,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #defe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #f1        
#bjag,mr4 ,tipton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to direct the ,secretary 
of ,veterans ,affairs to furnish        
headstones or markers to private        
cemeteries for graves of certain        
veterans of ,world ,war ,i4  #a4        
,requests by private cemeteries for     
headstones or markers for graves of     
certain veterans of ,world ,war ,i      
,section #bcjf7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#f7 7,a7 ,if the ,secretary is unable  
to identify any next of kin of a        
deceased individual described in        
subparagraph 7,b71 a private cemetery   
may request the ,secretary to furnish-- 
7i7 a headstone or marker for the grave 
of the deceased individual pursuant to  

paragraph 7#a72 or  7ii7 a medallion or 
other device to signify the deceased    
individual's status as a veteran        
pursuant to paragraph 7#d74  7,b7 ,a    
deceased individual described in this   
subparagraph is an individual who-- 7i7 
served in the ,armed ,forces during     
,world ,war ,i2 and  7ii7 is eligible   
for a headstone or marker furnished     
under paragraph 7#a7 7or would be so    
eligible but for the date of the death  
of the individual74  4