; Whereas veterans service organizations, veteran advocacy groups, and volunteers conduct welcome home and send-off events for members of the Armed Forces; Whereas section 1491 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 578 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–65 ), directed the Department of Defense to provide every veteran, upon request, a funeral honors detail consisting of at least two uniformed service members, a flag ceremony, and the playing of Taps; Whereas veterans service organizations, veteran advocacy groups, and volunteers provide military honor ceremonies for fallen veterans and their families and for their commitment and sacrifice to ensure veterans are laid to rest with the honor and ceremony they earned through selfless service to the people of the United States in the Armed Forces; Whereas members of veteran service organizations selflessly volunteer their services at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs throughout the country to enhance the lives of veterans and their families; and Whereas each year, auxiliary units of veterans service organizations, veteran advocacy groups, and volunteers raise millions of dollars for cancer research: Now, therefore, be it