A bill to amend section 1003 of title 38, United States Code, relating to memorial areas and appropriate memorials to honor the memory of certain deceased members of the Armed Forces whose remains were buried at sea, have not been identified, or were nonrecoverable.

Summary

Amends certain veterans' provisions in the National Cemetery System concerning memorial areas honoring veterans whose remains were unrecoverable or unidentifiable to include those veterans whose remains have been donated for use in medical research or training.

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Timeline

1. 22 February 1979

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 22 February 1979

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 22 February 1979

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Sponsors

• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Huddleston, Walter (Dee) [D-KY] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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