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 Ill STAT. 1914 PUBLIC LAW 105-85 —NOV. 18, 1997 or, in the case of the District of Columbia, the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard may supplement funds made available under the program out of other resources (including gifts) available to the Governor or the commanding general. The Governor or the commanding general may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or donations of money, other property, or services for the National Guard Challenge Program. "(k) REPORT. — Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the design, conduct, and effectiveness of the National Guard Challenge Program during the preceding fiscal year. In preparing the report, the Secretary shall coordinate with the Governor of each State in which the National Guard Challenge Program is carried out and, if the program is carried out in the District of Columbia, with the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. "(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: "(1) The term 'State' includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories, and the District of Columbia. "(2) The term 'school dropout' means an individual who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate from a program of equivalency for such a diploma.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "509. National Guard Challenge Program of opportunities for civilian youth.". SEC. 1077. DISQUALIFICATION FROM CERTAIN BURIAL-RELATED BENE- FITS FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF CAPITAL CRIMES. (a) IN GENERAL.—(1) Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 985. Persons convicted of capital crimes: denial of certain burial-related benehts "(a) PROHIBITION OF PERFORMANCE OF MILITARY HONORS.— The Secretary of a military department and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, may not provide military honors at the funeral or burial of a person who has been convicted of a capital offense under Federal or State law for which the person was sentenced to death or life imprisonment without parole. "(b) DISQUALIFICATION FROM BURIAL IN MILITARY CEME- TERIES. —^A person convicted of a capital offense under Federal law is not entitled to or eligible for, and may not be provided, burial in— "(1) Arlington National Cemetery; "(2) the Soldiers' and Airmen's National Cemetery; or "(3) any other cemetery administered by the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of Defense. "(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: "(1) The term 'capital offense' means an offense for which the death penalty may be imposed. "(2) The term 'burial' includes inurnment. "(3) The term 'State' includes the District of Columbia and any commonwealth or territory of the United States.".

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