To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the equitable restoration of eligibility for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable.

Bill: 117-hr-6695
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8]
Introduced: 2022-02-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill expands eligibility for memorial headstones and markers provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to commemorate individuals whose remains are unavailable. Specifically, the bill removes a date limitation to make eligible for a headstone or marker spouses of veterans or certain servicemembers, surviving spouses of veterans, and eligible dependent children of veterans or certain servicemembers, regardless of the date the individual died.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6695 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2022 Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the equitable restoration of eligibility for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable.

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 An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is the and inserting The ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is an and inserting An .