,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hffh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,kelly of ,mississippi        
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 include the ,,kia1 ,,mia1   
and ,,pow acronyms on headstones and    
markers furnished by the ,department of 
,veterans ,affairs4  #a4 ,inclusion of  
,,kia1 ,,mia1 and ,,pow acronyms on     
headstones and markers furnished by     
,department of ,veterans ,affairs       
,section #bcjf7;c7 of title #ch1 ,united
 ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
striking ,a headstone or marker         
furnished and inserting 7#a7 ,a         
headstone or marker furnished2 and  7#b7
 by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph3  7#b7 7,a7 ,the ,secretary   
shall permit the following acronyms to  
be included on a headstone or marker    

under subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7d7 of    
this section3 7i7 ,,kia for an          
individual killed in action4  7ii7 ,,mia
 for an individual who was missing in   
action4  7iii7 ,,pow for an individual  
who was a prisoner of war4  7,b7 ,the   
,secretary may not count an acronym     
included on a headstone or marker under 
subparagraph 7,a7 towards any character 
or line limit for such headstone or     
marker4  4