PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT MEMORIAL HEADSTONES OR MARKERS AND MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS FOR DECEASED DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF VETERANS WHOSE REMAINS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR BURIAL.

SEC. 401. PROVISION OF GOVERNMENT MEMORIAL HEADSTONES OR MARKERS AND MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS FOR DECEASED DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF VETERANS WHOSE REMAINS ARE UNAVAILABLE FOR BURIAL.(a) Provision of Memorial Headstones or Markers.—Subsection (b) of section 2306 is amended—(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(C) An eligible dependent child of a veteran.”; and(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) For purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible dependent child’ means a child—“(A) who is under 21 years of age, or under 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution; or“(B) who is unmarried and became permanently physically or mentally disabled and incapable of self-support before reaching 21 years of age, or before reaching 23 years of age if pursuing a course of instruction at an approved educational institution.”.(b) Addition of Memorial Inscription to Headstone or Marker of Veteran.—Subsection (f) of such section is amended by inserting “or eligible dependent child” after “surviving spouse” both places it appears.(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to individuals dying after the date of the enactment of this Act.