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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Full Military Honors Act of 2018
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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:
The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors (as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran who—
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;
was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal; and
is not entitled to full military honors by the grade of that veteran.
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Passed the Senate December 19, 2018.
Secretary