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Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024

118th Congress · Approved Jan 4, 2025 · 138 Stat. 2991

An Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the entitlement to memorial headstones and markers for commemoration of veterans and certain individuals and to extend authority to bury remains of certain spouses and children in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. Short Title.

This Act may be cited as the “Keeping Military Families Together Act of 2024”.

SEC. 2. Extension of Entitlement to Memorial Headstones and Markers for Commemoration of Veterans and Certain Individuals.

Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “ September 30, 2025” both places it appears and inserting “ September 30, 2032”.

SEC. 3. Extension of Authority to Bury Remains of Certain Spouses and Children in National Cemeteries.

Section 2402(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking “ September 30, 2025” and inserting “ September 30, 2032”.