[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3656 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3656

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent 
   eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs 
  memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent 
          children of veterans whose remains are unavailable.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 18, 2017

Mr. Banks of Indiana 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 provide for a consistent 
   eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs 
  memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent 
          children of veterans whose remains are unavailable.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS' SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN 
              WHOSE REMAINS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
              AFFAIRS MEMORIAL HEADSTONES AND MARKERS.

    Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``who dies on or 
        after November 11, 1998'' after ``veteran''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``who dies on or 
        after November 11, 1998'' after ``veteran''.
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