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» Chapter CHAPTER 28— ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF FALLEN HEROES
2 U.S.C. § 1881
Definitions
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.(Pub. L. 114–156, § 2, May 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 391.)