[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 821 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 821

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for burial 
    in national cemeteries to persons who have 20 years of service 
  creditable for retired pay as members of a reserve component of the 
                             Armed Forces.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1993

  Mr. Bonilla (for himself and Mr. Stenholm) 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 extend eligibility for burial 
    in national cemeteries to persons who have 20 years of service 
  creditable for retired pay as members of a reserve component of the 
                             Armed Forces.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2402 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (2) by adding after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(6) Any person who at the time of death was entitled to retired 
pay under chapter 67 of title 10 or would have been entitled to retired 
pay under that chapter but for the fact that the person was under 60 
years of age.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2301(e) of such title is 
amended by striking out ``section 2402(6)'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``section 2402(7)''.
    (2) Section 2306(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking out 
``(6)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(7)''.

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