[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1866 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1866

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility 
   of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national 
                              cemeteries.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 26, 2009

   Mr. Kerry introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
             referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility 
   of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national 
                              cemeteries.

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

SECTION 1. INTERMENT IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES OF PARENTS OF CERTAIN 
              DECEASED VETERANS.

    (a) Interment of Parents of Certain Deceased Veterans.--Section 
2402 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) If the Secretary determines there is enough space in 
        open national cemeteries, the parent of a person listed in any 
        of paragraphs (1) through (4) or paragraph (7) who, at the time 
        of the parent's death, does not have a spouse, surviving 
        spouse, or child who has been interred, or who, if deceased, 
        would be eligible to be interred, in a national cemetery 
        pursuant to paragraph (5).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Paragraph (9) of section 2402 of title 38, 
United States Code, shall apply with respect to the death of an 
eligible parent on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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