1 public or private1 :]e !      
display s]ves to honor ! memory ( s]vice
 memb]s & vet]ans :o h di$ by suicide4  
7d7 ,relation to o!r s]vice bann]s ,!   
,r$ ,/> ,s]vice ,bann] may be display$  
alongside o!r (ficially recogniz$ s]vice
 bann]s4  7e7 ,public aw>5ess ,!        
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 9        
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 may
 take appropriate actions to promote    
public aw>5ess & und]/&+ ( ! ,r$ ,/>    
,s]vice ,bann]4  7f7 ,fir/ respond]s ,! 
,r$ ,/> ,s]vice ,bann] may also be      
display$ to honor ! memory ( a fir/     
respond] :o has di$ by suicide1 includ+ 
fir/ respond]s su* z firefight]s1 law   
en=cem5t (fic]s1 & em]g5cy m$ical       
p]sonnel1 & may be display$ at ! place (
 resid5ce1 workplace1 or place ( bus9ess
 ( a memb] ( ! imm$iate family ( su* a  
fir/ respond] or 9 any o!r locations t  

be> ! same relation%ip to fir/ respond]s
 z ! locations describ$ 9 subsection 7c7
 be> to s]vice memb]s & vet]ans4  7g7   
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section 
%all be con/ru$ to-- 7#a7 e/abli%       
eligibility =1 or entitlem5t to1 any    
b5efit1 program1 or assi/ance adm9i/]$  
by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or   
any o!r ,f$]al ag5cy2  7#b7 require !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans ,affairs to        
adm9i/]1 c]tify1 or approve individual  
eligibility = display ( ! ,r$ ,/>       
,s]vice ,bann]2 or  7#c7 create any     
legal /atus1 designation1 or            
classification = purposes ( ,f$]al law  
o!r ?an recognition "u ?is *apt]4  4    
7b7 ,te*nical & con=m+ am5dm5t ,! table 
( sections = *apt] #i ( su* title is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #ije4 
,r$ ,/> ,s]vice ,bann]4  4  #c4 ,no     
additional appropriations ,no additional
 funds are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to
 c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 &
 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all be    
c>ri$ out us+ am\nts o!rwise made       

available to ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans     
,affairs4