[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2513 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2513

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for burial 
  benefits to include certain veterans who die in State nursing homes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 19, 1995

  Mr. Stump (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Evans) 
 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 expand eligibility for burial 
  benefits to include certain veterans who die in State nursing homes.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF BURIAL BENEFITS.

    Section 2303(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(a)(1) When a veteran dies in a facility described in paragraph 
(2), the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) pay the actual cost (not to exceed $300) of the 
        burial and funeral or, within such limits, may make contracts 
        for such services without regard to the laws requiring 
        advertisement for proposals for supplies and services for the 
        Department; and
            ``(B) when such a death occurs in a State, transport the 
        body to the place of burial in the same or any other State.
    ``(2) A facility described in this paragraph is--
            ``(A) a Department facility (as defined in section 1701(4) 
        of this title) to which the deceased was properly admitted for 
        hospital, nursing home, or domiciliary care under section 1710 
        or 1711(a) of this title; or
            ``(B) an institution at which the deceased veteran was, at 
        the time of death, receiving--
                    ``(i) hospital care in accordance with section 1703 
                of this title;
                    ``(ii) nursing home care under section 1720 of this 
                title; or
                    ``(iii) nursing home care pursuant to payments made 
                under section 1741 of this title.''.
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