[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4286 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4286

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide a case suitable for displaying the flag 
              furnished with respect to deceased veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 21, 1994

Mr. Montgomery 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 require the Secretary of 
  Veterans Affairs to provide a case suitable for displaying the flag 
              furnished with respect to deceased veterans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CASE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAYING FLAG FURNISHED WITH RESPECT TO 
              DECEASED VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2301 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Upon request of the person to whom the Secretary gives a flag 
under this section, the Secretary shall give a case suitable for 
displaying the flag when folded in a triangular shape.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date of 
enactment of this Act.

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