,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fcf  #aadth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dgeg  ,report ,no4 #aad-hab  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,march 
#af1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,miller of ,florida     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,veterans' ,affairs  ,november #ad1     
#bjaf ,reported with amendments1        
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,march   
#af1 #bjaf  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title  
#ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 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 cemeteries4  #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 inserting after    
conditions1 the following3 persons      
eligible for burial in a national       
cemetery by reason of paragraph 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#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  #c4     
,transportation of deceased veterans to 
veterans' cemeteries  7a7 ,in general   
,subsection 7a7 of section #bcjh of     
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended to read as follows3  7a7 ,in    
,general  7#a7 ,the ,secretary may pay1 
in addition to any amount paid pursuant 
to section #bcjb or #bcjg of this title1
 the cost of transportation of the      
deceased veteran described in paragraph 
7#a7 or 7#b7 of subsection 7b7 for      
burial in a national cemetery or a      
covered veterans' cemetery4 ,such       
payment shall not exceed the cost of    
transportation to the national cemetery 
nearest the veteran's last place of     
residence in which burial space is      
available4  7#b7 ,the ,secretary may    
pay1 in addition to any amount paid     
pursuant to section #bcjb or #bcjg of   

this title1 the cost of transportation  
of the deceased veteran described in    
subsection 7b77#c7 for burial in a      
national cemetery4 ,such payment shall  
not exceed the cost of transportation to
 the national cemetery nearest the      
veteran's last place of residence in    
which burial space is available4  4  7b7
 ,covered ,veterans' ,cemetery ,defined 
,section #bcjh of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7c7 ,covered ,veterans'    
,cemetery ,defined ,in this section1 the
 term covered veterans' cemetery means1 
with respect to a deceased veteran      
described in subsection 7b71 a veterans'
 cemetery owned by a ,state or a tribal 
organization 7as defined in section     
#cgfe7d7 of this title7 in which the    
deceased veteran is eligible to be      
buried4  4  7c7 ,conforming ,amendment  
,section #bcjh of such title is amended 
in the section heading by adding at the 
end the following3 or a veterans'       
cemetery4  7d7 ,clerical amendment ,the 

table of sections at the beginning of   
chapter #bc of such title is amended by 
striking the item relating to section   
#bcjh and inserting the following new   
item3  #bcjh4 ,transportation of        
deceased veteran to a national cemetery 
or a veterans' cemetery4  4  ,amend the 
title so as to read3 ,a bill to amend   
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
expand certain benefits related to the  
burial of deceased veterans1 and for    
other purposes44  ,november #ad1 #bjaf  
,reported with amendments1 committed to 
the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on  
the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to
 be printed