To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 116-hr-8668
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]
Introduced: 2020-10-23
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cemeteries and funerals

Conflicts and wars

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' organizations and recognition
Latest action: action_date: 2020-10-23
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-10-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes specified acronyms to be included on headstones or markers that are furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to include KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), and POW (prisoner of war) on a headstone or marker. Such acronyms are prohibited from counting towards any character or line limit.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 23, 2020 Mr. Kelly of Mississippi 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 Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Inclusion of KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by Department of Veterans Affairs Section 2306(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking A headstone or marker furnished and inserting (1) A headstone or marker furnished ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) (A) The Secretary shall permit the following acronyms to be included on a headstone or marker under subsection (a), (b), or (d) of this section: (i) KIA for an individual killed in action. (ii) MIA for an individual who was missing in action. (iii) POW for an individual who was a prisoner of war. (B) The Secretary may not count an acronym included on a headstone or marker under subparagraph (A) towards any character or line limit for such headstone or marker. .