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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 Gov-
ernment markers or memorial headstones for deceased 
dependent children of veterans whose remains are un-
available for burial. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ Memorial 
Marker Act of 2006’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANDED APPLICATION OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFIT 
FOR GOVERNMENT MARKERS FOR MARKED 
GRAVES OF VETERANS BURIED IN PRIVATE 
CEMETERIES. 
(a) ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF GOVERNMENT MARK-
ER BENEFIT.—Section 2306(d)(3) of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2007’’. 
(b) APPLICATION OF GOVERNMENT MARKER BEN-
EFIT TO VETERANS DYING ON OR AFTER NOVEMBER 1, 
1990.—Subsection (d) of section 502 of the Veterans 
Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (Public 
Law 107–103; 38 U.S.C. 2306 note) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘September 11, 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘November 1, 
1990’’. 
SEC. 3. PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT MARKERS OR MEMO-
RIAL HEADSTONES FOR DECEASED DEPEND-
ENT CHILDREN OF VETERANS WHOSE RE-
MAINS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR BURIAL. 
(a) PROVISION OF MARKERS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) An eligible dependent child of a veteran.’’; 
and 
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(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) For purposes of this section, the term ‘eli-
gible dependent child’ means a child— 
‘‘(i) who is under 21 years of age, or under 
23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruc-
tion at an approved educational institution; or 
‘‘(ii) who became permanently physically or 
mentally disabled and incapable of self-support 
before reaching 21 years of age, or before 
reaching 23 years of age if pursuing a full-time 
course of instruction at an approved educational 
institution.’’. 
(b) ADDITION OF MEMORIAL INSCRIPTION TO HEAD-
STONE OF VETERAN.—Subsection (f) of such section is 
amended by inserting ‘‘or eligible dependent child’’ after 
‘‘surviving spouse’’ both places it appears. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to individ-
uals dying after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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