[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1351 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1351

   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 3, 2001

 Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
Simmons, Mr. Shows, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hill, Mr. Petri, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
 Foley, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Olver, Mr. Horn, 
 Mr. Strickland, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fossella, Mrs. 
 Meek of Florida, Mr. Johnson of Illinois, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Boehlert, 
Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
Davis of Florida, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lampson, Mr. English, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
Camp, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Maloney of Connecticut, Mr. Wynn, 
 Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Frank, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
Davis of Illinois, Mr. Coyne, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Carson of Indiana, Mr. 
 Larson of Connecticut, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Mr. McNulty, 
Mr. Doyle, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Deal of Georgia) 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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