Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011

Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 - Requires the head of an executive agency to: (1) pay the cost of presenting a U.S. flag for an individual who was an agency employee and died of injuries incurred while serving as a federal employee, (2) furnish such flag upon the request of the employee's next of kin or any other individual as determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and (3) provide notice to agency employees of the flag benefit provided by this Act.  Allows an exemption from the requirements of this Act if an agency head determines that fulfilling such requirements would endanger U.S. national security or require the disclosure of classified information, or that the employee is not entitled to death benefits due to willful misconduct.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1444 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1444

 To provide for the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of 
  Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official 
        duties or because of their status as Federal employees.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 2011

  Mr. Akaka (for himself and Mr. Lieberman) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of 
  Federal civilian employees who are killed while performing official 
        duties or because of their status as Federal employees.

    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 ``Civilian Service Recognition Act of 
2011''.

SEC. 2. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL 
              CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES KILLED WHILE PERFORMING OFFICIAL 
              DUTIES OR BECAUSE OF THEIR STATUS AS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Employee.--The term ``employee'' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 2105 of title 5, United States Code, and 
        includes--
                    (A) individuals who perform volunteer services at 
                the discretion of the head of an executive agency; and
                    (B) an officer or employee of the United States 
                Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory Commission.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code, and includes the United States Postal Service and 
        the Postal Regulatory Commission.
    (b) Presentation of Flag.--Upon receipt of a request under 
subsection (c), the head of an executive agency shall pay the expenses 
incident to the presentation of a flag of the United States for an 
individual who--
            (1) was an employee of the agency; and
            (2) dies of injuries incurred in connection with such 
        individual's status as a Federal employee.
    (c) Request for Flag.--The head of an executive agency shall 
furnish a flag for a deceased employee described in subsection (a) upon 
the request of--
            (1) the employee's next of kin; or
            (2) if no request is received from the next of kin, an 
        individual other than the next of kin as determined by the 
        Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
    (d) Exceptions.--Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply if--
            (1) the head of the executive agency determines that 
        fulfilling the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) would 
        endanger the national security of the United States or require 
        the disclosure of classified information; or
            (2) the employee is excluded from compensation for death 
        under section 8102(a) of title 5, United States Code.
    (e) Employee Notification.--The head of an executive agency shall 
provide appropriate notice to employees of the agency of the flag 
benefit provided under this Act.
    (f) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and Secretary 
of Homeland Security, may prescribe regulations to implement this Act.
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