113 HR 5760 IH: Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act U.S. House of Representatives 2014-11-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5760 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 20, 2014 Mr. Barber introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide seven person firing parties in the funeral honors details for World War II veterans.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Funeral Honors for World War II Veterans Act.

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Authority for inclusion of seven person firing parties in funeral honors details provided by Secretary of Defense for World War II veterans

(a)

In general

Section 1491(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of a veteran who served on active duty in the armed forces during World War II, the funeral honors detail may include a seven person firing party.. (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.