Mark Our Place Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. FRY. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3126) to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish or replace a headstone, marker, or medallion for the grave of an eligible Medal of Honor recipient, regardless of the recipient's dates of service in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: S. 3126

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Mark Our Place Act''. SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED HEADSTONE, MARKER, OR MEDALLION FOR MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS.

(a) In General.--Section 2306(d)(5)(C) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--

(1) by striking clause (i);

(2) in clause (ii), by inserting ``(except that subparagraph (B)(i) of such paragraph shall not apply)'' after ``paragraph (4)''; and

(3) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.

(b) Technical Correction.--Section 2306(d)(5) of such title is amended by striking ``section 491'' both places it appears and inserting ``section 2732''.

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