I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3195 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to make available for purchase memorial headstones and markers 
for certain deceased members of the reserve components. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 12, 2017 
Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York (for himself and Ms. STEFANIK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to make available for purchase 
memorial headstones and markers for certain deceased 
members of the reserve components. 
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 ‘‘Honor Guardsmen and 
Reservists Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY FOR PURCHASE OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEMORIAL HEADSTONES 
AND MARKERS FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE 
COMPONENTS WHO PERFORMED CERTAIN 
TRAINING. 
Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary shall make available for pur-
chase a memorial headstone or marker for the marked or 
unmarked grave of an individual described in paragraph 
(2) or for the purpose of commemorating such an indi-
vidual whose remains are unavailable. 
‘‘(2) An individual described in this paragraph is an 
individual who— 
‘‘(A) as a member of a National Guard or Re-
serve component performed inactive duty training or 
active duty for training for at least six years but did 
not serve on active duty; and 
‘‘(B) is not otherwise ineligible for a memorial 
headstone or marker on account of the nature of the 
individual’s separation from the Armed Forces or 
other cause. 
‘‘(3) A headstone or marker for the grave of an indi-
vidual may be purchased under this subsection by— 
‘‘(A) the individual; 
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‘‘(B) the surviving spouse, child, sibling, or par-
ent of the individual; or 
‘‘(C) an individual other than the next of kin, 
as determined by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(4) In establishing the prices of the headstones and 
markers made available for purchase under this section, 
the Secretary shall ensure the prices are sufficient to cover 
the costs associated with the production and delivery of 
such headstones and markers. 
‘‘(5) No person may receive any benefit under the 
laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
solely by reason of this subsection. 
‘‘(6) This subsection does not authorize any new bur-
ial benefit for any person or create any new authority for 
any individual to be buried in a national cemetery. 
‘‘(7) The Secretary shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Defense in establishing procedures to determine 
whether an individual is an individual described in para-
graph (2).’’. 
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