110 HR 5564 IH: Jenny’s Law U.S. House of Representatives 2008-03-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5564 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 10, 2008 Mr. Shadegg (for himself, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. Poe, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Fossella) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude an individual who has been convicted of committing certain sex offenses from receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors which are otherwise available to certain veterans, members of the Armed Forces, and related individuals, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as Jenny’s Law.

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Exclusion of persons convicted of committing certain sex offenses from receiving certain burial-related benefits and funeral honors

(a)

Prohibition against interment or memorialization in National Cemetary Administration, Arlington National Cemetary, and certain state veterans’ cemetaries, and termination of provision of Presidential memorial certificate, flag, and headstone or marker

Section 2411(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4)A person who is classified as a tier III sex offender under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act. . (b)

Rule of construction

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to terminate any benefit available to any person except those benefits specifically terminated by the amendment made by subsection (a). (c)

Effective Date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to interments and memorializations that occur on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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Constitutional authority

The constitutional authority on which this Act rests is the power of Congress to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces, as enumerated in article I, section 8, clause 14 of the United States Constitution.