,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aeeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #f1 #bjai,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 without next of    
kin4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be
 cited as the ,private ,cemeteries      
,honoring ,veterans in the ,absence of  
,next of ,kin ,act4  #b4 ,requests by   
private cemeteries for headstones or    
markers for graves of certain veterans  
,section #bcjf7;d7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#f7 ,if the ,secretary is unable to    
identify any next of kin of a deceased  
individual covered by this subsection1 a
 private cemetery may request the       
,secretary to furnish--  7,a7 a         

headstone or marker for the grave of the
 deceased individual pursuant to        
paragraph 7#a72 or  7,b7 a medallion or 
other device to signify the deceased    
individual's status as a veteran        
pursuant to paragraph 7#d74  4