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38 U.S.C. 2308: Transportation of deceased veteran to a national cemetery or a covered veterans' cemetery
Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-433. 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
2021
- Pub. L. 116–315, §2201(c), inserted "or a covered veterans' cemetery" after "national cemetery" in section catchline. (Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020) Law text
- Pub. L. 116–315, §2202(b)(1)(C)(i), substituted "pursuant to section 2303 of this title regarding veterans described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) of such section, or pursuant to section 2307 of this title," for "pursuant to section 2302 or 2307 of this title,". (Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 116–315, §2201(a), substituted "in a national cemetery or a covered veterans' cemetery" for "in a national cemetery". (Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 116–315, §2202(b)(1)(C)(ii), substituted "section 2303" for "section 2302" and "subsection (a)(2)(C)" for "subsection (a)(2)(A)". (Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020) Law text · (b)
- Pub. L. 116–315, §2201(b), added subsec. (c). (Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020) Law text · (c)
2013
- Pub. L. 112–260 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted "The Secretary" for "Where a veteran dies as the result of a service-connected disability, or is in receipt of (but for the receipt of retirement pay or pension under this title would have been entitled to)… (Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012) Law text
1991
- Pub. L. 102–83 renumbered section 908 of this title as this section and substituted "2302 or 2307" for "902 or 907".
1989
- Pub. L. 101–237 substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
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.