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109TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5038 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the application 

of the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit for Government markers 

for marked graves of veterans buried in private cemeteries and to provide 

Government markers or memorial headstones for deceased dependent 

children of veterans whose remains are unavailable for burial. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 29, 2006 

Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Ms. BERKLEY) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand 

the application of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

benefit for Government markers for marked graves of 

veterans buried in private cemeteries and to provide Government markers or memorial headstones for deceased 

dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable for burial. 

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 ‘‘Veterans’ Memorial 

5 Marker Act of 2006’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANDED APPLICATION OF DE2 PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFIT 

3 FOR GOVERNMENT MARKERS FOR MARKED 

4 GRAVES OF VETERANS BURIED IN PRIVATE 

5 CEMETERIES. 

6 (a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF GOVERNMENT MARK7 ER BENEFIT.—Section 2306(d)(3) of title 38, United 

8 States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 

10 (b) APPLICATION OF GOVERNMENT MARKER BEN11 EFIT TO VETERANS DYING ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 

12 1990.—Subsection (d) of section 502 of the Veterans 

13 Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (Public 

14 Law 107–103; 38 U.S.C. 2306 note) is amended by strik15 ing ‘‘September 11, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘November 1, 

16 1990’’. 

17 SEC. 3. PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT MARKERS OR MEMO18 RIAL HEADSTONES FOR DECEASED DEPEND19 ENT CHILDREN OF VETERANS WHOSE RE20 MAINS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR BURIAL. 

21 (a) PROVISION OF MARKERS.—Subsection (b) of sec22 tion 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 

23 (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 

24 following new subparagraph: 

25 ‘‘(C) An eligible dependent child of a veteran.’’; 

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1 (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the 

2 following new subparagraph: 

3 ‘‘(C) For purposes of this section, the term ‘eli4 gible dependent child’ means a child— 

5 ‘‘(i) who is under 21 years of age, or under 

6 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruc7 tion at an approved educational institution; or 

8 ‘‘(ii) who became permanently physically or 

9 mentally disabled and incapable of self-support 

10 before reaching 21 years of age, or before 

11 reaching 23 years of age if pursuing a full-time 

12 course of instruction at an approved educational 

13 institution.’’. 

14 (b) ADDITION OF MEMORIAL INSCRIPTION TO HEAD15 STONE OF VETERAN.—Subsection (f) of such section is 

16 amended by inserting ‘‘or eligible dependent child’’ after 

17 ‘‘surviving spouse’’ both places it appears. 

18 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

19 subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to individ20 uals dying after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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