[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2355 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2355

To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude individuals who have 
   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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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 24, 2011

  Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
Kissell, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. 
 Burton of Indiana, Mr. Denham, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Davis 
of Kentucky, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, 
 Mr. Brooks, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Terry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Flake, Mr. Poe of 
  Texas, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Flores, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. 
 Carter, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Farenthold, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. 
   Nunnelee, Ms. Granger, Mr. Mack, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
Jordan, and Mr. Akin) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee 
 on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to exclude individuals who have 
   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.

    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 ``Hallowed Grounds Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF COMMITTING CERTAIN SEX 
              OFFENSES FROM INTERMENT OR MEMORIALIZATION IN NATIONAL 
              CEMETERIES, ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, AND CERTAIN 
              STATE VETERANS' CEMETERIES AND FROM RECEIVING CERTAIN 
              FUNERAL HONORS.

    (a) Prohibition Against.--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 a tier III sex offender for purposes 
        of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.''.
    (b) 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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