10 USC § 12552 - Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans

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identifier: "/us/usc/t10/s12552"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "10 USC § 12552 - Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "12552"
section_name: "Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans"
chapter_number: 1215
chapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS AND PENALTIES"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "PERSONNEL GENERALLY"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 567(c)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2031; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 578(g)(4), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 628; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(21)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–291.)"
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# § 12552. Funeral honors functions at funerals for veterans

section 1491(h) of this titlesection 12503 of this title

Performance by a Reserve of funeral honors functions at the funeral of a veteran (as defined in ) may not be considered to be a period of drill or training, but may be performed as funeral honors duty under .

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 105–261, div. A, title V, § 567(c)(1), Oct. 17, 1998, 112 Stat. 2031; amended Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title V, § 578(g)(4), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 628; Pub. L. 106–398, § 1 [[div. A], title X, § 1087(a)(21)], Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1654, 1654A–291.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2000— inserted period at end.

1999— substituted “honors functions at funerals for veterans” for “honor guard functions: prohibition of treatment as drill or training” in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Performance by a Reserve of honor guard functions at the funeral of a veteran may not be considered to be a period of drill or training otherwise required.”