,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #af1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,brindisi 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,waltz7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
furnish urns for the remains of certain 
veterans whose cremated remains are not 
interred in certain cemeteries4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,chuck ,osier ,burial ,benefits     
,act4  #b4 ,department of ,veterans     
,affairs provision of urns for remains  
of certain veterans whose cremated      
remains are not interred in certain     
cemeteries ,section #bcjf of title #ch1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7h7   
and 7i7 as subsections 7i7 and 7j71     
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7g7 the following new  

subsection 7h73  7h7  7#a7 ,in lieu of  
furnishing a headstone or marker under  
this section to a deceased individual   
described in paragraph 7#c71 the        
,secretary shall furnish1 upon request  
and at the expense of the ,united       
,states--  7,a7 an urn made of any      
material to signify the individual's    
status as a veteran1 in which the       
remains of such individual may be placed
 at private expense2 or  7,b7 a         
commemorative plaque signifying the     
individual's status as a veteran4  7#b7 
,if the ,secretary provides an urn or   
commemorative plaque for a veteran under
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary may not 
provide for such veteran--  7,a7 a      
headstone or marker under this section2 
or  7,b7 any burial benefit under       
section #bdjb of this title4  7#c7 ,a   
deceased individual described in this   
paragraph is an individual-- 7,a7 who   
served in the ,armed ,forces on or after
 ,april #f1 #aiag2  7,b7 who is eligible
 for a headstone or marker furnished    

under subsection 7d7 7or would be so    
eligible but for the date of the death  
of the individual72 and  7,c7 whose     
remains were cremated and not interred  
in a national cemetery1 a ,state        
veterans' cemetery1 a tribal cemetery1  
or a private cemetery4  4