,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bj1 
#bjbe,mr4 ,kim 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 direct the    
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
provide a plot allowance for spouses and
 children of veterans buried in ,state  
cemeteries1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protecting our ,veterans'         
,memories ,act4  #b4 ,department of     
,veterans ,affairs plot allowance for   
spouses and children of veterans buried 
in ,state cemeteries  7a7 ,in general   
,section #bcjc of title #ch1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsections 7c7 through   
7e7 as subsections 7d7 through 7f71     
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
subsection 7b7 the following new        
subsection 7c73  7c7 7#a7 ,in the case  

of an individual described in paragraph 
7#b7 who is buried in a cemetery that is
 owned by a ,state or by an agency or   
political subdivision of a ,state1 the  
,secretary shall pay to such ,state1    
agency1 or political subdivision the sum
 of #ebe 7as increased from time to time
 under subsection 7d77 as a plot or     
interment allowance for such individual4
  7#b7 ,an individual described in this 
paragraph is a spouse1 surviving spouse 
7which for purposes of this subsection  
includes a surviving spouse who had a   
subsequent remarriage71 minor child     
7which for purposes of this subsection  
includes a child under #ba years of age1
 or under #bc years of age if pursuing a
 course of instruction at an approved   
educational institution71 or1 in the    
discretion of the ,secretary1 unmarried 
adult child of any person described in  
paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#d71 or    
7#g7 of section #bdjb of this title4  2 
7#c7 in subsection 7d71 as redesignated 
by paragraph 7#a71 by striking          

subsection 7b7 and inserting subsections
 7b7 and 7c72 and  7#d7 by striking     
subsection 7c7 each place it appears and
 inserting subsection 7d74  7b7         
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
subsection 7a7 shall take effect on the 
date of the enactment of this ,act and  
apply with respect to deaths occurring  
on or after such date4