[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 94 (Thursday, June 7, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S3389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2575. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Crapo) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2282 
submitted by Mr. Inhofe (for himself and Mr. McCain) and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 5515, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2019 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 598. PROHIBITION ON THE REDUCTION IN THE FORCE CAPACITY 
                   OF THE MILITARY FUNERAL HONORS PROGRAM OF THE 
                   ARMY NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Prohibition on Reduction.--No action may be taken to 
     reduce the capacity of the Military Funeral Honors Program 
     (MFH) of the Army National Guard if such reduction would 
     result in a State without at least one coordinator to meet 
     requirements and obligations to coordinate, perform, and 
     facilitate funerals for veterans.
       (b) Prohibition on Certain Dispersal or Consolidation of 
     Coordinator Workforce.--No action may be taken to disperse or 
     consolidate the workforce or responsibilities of coordinators 
     described in subsection (a) across State lines.
       (c) Policies.--The Secretary of the Army shall, in 
     coordination with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, 
     ensure that the policies of the Army National Guad provide 
     for the ongoing maintenance and presence of the Military 
     Funeral Honors Program of the Army National Guard in each 
     State.
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