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To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand burial benefits for veterans who die while receiving hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5416 · 114th Congress · Jun 9, 2016 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Expansion of burial benefit

Section 2303(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in clause (ii), by striking “or”;
(2)
in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new clause:

“(iv) hospital care or medical services under section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note).”