Public Law 114–273: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish caskets and urns for burial in cemeteries of States and tribal organizations of veterans without next of kin or sufficient resources to provide for caskets or urns, and for other purposes.Public Law273Public Law 114–273130 Stat. 14002016-12-142016-12-14United States Government Publishing OfficeNational Archives and Records AdministrationOffice of the Federal Registertext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.GPO Locator to USLM Converter 4.15.31;Stage2.202507022026-01-02114publicPUBLIC LAW 114–273—DEC. 14, 2016130 STAT. 1400Public Law114–273114th CongressAn ActTo amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish caskets and urns for burial in cemeteries of States and tribal organizations of veterans without next of kin or sufficient resources to provide for caskets or urns, and for other purposes.
Dec. 14, 2016
[S. 3076]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016.
SECTION 1.
38 USC 101 note.
SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016”.SEC. 2. CASKETS AND URNS FOR BURIAL OF CERTAIN VETERANS IN CEMETERIES OF STATES AND TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.Section 2306(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “for burial in a national cemetery of a deceased veteran” and inserting “for burial of a deceased veteran in a national cemetery or in a veterans cemetery of a State or tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title”; and(2) in paragraph (2), by striking “the burial of the veteran in a national cemetery” and inserting “such burial”.ApprovedDecember 14, 2016.LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 3076:CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 162 (2016):