[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2283 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2283

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the authorities 
    relating to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of 
                               veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 18, 1999

 Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the authorities 
    relating to the provision of honor guard details at funerals of 
                               veterans.

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

SECTION 1. ENHANCEMENT OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF 
              HONOR GUARD DETAILS AT FUNERALS OF VETERANS.

    (a) Duty Status.--Section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
        (f) and (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Reserve Duty.--Performance of duty as a member of an honor 
guard detail for the funeral of a veteran, and training for such duty, 
by a member of a reserve component may be considered to be a period of 
drill or training in addition to training otherwise required.''.
    (b) Retirement Points.--Section 12733 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) One day for each day, not otherwise counted under 
        this section, on which the person performed duty as a member of 
        an honor guard detail for the funeral of a veteran, or training 
        for such duty, that was considered by the Secretary concerned 
        to be a period of drill or training in addition to training 
        otherwise required.''.
    (c) Exemption From End Strengths.--A member of a reserve component 
who is on active duty under a call or order to active duty for a period 
of more than 180 days and who is retained on active duty solely for the 
purpose of participating in honor guard details for funerals of 
veterans shall not during the period of such retention on active duty 
be counted toward the active duty end strength limitation for that 
fiscal year for that member's Armed Force.
    (d) Workers' Compensation and Liability Insurance.--Section 1588(a) 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Voluntary services under section 1491 of this title 
        to participate in an honor guard detail for the funeral of a 
        veteran.''.
    (e) Support of Required State Functions.--Section 114 of title 32, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Such use of appropriated funds may include support of State law 
requirements relating to National Guard participation in funerals of 
veterans.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply with respect to duty performed as a member of an honor guard 
detail for the funeral of a veteran, or training for such duty, on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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