745
<PRE>[DOCID: f:h3990ih.txt]






107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3990

 To provide for the application of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
benefit for government markers for marked graves of veterans at private 
      cemeteries to veterans dying on or after September 11, 2001.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 18, 2002

Mr. Shimkus (for himself and Mr. Evans) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for the application of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
benefit for government markers for marked graves of veterans at private 
      cemeteries to veterans dying on or after September 11, 2001.

    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 ``Captain Jack Punches Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFIT FOR 
              GOVERNMENT MARKERS FOR MARKED GRAVES OF VETERANS AT 
              PRIVATE CEMETERIES TO VETERANS DYING ON OR AFTER 
              SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 502 of the Veterans 
Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-103; 115 
Stat. 994; 38 U.S.C. 2306 note) is amended by striking ``the date of 
the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``September 11, 2001''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect as if included in the enactment of such section 502.
                                 &lt;all&gt;

0