Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1300.15
October 22, 2007
USD(P&R)
SUBJECT: Military Funeral Support
References: (a) DoD Directive 1300.15, “Military Funeral Support,” January 11, 2001
(hereby canceled)
(b) Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “DoD Directives Review
- Phase II,” July 13, 2005
(c) DoD Directive 5124.02, “Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness (USD(P&R)),” October 17, 2006
(d) Section 575 of Public Law 106-398, “The Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2001,” October 6, 2000
(e) through (n), see Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Reissues Reference (a) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with the guidance in
Reference (b) and the authority in Reference (c) to assign responsibilities and establish uniform
policies for military funeral honors support.
1.2. Provides uniform guidance on the provision of military funeral honors.
1.3. Implements section 575 of Reference (d).
1.4. Implements section 561 of Public Law 107-107 (Reference (e)).
1.5. Implements section 571 of Public Law 107-314 (Reference (f)).
1.6. Implements section 662 of Public Law 109-163 (Reference (g)).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction: