Title: Rural Veterans Funeral Honors Reform Act of 2020
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Rural Veterans Funeral Honors Reform Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of Defense to provide a briefing to Congress setting forth a plan for the performance of a funeral honors detail at the funeral of a deceased member of the Armed Forces by one or more members of the Armed Forces from an Armed Force other than that of the deceased when (1) members of the Armed Force of the deceased are unavailable for the performance of the detail, and (2) the performance of the detail by members of other Armed Forces is requested by the family of the deceased.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3871 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3871

 To facilitate the performance of funeral honors details for veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              June 3, 2020

  Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To facilitate the performance of funeral honors details for 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 ``Rural Veterans Funeral Honors Reform 
Act of 2020''.

SEC. 2. PLAN ON PERFORMANCE OF FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS BY MEMBERS OF 
              OTHER ARMED FORCES WHEN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCE OF THE 
              DECEASED ARE UNAVAILABLE.

    (a) Briefing on Plan.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
        provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
        Senate and the House of Representatives setting forth a plan 
        for the performance of a funeral honors detail at the funeral 
        of a deceased member of the Armed Forces by one or more members 
        of the Armed Forces from an Armed Force other than that of the 
        deceased when--
                    (A) members of the Armed Force of the deceased are 
                unavailable for the performance of the detail; and
                    (B) the performance of the detail by members of 
                other Armed Forces is requested by the family of the 
                deceased.
            (2) Repeal of requirement for one member of armed force of 
        deceased in detail.--Section 1491(b)(2) of title 10, United 
        States Code, is amended in the first sentence by striking ``, 
        at least one of whom shall be a member of the armed force of 
        which the veteran was a member''.
            (3) Performance.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
        authorize the performance of funeral honors details by members 
        of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard under 
        section 115 of title 32, United States Code, and may authorize 
        the remainder of such details to consist of members of veterans 
        organizations or other organizations approved for purposes of 
        section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, as provided for 
        by subsection (b)(2) of such section 1491.
    (b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall include a 
description in detail the authorities and requirements for the 
implementation of the plan, including administrative, logistical, 
coordination, and funding authorities and requirements.
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