Bill Title
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes.
Committees
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
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.
Bill
Sponsor
Committee
House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Date
May 7, 2018
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Vote Type
2/3 YEA-AND-NAY
Result
Passed
Description
Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act