[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3876 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3876

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Veterans Affairs to carry out a grant program to provide burials for 
                           homeless veterans.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2014

Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself and Ms. Brown of Florida) 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 carry out a grant program to provide burials for 
                           homeless veterans.

    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 ``Burial with Dignity for Heroes Act 
of 2014''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE BURIALS 
              FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.

    (a) Grant Program.--Subchapter VII of chapter 20 of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:
``Sec. 2067. Grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans
    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall carry out a program to 
make grants to eligible entities to provide for the cost of burials for 
homeless veterans who--
            ``(1) are eligible to be buried in national cemeteries 
        under section 2402 of this title; and
            ``(2) the Secretary determines have no next-of-kin.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
this section, an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application 
containing such information and assurances as the Secretary determines 
appropriate.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to 
such subchapter the following new item:

``2067. Grant program to provide burials for homeless veterans.''.
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