§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) if authorized by the Secretary concerned, the allowance under section 435 ¹ 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, §578(g)(3), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 628 .)

References in Text

Section 435 of title 37, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), probably means the section 435 which relates to funeral honors duty allowances and was added by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, §578(j), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 630 .

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.

¹ See References in Text note below.