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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6013 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase plot allowances for 

certain veterans buried in Department of Veterans Affairs cemeteries 

or State cemeteries and to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

to provide a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans 

who are buried in State cemeteries, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 30, 2010 

Mr. ADLER of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. ANDREWS, and Mr. ROTHMAN

of New Jersey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase plot 

allowances for certain veterans buried in Department 

of Veterans Affairs cemeteries or State cemeteries and 

to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 

a plot allowance for spouses and children of certain veterans who are buried in State cemeteries, and for other 

purposes. 

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


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1 SECTION 1. PAYMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF2 FAIRS OF PLOT ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN 

3 VETERANS, SPOUSES, AND CHILDREN. 

4 (a) INCREASE IN PLOT ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN

5 VETERANS BURIED IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF6 FAIRS OR STATE CEMETERIES.— 

7 (1) DEPARTMENT CEMETERIES.—Subsection 

8 (a)(1)(A) of section 2303 of title 38, United States 

9 Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘$500’’. 

11 (2) STATE CEMETERIES.—Subsection (b) of 

12 such section is amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ each 

13 place it appears and inserting ‘‘$500’’. 

14 (b) PAYMENT OF PLOT ALLOWANCES FOR SPOUSES

15 AND CHILDREN OF CERTAIN VETERANS BURIED IN

16 STATE CEMETERIES.—Section 2303 of title 38, United 

17 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol18 lowing new subsection: 

19 ‘‘(c)(1) In the case of an individual described in para20 graph (2) who is buried in a cemetery that is owned by 

21 a State or by an agency or political subdivision of a State, 

22 the Secretary shall pay to such State, agency, or political 

23 subdivision the sum of $500 as a plot or interment allow24 ance for such individual. 

25 ‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is a 

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1 ter includes a surviving spouse who had a subsequent re2 marriage), minor child (which for purposes of this chapter 

3 includes a child under 21 years of age, or under 23 years 

4 of age if pursuing a course of instruction at an approved 

5 educational institution), or, in the discretion of the Sec6 retary, unmarried adult child of any of person described 

7 in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (7) of section 2402 of 

8 this title.’’. 

9 (c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Such section is further 

10 amended by adding at the end the following new sub11 section: 

12 ‘‘(d) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary 

13 shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the near14 est dollar) in the amounts set forth in subsections 

15 (a)(1)(A), (b)(1), (b)(2), and (c)(1) equal to the percent16 age by which— 

17 ‘‘(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, 

18 United States city average) for the 12-month period 

19 ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of 

20 the fiscal year for which the increase is made, ex21 ceeds 

22 ‘‘(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12- 

23 month period preceding the 12-month period de24 scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 

25 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para2 graph (2), the amendments made by this section 

3 shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on 

4 or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 (2) PROHIBITION ON COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST6 MENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011.—No adjustments 

7 shall be made under section 2303(d) of title 38, 

8 United States Code, as added by subsection (c), for 

9 fiscal year 2011. 

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