H.R. 2066 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries.

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Increases from $300 to $1,000 the burial plot allowance for a veteran who dies in a Department of Veterans Affairs facility or a facility providing Department-contracted care.

Includes such allowance under authorized adjustments tied to increases under title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act.

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2003-05-09
Introduced in House
2003-05-09
Introduced in House
2003-05-09
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2003-06-06
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the allowance for burial expenses of certain veterans buried in private or State-owned cemeteries.

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