[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2504 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2504

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves 
                        of certain individuals.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 1997

  Mr. Kildee 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 authorize the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to furnish headstones or markers for the marked graves 
                        of certain individuals.

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

SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF MARKED GRAVES AS ELIGIBLE GRAVES FOR DEPARTMENT 
              FURNISHED HEADSTONES OR MARKERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended in subsection (a), by striking out ``unmarked''.
    (b) Previously Marked Graves Ineligible.--Section 2306 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e)(1) In the case of the grave of an individual described in 
subsection (a) that is marked before January 1, 1998, with a headstone 
or marker, the person entitled under subsection (a) to request a 
headstone or marker for such individual may receive from the Secretary 
such headstone or marker.
    ``(2) The Secretary may only furnish the headstone or marker under 
paragraph (1) at no cost to the United States.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made under this section shall 
take effect on January 1, 1998.
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