PARTICIPATION OF MILITARY RETIREES IN FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS.

SEC. 561. PARTICIPATION OF MILITARY RETIREES IN FUNERAL HONORS DETAILS. (a) Authority.—Subsection (b)(2) of section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by inserting “(other than members in a retired status)” after “members of the armed forces”; and (2) in the second sentence, by inserting “(including members in a retired status),” after “members of the armed forces”. (b) Funeral Honors Duty Allowance.—Section 435(a) of title 37, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting “(1)” after “(a) Allowance Authorized.—”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: “(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, 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.”.