[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1601 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1601

 To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide that performance of 
   honor guard functions at funerals for veterans by members of the 
  National Guard may be recognized as a Federal function for National 
                            Guard purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 1997

Mr. Kanjorski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on National Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 32, United States Code, to provide that performance of 
   honor guard functions at funerals for veterans by members of the 
  National Guard may be recognized as a Federal function for National 
                            Guard purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FEDERAL STATUS OF SERVICE BY NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS AS HONOR 
              GUARDS AT FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 113. Honor guard functions at funerals for veterans
    ``Subject to such restrictions as may be prescribed by the 
Secretary concerned, the performance of honor guard functions by 
members of the National Guard at funerals for veterans of the armed 
forces may be treated by the Secretary concerned as a Federal function 
for which appropriated funds may be used. Any such performance of honor 
guard functions at funerals may not be considered to be a period of 
drill or training otherwise required.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``113. Honor guard functions at funerals for veterans.''.
    (b) Funding for Fiscal Year 1998.--Section 113 of title 32, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a), does not authorize additional 
appropriations for fiscal year 1998. Any expenses of the National Guard 
by reason of such section during fiscal year 1998 may be paid from 
existing appropriations available for the National Guard.

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