Us Code § 114 - Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans
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§ 114. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans
Subject to such regulations and restrictions as may be prescribed by the Secretary concerned, the performance of funeral honors functions by members of the National Guard at funerals for veterans of the armed forces may be treated by the Secretary concerned as a Federal function for which appropriated funds may be used. Any such performance of funeral honors functions at such a funeral may not be considered to be a period of drill or training, but may be performed as funeral honors duty under section 115 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 105–85, div. A, title V, §517(a)(1), Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 1733; amended Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, §567(d), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2031; Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, §578(g)(1), (k)(3)(A), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 627, 631.)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1999—Pub. L. 106–65, in section catchline, substituted "Funeral honors" for "Honor guard" and, in text, substituted "funeral honors functions" for "honor guard functions" in two places and "drill or training, but may be performed as funeral honors duty under section 115 of this title" for "drill or training otherwise required".
1998—Pub. L. 105–261 designated subsec. (a) as entire section and struck out subsec. (b) which read as follows: "This section does not authorize additional appropriations for any fiscal year. Any expense of the National Guard that is incurred by reason of this section shall be paid from appropriations otherwise available for the National Guard."
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