{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-550.1507","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 550.1507","heading":"Agency responsibilities.","body":"To efficiently and effectively implement the provisions of the law and these regulations, an agency that wishes to furnish a flag pursuant to this part must —\n(a) Establish procedures for procuring and furnishing a flag, including reaching out to survivors of known eligible employees to provide information and offer assistance on obtaining a flag;\n(b) Notify its employees of the flag benefit annually; and\n(c) Disclose information necessary to prove that a deceased individual is an eligible employee as described in § 550.1504 to the extent that such information is not classified and to the extent that such disclosure does not endanger the national security of the United States.","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":"88454e27d36af6502460b478c765852a524cf17ceea0918ee88ccd7b0caf625d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-550.1506","next":"us/5-cfr-550.1601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}