2019 US Code
Title 2 - The Congress
Chapter 28 - Architect of the Capitol
Subchapter V - Capitol-Flown Flags for Families of Fallen Heroes
Sec. 1881 - Definitions

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Citation 2 U.S.C. § 1881 (2019)
Section Name §1881. Definitions
Section Text

In this subchapter—

(1) the term "Capitol-flown flag" means a flag of the United States flown over the Capitol in honor of the deceased individual for whom the flag is requested;

(2) the terms "chaplain", "firefighter", "law enforcement officer", "member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew", and "public agency" have the meanings given such terms in section 10284 of title 34;

(3) the term "immediate family member", with respect to an individual, means—

(A) the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the individual or a person to whom the individual stands in loco parentis; or

(B) any other person related to the individual by blood or marriage;


(4) the term "public safety officer" means an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, or as a chaplain; and

(5) the term "Representative" includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 114–156, §2, May 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 391.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 2 - THE CONGRESS
CHAPTER 28 - ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
SUBCHAPTER V - CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES
Sec. 1881 - Definitions
Contains section 1881
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 130 Stat. 391
Public Law References Public Law 114-156
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