[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2123 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2123

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of payment 
    for funeral and burial expenses and plot allowance for certain 
                               veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2001

Mr. Terry (for himself, Mr. English, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Barr 
 of Georgia, Mr. Rangel, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Condit, Mr. Jones of North 
 Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. King, Mr. Frank, Mr. 
   Gordon, and Mr. Stupak) 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 increase the rate of payment 
    for funeral and burial expenses and plot allowance for certain 
                               veterans.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN RATE OF ALLOWANCE FOR BURIAL BENEFITS.

    (a) Funeral and Burial Expenses.--(1) Section 2302(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``$300'' and inserting 
``$500 (as increased from time to time under section 5312 of this 
title)''.
    (2) Section 2303(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by striking 
``$300'' and inserting ``$500 (as increased from time to time under 
section 5312 of this title)''.
    (b) Plot Allowance.--Section 2303(b) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``150'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``$500 (as increased from time to time under section 5312 of 
this title)''.
    (c) Indexing Payment Amounts.--Section 5312(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and each rate of monthly allowance'' and 
        inserting ``each rate of monthly allowance''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and each rate of allowance paid under 
        sections 2302 and 2303 of this title,'' after ``under section 
        1805 of this title,''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
individuals who die on or after that date.
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