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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 821 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 109

103d CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 821

                          [Report No. 103-197]

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                                 A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for burial 
    in national cemeteries to persons who have 20 years of service 
  creditable for retired pay as members of a reserve component of the 
                             Armed Forces.

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                             July 29, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

                                                 Union Calendar No. 109
103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 821

                          [Report No. 103-197]

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for burial 
    in national cemeteries to persons who have 20 years of service 
  creditable for retired pay as members of a reserve component of the 
                             Armed Forces.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 4, 1993

  Mr. Bonilla (for himself and Mr. Stenholm) introduced the following 
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

                             July 29, 1993

 Additional sponsors: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Buyer, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Burton of 
Indiana, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Sarpalius, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
 Penny, Mr. Bishop, Mr. King, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Payne of 
                        Virginia, and Mr. Parker

                             July 29, 1993

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for burial 
    in national cemeteries to persons who have 20 years of service 
  creditable for retired pay as members of a reserve component of the 
                             Armed Forces.

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

SECTION 1. ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL IN NATIONAL CEMETERIES.

    (a) In General.--Section 2402 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
            (2) by adding after paragraph (5) the following new 
        paragraph:
    ``(6) Any person who at the time of death was entitled to retired 
pay under chapter 67 of title 10 or would have been entitled to retired 
pay under that chapter but for the fact that the person was under 60 
years of age.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2301(e) of such title is 
amended by striking out ``section 2402(6)'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``section 2402(7)''.
    (2) Section 2306(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking out 
``(6)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(7)''.
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