SECTION 10101. Short Title.
This division may be cited as the “Honoring Hometown Heroes Act”.
Division A — Honoring Hometown Heroes Act
DIVISION A Honoring Hometown Heroes Act
SEC. 10102. 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.
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.— Such subsection is further 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 new paragraph:
“(4) the term ‘first responder’ means a ‘public safety officer’ as defined in section 1204 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10284).”
Effective Date.— The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to deaths of first responders occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.