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110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1266
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 2, 2007
Mr. Craig introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase assistance for veterans interred in cemeteries other than national cemeteries, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Veterans' Dignified Burial
Assistance Act of 2007
.
Increase in assistance for veterans interred in cemeteries other than national cemeteries
Increase in plot or interment allowance
Section 2303(b) of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by striking $300
each place it appears and
inserting $400
.
Repeal of time limitation for State filing for reimbursement for interment costs
In general
The second sentence of section 3.1604(d)(2) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, shall have no further force or effect as it pertains to unclaimed remains of a deceased veteran.
Retroactive application
The provision of paragraph (1) shall take effect as of October 1, 2006.
Grants for operation and maintenance of State veterans' cemeteries
In general
Subsection (a) of section 2408 of such title is amended—
by inserting
(1)
before Subject to
;
by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2) and indenting the margin of such paragraph, as so designated, two ems from the left margin; and
in paragraph (1),
as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking assist
such State in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans' cemeteries owned
by such State.
and inserting “assist such State in the
following:
Establishing, expanding, or improving veterans' cemeteries owned by such State.
Operating and maintaining such cemeteries.
.
Limitation on amounts awarded
Subsection (e) of such section is amended—
by inserting
(1)
before Amounts
; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
In any fiscal year, the aggregate amount of grants awarded under this section for the purposes specified in subsection (a)(1)(B) may not exceed $5,000,000.
.
Conforming amendments
Subsection (b) of such section is amended—
by striking Grants under
this section
and inserting Grants under this section for the
purposes described in subsection (a)(1)(A)
; and
by striking a grant under
this section
each place it appears and inserting such a
grant
.
Subsection (d) of such section is
amended by inserting , or in operating and maintaining a veterans'
cemetery,
after veterans' cemetery
.
Subsection (f)(1) of such section is
amended by inserting , or in operating and maintaining veterans'
cemeteries,
after veterans' cemeteries
.
Regulations
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made by this subsection.