H.R. 2573 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2573 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2015 Mr. Norcross 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 furnish headstones and markers for the graves of dependents of veterans buried in county, private, or other cemeteries. 1. Department of Veterans Affairs furnished headstones and markers for graves of veterans’ spouses (a) In general Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking section 2402(a)(4), (5), and (6) and inserting section 2402(a)(4) and (6); and (B) in paragraph (4), by striking section 2402(a)(5) and all that follows through the period and inserting the following: paragraph (5) or (9) of section 2402(a) of this title who is buried in any cemetery in the United States.; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , (4), after paragraph (2); and (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting , or as a dependent of a veteran after status as a veteran. (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after November 11, 1998.