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37 U.S.C. § 435 — Funeral honors duty: allowance

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37 U.S.C. § 435 — Funeral honors duty: allowance

**(a) Allowance Authorized.—** (1) The Secretary concerned may authorize payment of an allowance to a member of the Ready Reserve for any day on which the member performs at least two hours of funeral honors duty pursuant to [section 12503 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12503&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 115 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section115&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The Secretary concerned may also authorize payment of that allowance to a member of the armed forces in a retired status for any day on which the member serves in a funeral honors detail under [section 1491 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1491&num=0&edition=prelim), if the time required for service in such detail (including time for preparation) is not less than two hours. The amount of an allowance paid to a member under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other compensation to which the member may be entitled under this title or title 10 or 38. **(b) Amount.—** The daily rate of an allowance under this section is $50.

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**(a) Allowance Authorized.—** (1) The Secretary concerned may authorize payment of an allowance to a member of the Ready Reserve for any day on which the member performs at least two hours of funeral honors duty pursuant to [section 12503 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12503&num=0&edition=prelim) or [section 115 of title 32](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title32-section115&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) The Secretary concerned may also authorize payment of that allowance to a member of the armed forces in a retired status for any day on which the member serves in a funeral honors detail under [section 1491 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1491&num=0&edition=prelim), if the time required for service in such detail (including time for preparation) is not less than two hours. The amount of an allowance paid to a member under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other compensation to which the member may be entitled under this title or title 10 or 38. **(b) Amount.—** The daily rate of an allowance under this section is $50.

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10 U.S.C. § 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1491&num=0&edition=prelim). Performance of funeral honors duty by a Reserve not on active duty shall be treated as inactive-duty training (including with respect to travel to and from such duty) for purposes of any provision of law other than sections 206 and 435 of title 37. **(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732/a/2/E&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) as directed by the Secretary concerned, either— (A) the allowance under [section 435 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section435&num=0&edition=prelim); or (B) compensation under [section 206 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section206&num=0&edition=prelim). **(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 [section 452 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section452&num=0&edition=prelim) if such duty is performed at a location 50 miles or more from the member’s residence. **(d) Regulations.—** The exercise of authority un

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10 U.S.C. § 1491 — Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans

**(a) Availability of Funeral Honors Detail Ensured.—** The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, upon request, a funeral honors detail is provided for the funeral of any veteran, except when military honors are prohibited under [section 985(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section985/a&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Composition of Funeral Honors Details.—** (1) The Secretary of each military department shall ensure that a funeral honors detail for the funeral of a veteran consists of two or more persons. (2) At least two members of the funeral honors detail for a veteran’s funeral shall be members of the armed forces (other than members in a retired status). The remainder of the detail may consist of members of the armed forces (including members in a retired status), or members of veterans organizations or other organizations approved for purposes of this section under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. Each member of the armed forces in the detail shall wear the uniform of the member’s armed force while serving in the detail. (3) The Secretary concerned shall provide full military honors (as determined by the Secretary concerned) for the funeral of a veteran who— (A) is first interred or first inurned in Arlington National Cemetery on or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020; (B) was awarded the medal of honor or the prisoner-of-war medal; and (C) is not entitled to full military honors by the grade of that veteran. **(c) Ceremony.—** A funeral honors detail shall, at a minimum, perform at the funeral a ceremony that includes the folding of a United States flag and presentation of the flag to the veteran’s family and the playin

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32 U.S.C. § 115 — Funeral honors duty performed as a Federal function

**(a) Order to Duty.—** A member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may be ordered to funeral honors duty, with the consent of the member, to prepare for or perform funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran under [section 1491 of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1491&num=0&edition=prelim). However, a member of the Army National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard of the United States may not be ordered to perform funeral honors functions under this section without the consent of the Governor or other appropriate authority of the State concerned. Performance of funeral honors duty by such a member not on active duty or full-time National Guard duty shall be treated as inactive-duty training (including with respect to travel to and from such duty) for purposes of any provision of law other than sections 206 and 435 of title 37. **(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 title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12732/a/2/E&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) as directed by the Secretary concerned, either— (A) the allowance under [section 435 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section435&num=0&edition=prelim); or (B) compensation under [section 206 of title 37](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title37-section206&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Reimbursable Expenses.—** A member who performs funeral honors duty under this section may be reim

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37 U.S.C. § 436 — High-deployment allowance: lengthy or numerous deployments; frequent mobilizations

**(a) Monthly Allowance.—** The Secretary of the military department concerned may pay a high-deployment allowance to a member of the armed forces under the Secretary’s jurisdiction for each month during which the member— (1) is deployed; and (2) at any time during that month— (A) has been deployed for 191 or more consecutive days (or a lower number of consecutive days prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness); (B) has been deployed, out of the preceding 730 days, for a total of 401 or more days (or a lower number of days prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness); or (C) in the case of a member of a reserve component, is on active duty— (i) under a call or order to active duty for a period of more than 30 days that is the second (or later) such call or order to active duty (whether voluntary or involuntary) for that member in support of the same contingency operation; or (ii) for a period of more than 30 days under [section 12304b of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section12304b&num=0&edition=prelim) or a provision of law referred to in [section 101(a)(13)(B) of title 10](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section101/a/13/B&num=0&edition=prelim), if such period begins within one year after the date on which the member was released from previous service on active duty for a period of more than 30 days under a call or order issued under such a provision of law. **(b) Definition of Deployed.—** In this section, the term “deployed”, with respect to a member, means that the member is deployed or in a deployment within the meaning

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37 U.S.C. § 435 — Funeral honors duty: allowance

Page 195 TITLE 37—PAY AND ALLOWANCES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES § 435 § 631(f)(4)(A), Dec. 31, 2011, 125 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a)(9), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1948; Pub. L. 117–263, div. A, title VI, § 626(h)(5), Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 2629.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263 substituted ‘‘section 452’’ for ‘‘section 474(d)(2)(A)’’. 2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), made technical amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A). See 2011 Amendment note below. 2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–81, § 631(f)(4)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 112–239, § 1076(a)(9), substituted ‘‘474’’ for ‘‘404’’. 1997—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–85 struck out ‘‘and shall be paid to the member on or before the date on which the muster duty is performed’’ after ‘‘disbursed in kind’’ in first sentence and inserted ‘‘The allowance may be paid to the member before, on, or after the date on which the muster duty is performed, but not later than 30 days after that date.’’ after first sentence. 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–106 substituted ‘‘section 12319 of title 10’’ for ‘‘section 687 of title 10’’. 1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–510 substituted ‘‘section 687 of title 10’’ for ‘‘section 691 of title 10’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title X, § 1076(a), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 1947, provided that the amendment made by section 1076(a)(9) is effective Dec. 31, 2011, and as if in- cluded in Pub. L. 112–81 as enacted. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1996 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act, title XVI of Pub. L. 103–337, as enacted on Oct. 5, 1994, see section 1

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