,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjac ,mr4 
,stivers 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,tiberi1 and
 ,mrs4 ,beatty7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was referred to the        
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to identify the persons  
who are eligible to request headstones  
or markers furnished by the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs1 and or other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,honor ,those ,who  
,served ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,persons    
eligible to request headstones or       
markers furnished by the ,secretary of  
,veterans ,affairs  7a7 ,in general     
,section #bcjf of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following new subsections3  
7h7 ,a person may request a headstone or
 marker to commemorate a decedent under 
this section if the person is--  7#a7   
the decedent's next of kin2  7#b7 a     

person authorized in writing by the     
decedent's next of kin to make such     
request2  7#c7 a personal representative
 authorized in writing by the decedent  
to make such request2  7#d7 in the case 
of a decedent for whom no person        
described in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 or  
7#c7 may be identified1 a ,state        
veterans service agency1 a military     
researcher1 a local historian1 or a     
genealogist or other person familiar    
with the research sources and methods   
necessary to prove the identity of the  
decedent2 or  7#e7 in the case of a     
decedent who is a veteran who served on 
active duty in the ,armed ,forces at    
least #fb years before the date on which
 the headstone or marker is requested1  
any person4  7i7 ,in the case of a      
request for a headstone or marker under 
this section for a decedent for whom    
insufficient information exists         
regarding the religious beliefs of the  
individual to select an appropriate     
emblem of belief for the headstone or   

marker of the decedent1 the person      
requesting the headstone or marker may  
request a headstone or marker without an
 emblem of belief4  4  7b7 ,effective   
date ,the amendment made by subsection  
7a7 shall apply with respect to a       
request for a headstone or marker       
submitted after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act4