{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-550.1501","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 550.1501","heading":"General.","body":"(a) Statutory authority. This subpart implements the Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2011 (Public Law 112-73; December 20, 2011), reprinted as a note to 5 U.S.C.A. 5570, which authorizes agencies to give a flag of the United States to a beneficiary of a Federal civilian employee who dies of injuries incurred in connection with his or her employment with the Federal Government, under specific circumstances.\n(b) Eligibility. Agencies may furnish a flag to the beneficiary (as defined in § 550.1503) of an eligible employee (as specified in § 550.1504) who died on or after December 20, 2011.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 550—PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)","Subpart O—Flag Recognition Benefit for Fallen Federal Civilian Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"e7fde60367bc6a03e6bed72fa5912d4d0217cf6571ddaca913cdba3e5480aa52","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-550.1409","next":"us/5-cfr-550.1502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}