Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-6114
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wenstrup, Brad R. [R-OH-2]
Introduced: 2016-09-21
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2016-10-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), if it is unable to identify a deceased veteran's next of kin and if it determines that sufficient resources for the furnishing of a casket or urn for the burial of such veteran are not otherwise available, to furnish a casket or urn for the burial of such veteran in a national cemetery (current law) or in a veterans cemetery of a state or tribal organization for which the VA has provided a grant for the establishment, expansion, and improvement of veterans' cemeteries.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2016 Mr. Wenstrup (for himself and Mr. Heck of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish caskets and urns for burial in cemeteries of States and tribal organizations of veterans without next of kin or sufficient resources to provide for caskets or urns, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016 . 2. Caskets and urns for burial of certain veterans in cemeteries of States and tribal organizations Section 2306(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking for burial in a national cemetery of a deceased veteran and inserting for burial of a deceased veteran in a national cemetery or in a veterans cemetery of a State or tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the burial of the veteran in a national cemetery and inserting such burial .