[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 216 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 216

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the next of kin of a 
deceased veteran to designate the style of flag to be furnished at the 
                        burial of such veteran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

  Mr. Jacobs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the next of kin of a 
deceased veteran to designate the style of flag to be furnished at the 
                        burial of such veteran.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2301(a) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1)(A) by redesignating subparagraph (A) through (C) as 
        clause (i) through (iii), respectively; and
            (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
            (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
            (3) in paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph (2) of 
        this section, by striking out ``to drape the casket of'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``, of the style designated under 
        paragraph (2), with respect to''; and
            (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(2) The flag furnished under paragraph (1) shall be--
            ``(A) a flag to drape the casket of the deceased veteran 
        involved; or
            ``(B) a flag of a size determined by the Secretary to be 
        appropriate for mounting and display on an interior or exterior 
        wall, together with such materials as the Secretary determines 
        to be necessary for such mounting and display;
as designated by the person entitled to receive such flag under this 
section.''.

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