[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 121, 110th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

121 STAT. 233

Public Law 110-41
110th Congress

An Act


 
To amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a
State, territory, or possession of the United States to order that the
National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, or
possession in the event of the death of a member of the Armed Forces
from that State, territory, or possession who dies while serving on
active duty. [NOTE: June 29, 2007 -  [H.R. 692]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, [NOTE: Army Specialist
Joseph P. Micks Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007. 4 USC 1
note.]
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Army Specialist Joseph P. Micks
Federal Flag Code Amendment Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. FINDING. [NOTE: 4 USC 7 note.]

Congress finds that members of the Armed Forces of the United States
defend the freedom and security of the United States.
SEC. 3. PROCEDURE FOR NATIONAL FLAG TO BE FLOWN AT HALF-STAFF IN
THE EVENT OF THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE
ARMED FORCES.

(a) Issuance of Proclamation.--Subsection (m) of section 7 of title
4, United States Code, is amended in the sixth sentence--
(1) by inserting ``or the death of a member of the Armed
Forces from any State, territory, or possession who dies while
serving on active duty'' after ``present or former official of
the government of any State, territory, or possession of the
United States''; and
(2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and
the same authority is provided to the Mayor of the District of
Columbia with respect to present or former officials of the
District of Columbia and members of the Armed Forces from the
District of Columbia''.

(b) Federal Facility Consistency With Proclamation.--Such subsection
is further amended by inserting after the sixth sentence the following
new sentence: ``When the Governor of a State, territory, or possession,
or the Mayor of the District of Columbia, issues a proclamation under
the preceding sentence that the National flag be flown at half-staff in
that State, territory, or possession or in the District of Columbia
because of the death of a member of the Armed Forces, the National flag
flown at any Federal installation or facility in the area covered by
that proclamation shall be flown at half-staff consistent with that
proclamation.''.

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Approved June 29, 2007.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 692 (S. 720):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110-139 (Comm. on the Judiciary).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 153 (2007):
May 15, considered and passed House.
June 14, considered and passed Senate.