[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3523 Engrossed in Senate (ES)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3523

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                                 AN ACT


 
   To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military 
 honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Full Military Honors Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. FULL MILITARY HONORS CEREMONY FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.

    Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors 
(as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran 
who--
            ``(A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington 
        National Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of the 
        Full Military Honors Act of 2018;
            ``(B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war 
        medal; and
            ``(C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade 
        of that veteran.''.

            Passed the Senate December 19, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3523

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military 
 honors ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes.