Title 2 — The Congress
Chapter 28 — Architect of the Capitol
§ 1881. Definitions
Statutory text
In this subchapter—
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;
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;
the term “immediate family member”, with respect to an individual, means—
the spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the individual or a person to whom the individual stands in loco parentis; or
any other person related to the individual by blood or marriage;
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
the term “Representative” includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016
Pub. L. 114–156 § 2 · 130 Stat. 391
Enacted · 2 U.S.C. § 1881
(Pub. L. 114–156, § 2, May 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 391.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 114–156, § 2, May 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 391.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act— (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 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b); (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.
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