[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6269 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6269

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for burial 
in national cemeteries for certain members of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces and National Guard, and to increase the amount payable 
    by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the burial and funeral 
                     expenses of certain veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Ms. Shea-Porter 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 expand eligibility for burial 
in national cemeteries for certain members of the reserve components of 
the Armed Forces and National Guard, and to increase the amount payable 
    by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the burial and funeral 
                     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. PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2402 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(9) Subject to section 5303A(b)(4) of this title, any member of a 
reserve component of the Armed Forces, and any member of the Army 
National Guard or the Air National Guard, who performed a period of 
active duty for training and was discharged or released from such 
period of active duty for training under conditions that were other 
than dishonorable.''.
    (b) Minimum Service Requirements for Certain Individuals.--Section 
5303A(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) For purposes of section 2402(9) of this title, the minimum 
active duty service requirements under this subsection shall apply to a 
period of active duty for training in the same manner that such 
requirements apply to a period of active duty.''.

SEC. 2. BURIAL AND FUNERAL EXPENSES OF CERTAIN VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 2302(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ``$300'' and inserting ``$500''.
    (b) Death in Department Facility; Plot Allowance.--Section 2303 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``$300'' each 
place it appears and inserting ``$500''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths 
occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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