I 112th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2012 Mr. Kline (for himself, Mr. Cravaack, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Walz of Minnesota, and Mr. Peterson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Army to loan or donate excess small arms to certain eligible organizations for funeral and other ceremonial purposes.

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This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Nation’s Outstanding Rifle Squads Act or the HONOR Act.

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Expansion of authority of the Secretary of the Army to loan or donate excess small arms for funeral and other ceremonial purposes

Section 4683(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3)In order to meet the needs of an eligible organization with respect to performing funeral and other ceremonies, if the Secretary determines appropriate, the Secretary may— (A)loan or donate excess small arms to an eligible organization; (B)authorize an eligible organization to retain small arms other than M–1 rifles; or (C)if excess small arms stock is insufficient to meet organizational requirements, prescribe policies and procedures to establish a rotational loan program based on the needs of eligible organizations. .