S. 3202: Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012
CBO Score
$-31,000,000
Documentation
Date of Report
Tue December 18th, 2012
CBO Report Details
Legislation Details
112th Congress
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Patty Murray — D — WA
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to furnish a casket or urn of sufficient quality for a dignified burial for the burial in a national cemetery of a deceased veteran in any case where the Secretary is unable to identify the veteran's next-of-kin and determines that sufficient resources for such casket or urn are not otherwise available. Directs the Secretary to report to the congressional veterans committees on VA compliance with industry standards for caskets and urns.
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