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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 vet-
erans who are buried in State cemeteries, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. PAYMENT BY SECRETARY OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS OF PLOT ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS, SPOUSES, AND CHILDREN. 
(a) INCREASE IN PLOT ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN 
VETERANS BURIED IN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS OR STATE CEMETERIES.— 
(1) DEPARTMENT
CEMETERIES.—Subsection 
(a)(1)(A) of section 2303 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ and inserting 
‘‘$500’’. 
(2) STATE
CEMETERIES.—Subsection (b) of 
such section is amended by striking ‘‘$300’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘$500’’. 
(b) PAYMENT OF PLOT ALLOWANCES FOR SPOUSES 
AND CHILDREN
OF CERTAIN VETERANS BURIED
IN 
STATE CEMETERIES.—Section 2303 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) In the case of an individual described in para-
graph (2) who is buried in a cemetery that is owned by 
a State or by an agency or political subdivision of a State, 
the Secretary shall pay to such State, agency, or political 
subdivision the sum of $500 as a plot or interment allow-
ance for such individual. 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is a 
spouse, surviving spouse (which for purposes of this chap-
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ter includes a surviving spouse who had a subsequent re-
marriage), minor child (which for purposes of this chapter 
includes a child under 21 years of age, or under 23 years 
of age if pursuing a course of instruction at an approved 
educational institution), or, in the discretion of the Sec-
retary, unmarried adult child of any of person described 
in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), or (7) of section 2402 of 
this title.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.—Such section is further 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) With respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall provide a percentage increase (rounded to the near-
est dollar) in the amounts set forth in subsections 
(a)(1)(A), (b)(1), (b)(2), and (c)(1) equal to the percent-
age by which— 
‘‘(1) the Consumer Price Index (all items, 
United States city average) for the 12-month period 
ending on the June 30 preceding the beginning of 
the fiscal year for which the increase is made, ex-
ceeds 
‘‘(2) the Consumer Price Index for the 12- 
month period preceding the 12-month period de-
scribed in paragraph (1).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the amendments made by this section 
shall apply with respect to an individual who dies on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) PROHIBITION ON COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST-
MENT
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR
2011.—No adjustments 
shall be made under section 2303(d) of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (c), for 
fiscal year 2011. 
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