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[Laws in effect as of January 2, 2001]
[Document affected by Public Law 107-107 Section 562(a)]
[Document affected by Public Law 107-107 Section 562(c)]
[CITE: 10USC12503]

 
                         TITLE 10--ARMED FORCES
 
                     Subtitle E--Reserve Components
 
                      PART II--PERSONNEL GENERALLY
 
  CHAPTER 1213--SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS, ASSIGNMENTS, DETAILS, AND DUTIES
 
Sec. 12503. Ready Reserve: funeral honors duty

    (a) Order to Duty.--A member of the Ready Reserve may be ordered to 
funeral honors duty, with the consent of the member, in preparation for 
or to perform funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran as 
defined in section 1491 of this title.
    (b) Service Credit.--A member ordered to funeral honors duty under 
this section shall be required to perform a minimum of two hours of such 
duty in order to receive--
        (1) service credit under section 12732(a)(2)(E) of this title; 
    and
        (2) as directed by the Secretary concerned, either--
            (A) the allowance under section 435 of title 37; or
            (B) compensation under section 206 of title 37.

    (c) Reimbursable Expenses.--A member who performs funeral honors 
duty under this section may be reimbursed for travel and transportation 
expenses incurred in conjunction with such duty as authorized under 
chapter 7 of title 37 if such duty is performed at a location 50 miles 
or more from the member's residence.
    (d) Regulations.--The exercise of authority under subsection (a) is 
subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
    (e) Members of the National Guard.--This section does not apply to 
members of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air 
National Guard of the United States. The performance of funeral honors 
duty by those members is provided for in section 115 of title 32.

(Added Pub. L. 106-65, div. A, title V, Sec. 578(g)(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 
113 Stat. 628; amended Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, 
Sec. 575(a)(2)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-138.)


                               Amendments

    2000--Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 106-398 amended par. (2) generally. 
Prior to amendment, par. (2) read as follows: ``if authorized by the 
Secretary concerned, the allowance under section 435 of title 37.''


                    Effective Date of 2000 Amendment

    Pub. L. 106-398, Sec. 1 [[div. A], title V, Sec. 575(c)], Oct. 30, 
2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A-138, provided that: ``The amendments made by 
this section [amending this section, section 115 of Title 32, National 
Guard, and section 435 of Title 37, Pay and Allowances of the Uniformed 
Services] shall apply with respect to funeral honors duty performed on 
or after October 1, 2000.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 1074a, 1076, 1204, 1206, 
1481, 12552, 12732 of this title; title 37 section 435.
