Sec. 2207. PROVISION OF URNS AND COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES FOR REMAINS OF CERTAIN VETERANS WHOSE CREMATED REMAINS ARE NOT INTERRED IN CERTAIN CEMETERIES
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## SEC. 2207 PROVISION OF URNS AND COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES FOR REMAINS OF CERTAIN VETERANS WHOSE CREMATED REMAINS ARE NOT INTERRED IN CERTAIN CEMETERIES ###
(a)In General Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 2204 of this title, is further amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and
(j)as subsections (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(g)the following new subsection (h): > > ### “(h) > > > ####
(1)> > In lieu of furnishing a headstone or marker under this section for a deceased individual described in paragraph (3), the Secretary shall furnish, upon request and at the expense of the United States— > > > ##### “(A) > > an urn made of any material to signify the individual’s status as a veteran, in which the remains of such individual may be placed at private expense; or > > > ##### “(B) > > a commemorative plaque signifying the individual’s status as a veteran. > > > #### “(2) > > If the Secretary furnishes an urn or commemorative plaque for an individual under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not provide for such individual— > > > ##### “(A) > > a headstone or marker under this section; or > > > ##### “(B) > > any burial benefit under section 2402 of this title. > > > #### “(3) > > A deceased individual described in this paragraph is an individual— > > > ##### “(A) > > who served in the Armed Forces on or after April 6, 1917; > > > ##### “(B) > > who is eligible for a headstone or marker furnished under subsection
(d)(or would be so eligible but for the date of the death of the individual); and > > > ##### “(C) > > whose remains were cremated and not interred in a national cemetery, a State veterans’ cemetery, a tribal cemetery, a county cemetery, or a private cemetery. > > > #### “(4) > > > #####
(A)> > Any urn or commemorative plaque furnished under this subsection shall be the personal property of the next of kin or such other individual as the Secretary considers appropriate. > > > ##### “(B) > > The Federal Government shall not be liable for any damage to an urn or commemorative plaque furnished under this subsection that occurs after the date on which the urn or commemorative plaque is so furnished. > > > #### “(5) > > The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this subsection.” > . ###
(b)Effective Date **[**[38 U.S.C. 2306 note](/us/usc/t38/s2306)**]** The amendments made by this section shall take on effect on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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Sec. 2207
PROVISION OF URNS AND COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES FOR REMAINS OF CERTAIN VETERANS WHOSE CREMATED REMAINS ARE NOT INTERRED IN CERTAIN CEMETERIES
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