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 PUBLIC LAW 107-330 —DEC. 6, 2002 116 STAT. 2823 to the Secretary for disability compensation or health care for hearing loss or tinnitus. (2) The report under paragraph (1) shall include the following: (A) The number of decisions issued by the Secretary in each of fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002 on claims for disability compensation for hearing loss, tinnitus, or both. (B) Of the decisions referred to in subparagraph (A)— (i) the number in which compensation was awarded, . and the number in which compensation was denied, set forth by fiscal year; and (ii) the total amount of disability compensation paid on such claims during each such fiscal year. (C) The total cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs of adjudicating the claims referred to in subparagraph (A), set forth in terms of full-time employee equivalents (FTEEs). (D).The total number of veterans who sought treatment in Department of Veterans Affairs health care facilities during fiscal years specified in subparagraph (A) for hearing-related disorders, set forth by the number of veterans per year. (E) The health care furnished to veterans referred to in subparagraph (D) for hearing-related disorders, including the number of veterans furnished hearing aids and the cost of furnishing such hearing aids. TITLE II—MEMORIAL AFFAIRS SEC. 201. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN ADDITIONAL BENEFITS FOR PER- SONS COMMITTING CAPITAL CRIMES. (a) PRESIDENTIAL MEMORIAL CERTIFICATE.— Section 112 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(c) A certificate may not be furnished under the program under subsection (a) on behalf of a deceased person described in section 2411(b) of this title.". (b) FLAG TO DRAPE CASKET.—Section 2301 is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsection (g): "(g) A flag may not be furnished under this section in the case of a person described in section 2411(b) of this title.". (c) HEADSTONE OR MARKER FOR GRAVE.—Section 2306 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g)(1) A headstone or marker may not be furnished under subsection (a) for the unmarked grave of a person described in section 2411(b) of this title. "(2) A memorial headstone or marker may not be furnished under subsection (b) for the purpose of commemorating a person described in section 2411(b) of this title. "(3) A marker may not be furnished under subsection (d) for the grave of a person described in section 2411(b) of this title.". (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this section Appiicabmty. shall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after the date 38 USC 112note. of the enactment of this Act.

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