A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-s-2247
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV]
Introduced: 2017-12-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Military personnel and dependents

Monuments and memorials

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2017-12-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-12-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill limits those eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs-provided memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable to a veteran's spouse, surviving spouse, or eligible dependent child who dies on or after November 11, 1998.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2247 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mr. Heller (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of veterans’ spouses and dependent children whose remains are unavailable for Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking The and inserting An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is the ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking An and inserting An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is an .