,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjbb,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl& 7= himself &   
,mr4 ,bacon7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,vet]ans' ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d 
title #ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs  
to furni% head/ones1 m>k]s1 & m$allions 
= graves ( c]ta9 enslav$ individuals &  
individuals :o p]=m$ milit>y functions  
despite ineligibility to s]ve 9 ! ,arm$ 
,=ces4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,head/ones = ,honor ,act4  #b4
 ,eligibility = head/ones1 m>k]s1 &     
m$allions1 furni%$ by ! ,secret>y (     
,vet]ans ,affairs1 = graves ( c]ta9     
enslav$ individuals & individuals :o    
p]=m$ milit>y functions despite         
ineligibility to s]ve 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces   
7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,section #bcjf ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#c71 by ins]t+ & ,navies aft] ,armies2 

&  7,b7 by ins]t+1 aft] p>agraph 7#e71 !
 foll[+ new p>agraphs3  7#f7 ,any       
enslav$ individual1 det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y to h-- 7,a7 accompani$ a memb]
 ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces or a ,civil ,w> vet]an 
7z t t]m is def9$ 9 section #aeja ( ?is 
title7 dur+ active milit>y or naval     
s]vice ( su* memb] or ,civil ,w> vet]an2
 or  7,b7 s]v$ 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7or      
,conf$]ate ,army or ,navy7 9 lieu (     
ano!r individual4  7#g7 ,any individual 
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y to h p]=m$ a     
milit>y function :ile prohibit$ f s]v+ z
 a memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces-- 7,a7 by      
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or ,tribal law2 &  7,b7  
on ! basis ( race1 g5d]1 sex1 or        
e?nicity4  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7d77#a71
 by /rik+ or 7#e7 & ins]t+ 7#e71 7#f71  
or 7#g72  7#c7 by r$esignat+ subsection 
7j7 z subsection 7l72 &  7#d7 by ins]t+1
 aft] subsection 7i71 ! foll[+ new      
subsections 7j7 & 7k73  7j7 ,) respect  
to an individual describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#f7 ( subsection 7a71 :o s]v$ 9 !      
milit>y or naval =ces ( ! ,conf$]ate    

,/ates ( ,am]ica dur+ ! ,civil ,w>1 a   
head/one1 m>k]1 or m$allion1 furni%$ by 
! ,secret>y1 %all include language t    
d5otes su* individual 0 =c$ to support  
_! own enslavem5t4  7k7 ,) respect to an
 individual describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#f7 or 
7#g7 ( subsection 7a71 a reque/ to !    
,secret>y = a head/one1 m>k]1 or        
m$allion may be made only by-- 7#a7 a   
direct desc5dant ( ! individual describ$
 9 su* p>agraph2 or  7#b7 an individual 
:om ! ,secret>y det]m9es has made a     
suffici5tly reasonable attempt to       
solicit1 f su* a kn[n direct desc5dant1 
cons5t to make su* reque/ on behalf (   
su* direct desc5dant4  4  7b7 ,con=m+   
am5dm5t ,section #bbjg7;a77#a7 ( !      
,johnny ,isakson & ,david ,p4 ,roe1     
,m4,d4 ,vet]ans ,heal? ,c>e & ,b5efits  
,improvem5t ,act ( #bjbj 7,public ,law  
#aaf-cae7 is am5d$ by /rik+ subsections 
7h71 7i71 & 7j7 z subsections 7i71 7j71 
& 7k7 & ins]t+ subsections 7h7 ?r\gh 7l7
 z subsections 7i7 ?r\gh 7m74  7c7      
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 

section %all take effect on ! e>li] ( ! 
foll[+3 7#a7 ,! day on :i* ! ,secret>y  
prescribes regulations "u subsection    
7d74  7#b7 ,! day t is "o ye> aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7d7      
,regulations ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
prescribe regulations to c>ry out !     
am5dm5ts made by subsection 7a71 t--    
7#a7 are in=m$ by comm5t1 solicit$ by ! 
,secret>y1 f-- 7,a7 ,civil ,w>          
hi/orians2  7,b7 civil rights           
organizations2 &  7,c7 direct desc5dants
 ( individuals describ$ 9 "u p>agraphs  
7#f7 & 7#g7 ( section #bcjf7;a7 ( title 
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by su* 
am5dm5ts2  7#b7 def9e ! t]m milit>y     
function = purposes ( su* section1 z    
am5d$2 &  7#c7 e/abli% :at evid5ce !    
,secret>y may consid] :5 det]m9+        
p]=mance ( milit>y functions ( su*      
individuals or family relation%ips to   
su* individuals4 ,su* evid5ce %all      
include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,f$]al or ,/ate  

pay records4  7,b7 ,f$]al or ,/ate      
p5sion records4  7,c7 ,conf$]ate pay    
records4  7,d7 ,regim5tal hi/ories4     
7,e7 ,newspap]s4  7,f7 ,photographs4    
7,g7 ,%ip logs4  7,h7 ,di>ies4  7,i7    
,family records1 includ+ bibles4  7,j7  
,*ur* records4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#ae mon?s aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs %all      
submit to ! ,committees on ,vet]ans'    
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives a report on !           
implem5tation ( ! am5dm5ts made by      
subsection 7a7 & ! regulations prescrib$
 "u subsection 7d74