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House Bill 697
116th Congress(2019-2020)
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 veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.
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Introduced in House on Jan 22, 2019
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H. R. 697 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 697


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 veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2019

Mr. Banks 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 pay costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to veterans’ cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Transportation of deceased veterans to veterans’ cemeteries.

(a) In general.—Subsection (a) of section 2308 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “in a national cemetery” and inserting “in a national cemetery or a covered veterans’ cemetery”.

(b) Covered Veterans’ Cemetery Defined.—Section 2308 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(c) Covered Veterans’ Cemetery Defined.—In this section, the term ‘covered veterans’ cemetery’ means a veterans’ cemetery—

“(1) in which a deceased veteran described in subsection (b) is eligible to be buried; and

“(2) for which the Secretary has made a grant under section 2408 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.”.