,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bgjj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #cj1 #bjad ,mr4  
,portman 7= himself & ,mr4 ,te/]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
id5tify ! p]sons :o are eligible to     
reque/ head/ones or m>k]s furni%$ by !  
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,honor ,^? ,:o ,s]v$ ,act (
 #bjad4  #b4 ,p]sons eligible to reque/ 
head/ones or m>k]s furni%$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,section #bcjf ( title #ch1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+ new subsection3  7h7 7#a7 ,a  
p]son may reque/ a head/one or m>k] to  
commemorate a dec$5t "u ?is section if !
 p]son is--  7,a7 ! dec$5t's next ( k92 
7,b7 a p]son au?oriz$ 9 writ+ by !      
dec$5t's next ( k9 to make su* reque/2  
7,c7 a p]sonal repres5tative au?oriz$ 9 

writ+ by ! dec$5t to make su* reque/2   
7,d7 9 ! case ( a dec$5t = :i* no p]son 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or   
7,c7 may be id5tifi$1 a ,/ate vet]ans   
s]vice ag5cy1 a milit>y rese>*]1 a local
 hi/orian1 or a g5ealogi/ or o!r p]son  
famili> ) ! rese>* s\rces & me?ods      
necess>y to prove ! id5tity ( ! dec$5t2 
or  7,e7 9 ! case ( a dec$5t :o is a    
vet]an :o s]v$ on active duty 9 ! ,arm$ 
,=ces at lea/ #ge ye>s be=e ! date on   
:i* ! head/one or m>k] is reque/$1 any  
p]son4  7#b7 ,9 ! case ( a reque/ = a   
head/one or m>k] "u ?is section = a     
dec$5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,e7 (    
p>agraph 7#a7 made by a p]son :o is n ! 
dec$5t's next ( k91 ! ,secret>y %all    
ensure t ! dec$5t's next ( k9 has !     
opportunity to object to ! placem5t ( ! 
head/one or m>k] or reque/ ! removal ( !
 head/one or m>k]1 z appropriate4  7#c7 
,9 ! case ( a reque/ = a head/one or    
m>k] "u ?is section = a dec$5t describ$ 
9 subp>agraph 7,d7 or 7,e7 ( p>agraph   
7#a7 made by a p]son :o is n describ$ 9 

subp>agraph 7,a71 7,b71 or 7,c7 ( su*   
p>agraph1 ! p]son reque/+ ! head/one or 
m>k] may only reque/ an emblem ( belief 
= ! head/one or m>k] if ! p]son c       
provide suffici5t evid5ce reg>d+ !      
religi\s beliefs ( ! dec$5t4  4  7b7    
,effective date ,subsection 7h7 (       
section #bcjf ( su* title1 z add$ by    
subsection 7a71 %all apply ) respect to 
a reque/ = a head/one or m>k] submitt$  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4