[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 531 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 531

 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

                            February 2, 2005

   Mr. Case (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bradley of New 
 Hampshire, Mr. Bass, Mr. Strickland, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Carson, Mr. 
Farr, and Mr. Allen) 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 2005''.

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, in 
the case of a State in which ground burial in a national cemetery is 
not available, the lesser of the actual costs or $750)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to deaths occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.
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