119 HR 3710 IH: Loved Ones Interment Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-04 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 3710IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJune 4, 2025Ms. Brownley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ AffairsA BILLTo amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones and markers for certain veterans for whom urns were previously furnished when such veterans are interred with other eligible individuals, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Loved Ones Interment Act.

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Department of Veterans Affairs headstones and markers for certain cremated veterans interred with other eligible individuals

Section 2306(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1)by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;(2)by striking If the Secretary and inserting (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if the Secretary; and(3)by adding at the end the following new subparagraph (B):(B)In the case of a deceased individual referred to in subsection (a) who is cremated and for whom an urn or commemorative plaque is furnished under paragraph (1), the Secretary may also furnish a headstone or marker for the individual if—(i)the individual is interred at the same burial site as another individual referred to in section 2402(a) of this title;(ii)the headstone or marker furnished includes information about both such individuals; and(iii)the inclusion of such information does not increase the cost of the headstone or marker beyond the maximum amount permitted under law..