[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1387 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1387

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for Government 
   furnished headstones or markers for the marked graves of veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 13, 1999

 Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Shows, Mrs. 
  Chenoweth, Mr. Olver, Mr. English, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
  Underwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
 Payne, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
  Davis of Florida, Mr. Clement, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. 
Lofgren, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hill 
 of Montana, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Levin, Mr. Wolf, 
Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
 Mr. Spratt) 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 provide for Government 
   furnished headstones or markers for the marked graves of veterans.

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

SECTION 1. PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT HEADSTONES FOR MARKED GRAVES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2306(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
``appropriate Government headstones or markers at the expense of the 
United States for the unmarked graves of the following:'' and inserting 
``one appropriate Government headstone or marker at the expense of the 
United States, other than for replacement, to mark the grave of the 
following:''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies 
with respect to applications for Government headstones or markers 
received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for individuals dying on 
or after November 1, 1990.
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