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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2016 · Sec. 2

Sec. 2. DEFINITIONS

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## 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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