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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2310 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs to make available for purchase Department of Veterans Affairs 

memorial headstones and markers for members of reserve components 

who performed certain training. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 11, 2013 

Mr. HANNA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available for purchase 

Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones 

and markers for members of reserve components who 

performed certain training. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Guard Units And Re5 servists Deserve Remembrance Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY FOR PURCHASE OF DEPARTMENT OF 

2 VETERANS AFFAIRS MEMORIAL HEADSTONES 

3 AND MARKERS FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE 

4 COMPONENTS WHO PERFORMED CERTAIN 

5 TRAINING. 

6 Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following new sub8 section: 

9 ‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary shall make available for pur10 chase a memorial headstone or marker for the marked or 

11 unmarked grave of an individual described in paragraph 

12 (2) or for the purpose of commemorating such an indi13 vidual whose remains are unavailable. 

14 ‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 

15 individual who— 

16 ‘‘(A) as a member of a United States National 

17 Guard or Reserve component performed inactive 

18 duty training or active duty for training for at least 

19 6 years but did not serve on active duty; and 

20 ‘‘(B) is not otherwise ineligible for a memorial 

21 headstone or marker on account of the nature of the 

22 individual’s separation from the Armed Forces or 

23 other cause. 

24 ‘‘(3) A headstone or marker for the grave of an indi25 vidual may be purchased under this subsection by— 

26 ‘‘(A) the individual; 

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1 ‘‘(B) the surviving spouse, child, sibling, or par2 ent of the individual; or 

3 ‘‘(C) an individual other than the next of kin, 

4 as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

5 ‘‘(4) In establishing the prices of the headstones and 

6 markers made available for purchase under this section, 

7 the Secretary shall ensure the prices are sufficient to cover 

8 the costs associated with the production and delivery of 

9 such headstones and markers. 

10 ‘‘(5) No person may receive any benefit under the 

11 laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

12 solely by reason of this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(6) This subsection does not authorize any new bur14 ial benefit for any person or create any new authority for 

15 any individual to be buried in a national cemetery. 

16 ‘‘(7) The Secretary shall coordinate with the Sec17 retary of Defense in establishing procedures to determine 

18 whether an individual is an individual described in para19 graph (2).’’. 

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