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107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1022


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 12, 2001

  Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To amend title 4, United States Code, to make sure the rules of 
etiquette for flying the flag of the United States do not preclude the 
 flying of flags at half mast when ordered by city and local officials.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Recognition Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FLAG CODE AMENDMENT.

    Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the sentence beginning ``In the event of the death of a 
present or former official of the government of any State'' the 
following: ``In the event of the death of a present or former official 
of any city or other locality, the chief elected official of that 
locality may proclaim that the National flag shall be flown at half 
staff.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 2001.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

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