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114th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3789
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 21, 2015
Mr. Guinta 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 a
memorial headstone or marker to commemorate an eligible individual whose
remains are identified and available but the location of the gravesite is
unknown.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Honor Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2015.
2.
Department of Veterans Affairs headstones and markers for individuals whose remains are identified and available but the location of the gravesite is unknown
(a)
In general
Section 2306(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: or an eligible individual whose remains are identified and available but the location of the gravesite is unknown.
(b)
Applicability
The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.