[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5197 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5197

  To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to furnish memorial headstones and markers for 
 eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are 
                  unavailable, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 11, 2023

  Mr. Posey 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 require the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to furnish memorial headstones and markers for 
 eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are 
                  unavailable, 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. ELIGIBILITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEMORIAL 
              HEADSTONES AND MARKERS OF VETERANS' SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT 
              CHILDREN WHOSE REMAINS ARE UNAVAILABLE.

    Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``An individual who 
        dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is the'' and inserting 
        ``The'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``An individual who 
        dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is an'' and inserting 
        ``An''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) In the case of an eligible individual described in 
        paragraph (2)(B) or (C), the Secretary may furnish a marker 
        under paragraph (1) by--
                    ``(A) affixing the individual's name, dates of 
                birth and death, and relationship to the veteran to an 
                existing marker for the veteran; or
                    ``(B) if necessary, by furnishing a suitable 
                replacement marker for the veteran that includes such 
                individual's name, dates of birth and death, and 
                relationship to the veteran.
            ``(7) For the purpose of expediting the provision of a 
        marker under paragraph (1) for an eligible individual described 
        in paragraph (2)(B) or (C), the Secretary may accept, but may 
        not require, funds contributed by a survivor of the veteran or 
        eligible person.''.
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