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38 U.S.C. 112: Presidential memorial certificate program
Created in 1965 by Public Law 89-88. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.
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This Congress
No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.
How it got here
2016
- Pub. L. 114–315 substituted "persons eligible for burial in a national cemetery by reason of any of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), or (7) of section 2402(a) of this title," for "veterans, discharged under honorable conditions, and persons who died in the active military, naval, or air servi… (Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016) Law text · (a)
2012
- Pub. L. 112–154 inserted "and persons who died in the active military, naval, or air service," after "under honorable conditions," and substituted "deceased individual's" for "veteran's". (Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012) Law text · (a)
2002
- Pub. L. 107–330 added subsec. (c). (Veterans Benefits Act of 2002) Law text · (c)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–83 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator". · (a)
Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.