,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #c1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,rounds introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to facilitate the
 performance of funeral honors details  
for veterans4  #a4 ,short title ,this   
,act may be cited as the ,rural         
,veterans ,funeral ,honors ,reform ,act 
of #bjbj4  #b4 ,plan on performance of  
funeral honors details by members of    
other ,armed ,forces when members of the
 ,armed ,force of the deceased are      
unavailable  7a7 ,briefing on plan  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,defense shall  
provide a briefing to the ,committees on
 ,armed ,services of the ,senate and the
 ,house of ,representatives setting     
forth a plan for the performance of a   
funeral honors detail at the funeral of 
a deceased member of the ,armed ,forces 

by one or more members of the ,armed    
,forces from an ,armed ,force other than
 that of the deceased when-- 7,a7       
members of the ,armed ,force of the     
deceased are unavailable for the        
performance of the detail2 and  7,b7 the
 performance of the detail by members of
 other ,armed ,forces is requested by   
the family of the deceased4  7#b7       
,repeal of requirement for one member of
 ,armed ,force of deceased in detail    
,section #adia7;b77#b7 of title #aj1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended in the
 first sentence by striking 1 at least  
one of whom shall be a member of the    
armed force of which the veteran was a  
member4  7#c7 ,performance ,the plan    
required by paragraph 7#a7 shall        
authorize the performance of funeral    
honors details by members of the ,army  
,national ,guard and the ,air ,national 
,guard under section #aae of title #cb1 
,united ,states ,code1 and may authorize
 the remainder of such details to       
consist of members of veterans          

organizations or other organizations    
approved for purposes of section #adia  
of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 as 
provided for by subsection 7b77#b7 of   
such section #adia4  7b7 ,elements ,the 
briefing under subsection 7a7 shall     
include a description in detail the     
authorities and requirements for the    
implementation of the plan1 including   
administrative1 logistical1             
coordination1 and funding authorities   
and requirements4