H.R. 3657 — what changed
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain burial benefits for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, and for other purposes.
From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Section 1 Eligibility of spouses and children of veterans buried in tribal cemeteries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits
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Section 2306(a)(4) 2306 of title 38, United States Code, Code is amended by inserting “or a tribal organization” after “State”.amended—
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in subsection (a)(4), by inserting “or a veterans’ cemetery owned by a tribal organization or on tribal land owned by or held in trust by a tribal organization” after “State”;
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in subsection (b)(1), by inserting “, a veterans’ cemetery of a tribal organization or on tribal land owned by or held in trust by a tribal organization” after “owned by a State”; and
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in subsection (f)—
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by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
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by striking “The Secretary” and inserting “(1) The Secretary”;
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by striking “a national cemetery or in a veterans cemetery of a State or tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title” and inserting “a covered cemetery”; and
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by adding at the end the following:
added “(2) The term “covered cemetery” means any of the following:
added “(A) A national cemetery.
added “(B) A veterans’ cemetery of a State for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title.
added “(C) A veterans’ cemetery of a tribal organization or on tribal land owned by or held in trust by a tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under such section.”