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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 646
To amend title 10, United States Code, to require a full military honors
ceremony for certain deceased veterans, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 5, 2019
Mr. COTTON (for himself, Ms. HASSAN, and Ms. WARREN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs
A BILL
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 Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Full Military Honors
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Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. FULL MILITARY HONORS CEREMONY FOR CERTAIN
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VETERANS.
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Section 1491(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
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amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full mili-
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tary honors (as determined by the Secretary concerned)
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for the funeral of a veteran who—
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‘‘(A) is first interred or first inurned in Arling-
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ton National Cemetery on or after the date of the
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enactment of the Full Military Honors Act of 2019;
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‘‘(B) was awarded the medal of honor or the
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prisoner-of-war medal; and
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‘‘(C) is not entitled to full military honors by
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the grade of that veteran.’’.
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