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Union Calendar No. 636 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4757 
[Report No. 114–812] 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for 
headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal 
of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 16, 2016 
Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 16, 2016] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligi-
bility for headstones, markers, and medallions furnished 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for deceased individ-
uals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are 
buried in private cemeteries. 
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‘‘(ii) is eligible for a headstone or marker fur-
nished under paragraph (1) or a medallion furnished 
under paragraph (4) (or would be so eligible for such 
headstone, marker, or medallion but for the date of 
the death of the individual); and 
‘‘(iii) was awarded the Medal of Honor (includ-
ing posthumously).’’. 
SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL CERTIFI-
CATE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 112(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after ‘‘conditions,’’ the 
following: ‘‘persons eligible for burial in a national ceme-
tery by reason of paragraph (2), (3), or (7) of section 
2402(a) of this title,’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to the death of a person 
eligible for burial in a national cemetery by reason of para-
graph (2), (3), or (7) of section 2402(a) of title 38, United 
States Code, occurring before, on, or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION OF DECEASED VETERANS TO 
VETERANS’ CEMETERIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 2308 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—(1) The Secretary may pay, in 
addition to any amount paid pursuant to section 2302 or 
2307 of this title, the cost of transportation of the deceased 
veteran described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (b) 
for burial in a national cemetery or a covered veterans’ 
cemetery. Such payment shall not exceed the cost of trans-
portation to the national cemetery nearest the veteran’s last 
place of residence in which burial space is available. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may pay, in addition to any 
amount paid pursuant to section 2302 or 2307 of this title, 
the cost of transportation of the deceased veteran described 
in subsection (b)(3) for burial in a national cemetery. Such 
payment shall not exceed the cost of transportation to the 
national cemetery nearest the veteran’s last place of resi-
dence in which burial space is available.’’. 
(b) COVERED VETERANS’ CEMETERY DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 2308 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) COVERED VETERANS’ CEMETERY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘covered veterans’ cemetery’ means, 
with respect to a deceased veteran described in subsection 
(b), a veterans’ cemetery owned by a State or a tribal orga-
nization (as defined in section 3765(4) of this title) in 
which the deceased veteran is eligible to be buried.’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2308 of such 
title is amended in the section heading by adding at the 
end the following: ‘‘or a veterans’ cemetery’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 2308 and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘2308. Transportation of deceased veteran to a national cemetery or a veterans’ 
cemetery.’’. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to amend title 
38, United States Code, to expand certain benefits re-
lated to the burial of deceased veterans, and for other 
purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 636 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4757 
[Report No. 114–812] 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
the eligibility for headstones, markers, and me-
dallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for deceased individuals who were award-
ed the Medal of Honor and are buried in private 
cemeteries. 
NOVEMBER 14, 2016 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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