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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 29A.12A UNIFORMED HONOR GUARD –
1 2 FUNERALS OF VETERANS.
1 3 1. As used in this section, "recognized veterans
1 4 organization" means a veterans organization listed in section
1 5 37.2, subsection 1, or an organization of veterans of the
1 6 United States armed forces recognized by rule of the adjutant
1 7 general.
1 8 2. The adjutant general shall serve as coordinator for
1 9 honor guard services for military funerals and related
1 10 services. If requested by the commander of a recognized
1 11 veterans organization, the director of a funeral home, or a
1 12 friend or family member of a deceased person who served in the
1 13 armed forces of the United States during a time of war or
1 14 military conflict or is otherwise entitled to military honors
1 15 at the person's burial, interment, or memorial service, the
1 16 adjutant general shall order the requested uniformed honor
1 17 guard of the Iowa national guard, or shall request a
1 18 recognized veterans organization, to attend and provide the
1 19 appropriate military honors. The adjutant general shall
1 20 ensure that the appropriate service records are collected
1 21 which authorize the honor guard at the services and shall
1 22 ensure that the honor guard meets the appropriate military
1 23 requirements for uniform and conduct.
1 24 3. If a recognized veterans organization provides the
1 25 honor guard services, the adjutant general shall provide
1 26 assistance in training the honor guard units and shall provide
1 27 compensation to the recognized veterans organization which
1 28 performs honor guard services. The compensation paid to the
1 29 recognized veterans organization shall be determined by rule
1 30 of the adjutant general.
1 31 4. The costs related to providing honor guard services,
1 32 training honor guard units, and providing compensation to
1 33 recognized veterans organizations which provide honor guard
1 34 services as provided in this section shall be paid from funds
1 35 appropriated to the national guard for those purposes under
2 1 section 29A.13.
2 2 EXPLANATION
2 3 This bill provides that the adjutant general of the Iowa
2 4 national guard shall coordinate and provide for appropriate
2 5 honor guard services for a deceased veteran who is entitled to
2 6 military honors at the veteran's funeral, burial, or memorial
2 7 service. The adjutant general is to provide the honor guard
2 8 units from national guard personnel or through recognized
2 9 veterans organizations that wish to provide the honor guard
2 10 services. The adjutant general shall ensure that the honor
2 11 guards meet appropriate military standards of uniform and
2 12 conduct and shall provide appropriate training to the veterans
2 13 organizations. The veterans organizations are to be
2 14 compensated for the honor guard services as determined by rule
2 15 of the adjutant general. The costs related to the honor guard
2 16 services are to be paid from funds appropriated to the
2 17 national guard for those purposes.
2 18 LSB 5045HH 79
2 19 tj/cls/14
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