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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 3261 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of 

certain emblems on headstones and markers furnished for veterans by 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 

Mr. BRAUN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 

inclusion of certain emblems on headstones and markers 

furnished for veterans by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EMBLEMS ON 

4 HEADSTONES AND MARKERS FURNISHED BY 

5 THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2306 of title 38, United 

7 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol8 lowing new subsection: 


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1 ‘‘(l)(1) A headstone or marker furnished for a veteran 

2 under subsection (a), (b), or (d) may include— 

3 ‘‘(A) no emblem; 

4 ‘‘(B) an emblem of belief; or 

5 ‘‘(C) an emblem from among a list of emblems 

6 that the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with 

7 the Secretary, shall establish. 

8 ‘‘(2) The list established under paragraph (1)(C) 

9 shall include the following: 

10 ‘‘(A) An emblem with respect to— 

11 ‘‘(i) each unit at the level of separate bri12 gade or higher in the Army and each equivalent 

13 unit in the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and 

14 Coast Guard; and 

15 ‘‘(ii) each skill or combat badge or tab 

16 earned by a member of the Armed Forces. 

17 ‘‘(B) One or more emblems of the commissioned 

18 Regular Corps of the Public Health Service. 

19 ‘‘(C) One or more emblems of the commissioned 

20 officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmos21 pheric Administration. 

22 ‘‘(D) Such other emblems as the Secretary of 

23 Defense, in coordination with the Secretary, con24 siders appropriate and practical, such as the Marine 

25 Corps emblem or Army Infantry insignia. 


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1 ‘‘(3) The Secretary of Defense shall provide the Sec2 retary with a digitized representation of each emblem in3 cluded in the list established under paragraph (1)(C).’’. 

4 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF LIST OF APPROVED EM5 BLEMS.—Not later than June 1, 2022, the Secretary of 

6 Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of Veterans 

7 Affairs, shall establish the list of approved emblems re8 quired by paragraph (1)(C) of subsection (l) of such sec9 tion 2306, as added by subsection (a), in accordance with 

10 such subsection (l). 

11 (c) AVAILABILITY OF APPROVED EMBLEMS.—Not 

12 later than October 1, 2022, the Secretary of Veterans Af13 fairs shall make the emblems on the list of approved em14 blems required by subsection (l)(1)(C) of such section 

15 2306, as added by subsection (a), available for inclusion 

16 on headstones and markers. 

17 (d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub18 section (a) shall apply with respect to headstones and 

19 markers furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

20 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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