,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,braun 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,sinema1 and ,mrs4 ,loeffler7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,veterans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to provide for the inclusion of certain 
emblems on headstones and markers       
furnished for veterans by the ,secretary
 of ,veterans ,affairs1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,inclusion of certain    
emblems on headstones and markers       
furnished by the ,secretary of ,veterans
 ,affairs  7a7 ,in general ,section     
#bcjf of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by             
redesignating subsection 7i7 as         
subsection 7j72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7h7 the following new  
subsection 7i73  7i7 7#a7 ,a headstone  
or marker furnished for a veteran under 
subsection 7a71 7b71 or 7d7 may         

include-- 7,a7 no emblem2  7,b7 an      
emblem of belief2 or  7,c7 an emblem    
from among a list of emblems that the   
,secretary of ,defense1 in coordination 
with the ,secretary1 shall establish4   
7#b7 ,the list established under        
paragraph 7#a77;,c7 shall include the   
following3 7,a7 ,an emblem with respect 
to-- 7i7 each unit at the level of      
separate brigade or higher in the ,army 
and each equivalent unit in the ,navy1  
,marine ,corps1 ,air ,force1 and ,coast 
,guard2 and  7ii7 each skill or combat  
badge or tab earned by a member of the  
,armed ,forces4  7,b7 ,one or more      
emblems of the commissioned ,regular    
,corps of the ,public ,health ,service4 
7,c7 ,one or more emblems of the        
commissioned officer corps of the       
,national ,oceanic and ,atmospheric     
,administration4  7,d7 ,such other      
emblems as the ,secretary of ,defense1  
in coordination with the ,secretary1    
considers appropriate and practical1    
such as the ,marine ,corps emblem or    

,army ,infantry insignia4  7#c7 ,the    
,secretary of ,defense shall provide the
 ,secretary with a digitized            
representation of each emblem included  
in the list established under paragraph 
7#a77;,c74  4  7b7 ,establishment of    
list of approved emblems ,not later than
 ,june #a1 #bjba1 the ,secretary of     
,defense1 in coordination with the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs1 shall 
establish the list of approved emblems  
required by section #bcjf7;i77#a77;,c71 
as added by subsection 7a71 in          
accordance with such section4  7c7      
,availability of approved emblems ,not  
later than ,october #a1 #bjba1 the      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs shall  
make the emblems on the list of approved
 emblems required by section            
#bcjf7;i77#a77;,c71 as added by         
subsection 7a71 available for inclusion 
on headstones and markers4  7d7         
,applicability ,the amendment made by   
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to headstones and markers furnished by  

the ,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4