To amend title 4, United States Code, to ensure that a funeral honors detail recites the 13 Folds of Honor when presenting a flag of the United States in connection with the death of a member of the Armed Forces or veteran.
H.R. 3583 would require military funeral honors details to recite the "13 Folds of Honor"—a symbolic narrative about the meaning of each fold of the American flag—when presenting the flag to the family of a deceased service member or veteran. The bill amends federal law to make this recitation standard practice across all military funerals, though families would have the option to decline the recitation if they choose. The legislation carries no fiscal cost and includes no new funding or implementation timeline, instead amending existing law that governs military funeral honors ceremonies. The bill is dedicated to the 13 service members killed in the 2021 bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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