3.0.0 5833 2019-11-15T21:41:21Z 2019-11-15T21:41:21Z House H HR 2012-05-18 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BERKLEY:H.R. 5833.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H3162]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2012-06-01T21:14:49Z Referred to 2012-05-18T13:04:05Z 2012-06-01 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2012-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2012-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Cemeteries and funerals Homelessness and emergency shelter Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Armed Forces and National Security 00 2012-05-18 Introduced in House 2012-07-26T20:47:25Z Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 - Increases the authorized allowance for burial and funeral expenses for deceased veterans who: (1) at the time of death were in receipt of veterans' disability compensation or veterans' pension benefits, or (2) were veterans of any war or were discharged or released from active military service for a service-connected disability and have no next of kin or sufficient resources to cover funeral and burial costs. Increases the burial and funeral allowances for veterans who: (1) at the time of death, were receiving hospital or nursing home care in or through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); or (2) die as a result of a service-connected disability. Authorizes the annual adjustment of such allowances by the same percentage increase as adjustments to benefit amounts payable under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

Authorizes a burial plot allowance, as well as reimbursement for a burial headstone or marker, for a veteran of any war.

Authorizes the VA to cover the burial and funeral expenses of a deceased veteran: (1) who is homeless, has no next of kin or other person claiming the body, and does not have sufficient resources to cover such expenses; (2) whose service in the Armed Forces was not during wartime; and (3) who was either discharged under honorable conditions or died during a period deemed to be active service. Prohibits any deduction from the burial allowance because of a veteran's assets or because of any contribution toward the burial and funeral expenses, unless the expenses incurred are covered by the United States, a state, an agency or political subdivision of the United States or a state, or the veteran's employer.

]]> Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 Display Title Veterans Burial Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase burial benefits for veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2012-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr5833ih/xml/BILLS-112hr5833ih.xml 2012-06-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.