,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #dgeg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #cj1 
#bjaf,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to expand  
the eligibility for headstones1 markers1
 and medallions furnished by the        
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs for    
deceased individuals who were awarded   
the ,medal of ,honor and are buried in  
private cemeteries1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,expansion of eligibility
 for headstones1 markers1 and medallions
 for medal of honor recipients ,section 
#bcjf7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new paragraph3  7#e7  7,a7
 ,in carrying out this subsection with  
respect to a deceased individual        
described in subparagraph 7,c71 the     
,secretary shall furnish1 upon request1 
a headstone or marker under paragraph   
7#a7 or a medallion under paragraph 7#d7
 that signifies the deceased's status as
 a ,medal of ,honor recipient4  7,b7 ,if
 the ,secretary furnished a headstone1  

marker1 or medallion under paragraph    
7#a7 or 7#d7 for a deceased individual  
described in subparagraph 7,c7 that does
 not signify the deceased's status as a 
,medal of ,honor recipient1 the         
,secretary shall1 upon request1 replace 
such headstone1 marker1 or medallion    
with a headstone1 marker1 or medallion1 
as the case may be1 that so signifies   
the deceased's status as a ,medal of    
,honor recipient4  7,c7 ,a deceased     
individual described in this            
subparagraph is a deceased individual   
who-- 7i7 served in the ,armed ,forces  
on or after ,april #f1 #aiag2  7ii7 is  
eligible for a headstone or marker      
furnished under paragraph 7#a7 or a     
medallion furnished under paragraph 7#d7
 7or would be so eligible for such      
headstone1 marker1 or medallion but for 
the date of the death of the            
individual72 and  7iii7 was awarded the 
,medal of ,honor 7including             
posthumously74  4  #b4 ,expansion of    
,presidential ,memorial ,certificate    

program  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#aab7;a7 of title #ch1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by striking veterans1 
and all that follows through service1   
and inserting the following3 persons    
eligible for burial in a national       
cemetery by reason of any of paragraphs 
7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#g7 of section    
#bdjb7;a7 of this title14  7b7          
,application ,the amendment made by     
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to the death of a person eligible for   
burial in a national cemetery by reason 
of paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#g7  
of section #bdjb7;a7 of title #ch1      
,united ,states ,code1 occurring before1
 on1 or after the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  ,passed the ,house of    
,representatives ,november #bi1         
#bjaf4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk