[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5114 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5114

   To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
entitlement to a headstone or grave marker under the laws administered 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of a Reserve of 
                an Armed Force, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2023

  Mr. Lawler 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 
entitlement to a headstone or grave marker under the laws administered 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain members of a Reserve of 
                an Armed Force, 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 ``Giving Reservists A Valiant Eternity 
Act'' or the ``GRAVE Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ENTITLEMENT TO HEADSTONE OR GRAVE MARKER UNDER 
              LAWS ADMINISTERED BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Paragraph (5) of section 2306(a) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(5) A member (or former member) of a Reserve of an Armed Force 
who is not a veteran solely by reason of not meeting the minimum 
active-duty service requirements under section 5303A of this title.''.
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