[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 545 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 545

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral 
              honors details at the funerals of veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 8, 2011

  Mr. Filner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to reimburse certain volunteers who provide funeral 
              honors details at the funerals of veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Military Honors for our 
Nation's Heroes Act''.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF VOLUNTEERS 
              WHO PROVIDE FUNERAL HONORS DETAIL AT FUNERALS FOR 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Reimbursement Authorized.--Chapter 23 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 2309. Reimbursement of volunteers who provide funeral honors 
              detail
    ``(a) Reimbursement of Volunteers.--The Secretary may reimburse a 
member of a veterans' service organization or other organization 
approved by the Secretary for transportation expenses and other 
expenses the Secretary determines are appropriate, if such expenses are 
incurred in connection with the voluntary provision of a funeral honors 
detail at the funeral of a veteran, including a funeral honors detail 
requested by a funeral home.
    ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to 
carry out this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2309. Reimbursement of volunteers who provide funeral honors 
                            detail.''.
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