[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 994 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 994

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of 
           certain minors for burial in national cemeteries.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 29 (legislative day, June 19), 1995

Mr. Simpson (by request) introduced the following bill; which was read 
        twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of 
           certain minors for burial in national cemeteries.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,
    Section 1. That paragraph (5) of section 2402, title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding the following at the end thereof: For 
purposes of this paragraph, a ``minor child'' is a child under 21 years 
of age, or under 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruction at 
an approved educational institution.
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