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Introduced
01/30/2018
01/30/2018
In Committee
02/01/2018
02/01/2018
Crossed Over
05/08/2018
05/08/2018
Passed
06/05/2018
06/05/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/15/2018
06/15/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles for veterans' remains buried in a national cemetery administered by the National Park Service. (An outer burial receptacle is a container, such as a grave liner or a burial vault, that protects a casket in the ground and prevents the grave from sinking.) Interior may provide reimbursement for outer burial receptacles other than grave liners but may require survivors to pay: (1) the costs by which such burial receptacle exceeds the costs of a grave liner, and (2) related administrative costs.
AI Summary
This bill, the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, requires the Department of the Interior to provide outer burial receptacles (such as grave liners or burial vaults) for veterans' remains buried in national cemeteries administered by the National Park Service. The bill also allows the Department of the Interior to provide reimbursement for other types of outer burial receptacles, but survivors may need to pay the difference in cost between the receptacle and a grave liner, as well as any related administrative costs.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (12)
Austin Scott (R)*,
Sanford Bishop (D),
Marsha Blackburn (R),
Paul Cook (R),
Scott DesJarlais (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Drew Ferguson (R),
Karen Handel (R),
Walter Jones (R),
Steve Scalise (R),
Mac Thornberry (R),
Mike Turner (R),
Last Action
Became Public Law No: 115-184. (on 06/15/2018)
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