Unclaimed Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020

Bill: 116-s-4420
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2020-08-04
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Transportation costs

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Unclaimed Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay costs related to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans' cemeteries owned by a state or tribal organization.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4420 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 4, 2020 Mr. Rounds (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , and Mrs. Blackburn ) 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 authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to certain State and tribal veterans’ cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unclaimed Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020 . 2. Transportation of deceased veterans to certain veterans’ cemeteries (a) In general Section 2308(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking in a national cemetery and inserting in a covered cemetery ; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking to the national cemetery and inserting to the covered cemetery . (b) Covered cemetery defined Section 2308 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Covered cemetery defined In this section, the term covered cemetery has the meaning given such term in section 2306(f)(2) of this title. . (c) Conforming Amendment Section 2308 of such title is amended in the section heading by adding at the end the following: or a veterans’ cemetery . (d) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 2308 and inserting the following new item: 2308. Transportation of deceased veteran to a national cemetery or a veterans’ cemetery. .