S 4419
Veterans Burial Benefit Correction Act of 2020
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This bill aims to ensure that veterans buried in cemeteries receiving grants from the Department of Veterans Affairs receive an outer burial receptacle, such as a container for a casket. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs wasn’t consistently providing these receptacles. The legislation clarifies that the VA must supply these receptacles for new graves in cemeteries funded through specific grant programs, and outlines how these receptacles should be used in different types of cemeteries, including those managed by the Army and Interior Departments.
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