Public Law 115–136: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable.

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PUBLIC LAW 115–136—MAR. 16, 2018
132 STAT. 343
Public Law
115–136
115th Congress
An Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable.

Mar. 16, 2018

[H.R. 3656]

  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

ELIGIBILITY OF VETERANS’ SPOUSES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN WHOSE REMAINS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEMORIAL HEADSTONES AND MARKERS.

  Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code,
is amended
—
(1)
in subparagraph (B), by
striking
“The” and
inserting
“An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is the”; and
(2)
in subparagraph (C), by
striking
“An” and
inserting
“An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is an”.
Approved March 16, 2018.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 3656:

HOUSE REPORTS: ┐No. 115–387 (Comm. on Veterans’ Affairs).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 163 (2017):

Nov. 6, considered and passed House.

Vol. 164 (2018):

Mar. 1, considered and passed Senate.

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