[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2594 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2594

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children 
        of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 21, 2009

Mr. Garrett of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. 
Bartlett, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Payne, 
 Mr. Marchant, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Issa, Mr. Ryan 
of Wisconsin, Mr. Posey, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Olson, Mr. Franks of Arizona, 
Mr. Kline of Minnesota, Mr. Cole, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Broun 
 of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. McMorris 
  Rodgers, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Fallin, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
 Scalise, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Smith of New 
      Jersey, Mr. Lance, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Hodes, Mr. Rooney, Mr. 
 Frelinghuysen, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Manzullo) 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 direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children 
        of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries.

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

SECTION 1. PAYMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OF PLOT ALLOWANCE 
              FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF CERTAIN VETERANS WHO ARE 
              BURIED IN STATE CEMETERIES.

    (a) Plot Allowance.--Section 2303 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) In the case of an individual described in paragraph (2) 
who is buried in a cemetery that is owned by a State or by an agency or 
political subdivision of a State, the Secretary shall pay to such 
State, agency, or political subdivision the sum of $300 as a plot or 
interment allowance for such individual.
    ``(2) An individual described in this paragraph is a spouse, 
surviving spouse (which for purposes of this chapter includes a 
surviving spouse who had a subsequent remarriage), minor child (which 
for purposes of this chapter includes a child under 21 years of age, or 
under 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruction at an 
approved educational institution), or, in the discretion of the 
Secretary, unmarried adult child of any of person described in 
paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (7) of section 2402 of this title.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (c) of section 2303 of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
respect to an individual who dies on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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