[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2354 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2354

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for 
                  burial expenses of certain veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 2003

Mr. Case (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Gibbons) 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 allowance for 
                  burial expenses of certain veterans.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``State Veterans Cemetery Fairness Act 
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE OF ALLOWANCE FOR THE PLOT ALLOWANCE OF CERTAIN 
              VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2303(b)(1)(A) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after ``$300'' the following: ``(or the 
lesser of the actual costs or $750 in the case of a State in which 
ground burial in a national cemetery is not available)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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