II 112th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2089 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2012 Ms. Klobuchar introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Honoring Our Nations 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 the performance of funeral and other ceremonies, the Secretary may, at the discretion of the Secretary— (A)loan or donate excess small arms to the eligible organization for such ceremonies; (B)authorize the eligible organization to retain small arms other than M–1 rifles for such ceremonies; or (C)if excess small arms stocks are insufficient to meet requirements of the eligible organization for such ceremonies, provide excess small arms to the organization on a rotational basis with other eligible organizations pursuant to a program and procedures prescribed by the Secretary for that purpose. .