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        <fullName>Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Amends the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 to apply specified provisions of the Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 and the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 concerning the provision of government markers for marked graves of veterans at private cemeteries to headstones, markers, and medallions for individuals dying before, on, or after November 1, 1990. (Current law applies only to headstones and markers for individuals dying on or after that date.)</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To expand the eligibility for the provision of Government headstones, markers, and medallions for veterans buried at private cemeteries.</title>
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