[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2486 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2486

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for support of 
funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely 
 of members of veterans organizations and other organizations, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2009

 Mr. Gohmert 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 provide for support of 
funeral ceremonies for veterans provided by details that consist solely 
 of members of veterans organizations and other organizations, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SUPPORT OF FUNERAL CEREMONIES FOR VETERANS PROVIDED BY 
              DETAILS CONSISTING SOLELY OF MEMBERS OF VETERANS 
              ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

    (a) Support of Funeral Ceremonies.--Section 1491 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
        subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
        subsection (e):
    ``(e) Funeral Ceremonies for Veterans Provided by Details Other 
Than Funeral Honor Details.--In the case of funeral honors at the 
funeral of a veteran that are provided by a detail that consists solely 
of members of veterans organizations or other organizations referred to 
in subsection (b)(2), the Secretary of the military department of which 
the veteran was a member shall support the provision of such funeral 
honors through provision to each person who participates in the detail 
the daily stipend prescribed under subsection (d)(2).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ``and subsection 
        (e)'' after ``paragraph (1)(A)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1) of section (f), as redesignated by 
        subsection (a)(1) of this section, by inserting ``(other than a 
        requirement in subsection (e))'' after ``pursuant to this 
        section''.
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