To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a medallion or other device to signify the veteran status of a deceased individual, to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense, regardless of the date of death of such individual.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3671 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3671

To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a 
medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the 
                veteran status of a deceased individual.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 5, 2013

Mr. Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a 
medallion furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the 
                veteran status of a deceased individual.

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

SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDALLIONS.

    Section 2306(d)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following sentence: ``Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Secretary may furnish a medallion or other device 
under this paragraph regardless of the date of the death of the 
individual for whom the medallion or other device is furnished.''.
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