2 U.S.C. § 1881a — Providing Capitol-flown flags for families of fallen heroes

(a) In general At the request of an immediate family member of a firefighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew , or public safety officer who died in the line of duty, the Representative or Senator of the family may provide to the family a Capitol-flown flag, together with the certificate described in subsection (c). (b) No cost to family A Capitol-flown flag provided under this section shall be provided at no cost to the family. (c) Certificate The certificate described in this subsection is a certificate which is signed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Representative, or the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Senator, providing the Capitol-flown flag, as applicable, and which contains an expression of sympathy for the family involved from the House of Representatives or the Senate , as applicable. ( Pub. L. 114–156, § 3 , May 16, 2016 , 130 Stat. 391 .)

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