Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Honoring Hometown Heroes Act”.
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act
A BILL
To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty.
Sec. 2 Permitting the flag to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder serving in the line of duty
Amendment— The sixth sentence of section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended—
by striking “or” after “possession of the United States” and inserting a comma;
by inserting “or the death of a first responder working in any State, territory, or possession who dies while serving in the line of duty,” after “while serving on active duty,”;
by striking “and” after “former officials of the District of Columbia” and inserting a comma; and
by inserting before the period the following: “, and first responders working in the District of Columbia”.
First responder defined— Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (2), by striking “, United States Code; and” and inserting a semicolon;
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(4) the term first responder means a public safety officer as defined in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b).”
Effective date— The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths of first responders occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.