Sec. 301. Expansion of eligibility for headstones, markers, and medallions
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Section 2306(d) is amended— by striking paragraph
(4)and inserting the following new paragraph: In lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker under this subsection to a deceased individual described in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may furnish, upon request, a medallion or other device of a design determined by the Secretary to signify the deceased individual’s status as a veteran, to be attached to a headstone or marker furnished at private expense. A deceased individual described in this subsection is an individual who— served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; and is eligible for a headstone or marker furnished under paragraph
(1)(or would be so eligible but for the date of the death of the individual). ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: In carrying out this subsection with respect to a deceased individual described in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall furnish, upon request, a headstone or marker under paragraph
(1)or a medallion under paragraph
(4)that signifies the deceased’s status as a medal of honor recipient. If the Secretary furnished a headstone, marker, or medallion under paragraph
(1)or
(4)for a deceased individual described in subparagraph
(C)that does not signify the deceased’s status as a medal of honor recipient, the Secretary shall, upon request, replace such headstone, marker, or medallion with a headstone, marker, or medallion, as the case may be, that so signifies the deceased’s status as a medal of honor recipient. A deceased individual described in this subparagraph is a deceased individual who— served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; is eligible for a headstone or marker furnished under paragraph
(1)or a medallion furnished under paragraph
(4)(or would be so eligible for such headstone, marker, or medallion but for the date of the death of the individual); and was awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14 (including posthumously). In this paragraph, the term medal of honor recipient means an individual who is awarded the medal of honor under section 3741, 6241, or 8741 of title 10 or section 491 of title 14. .