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 PUBLIC LAW 97-306—OCT. 14, 1982

96 STAT. 1443

(b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with Effective date. respect to burials after September 30, 1982. ^^ use 90i note. BURIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN INDIGENT VETERANS WHOSE REMAINS ARE UNCLAIMED

SEC. 403. Section 902(a) is amended by striking out "When a veteran" and all that follows through "the Administrator," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "In the case of a deceased veteran— "(1) who at the time of death was in receipt of compensation (or but for the receipt of retirement pay would have been entitled to compensation) or was in receipt of pension, or "(2) who was a veteran of any war or was discharged or released from the active military, naval, or air service for a disability incurred or aggravated in line of duty, whose body is held by a State (or a political subdivision of a State), and with respect to whom the Administrator determines— "(A) that there is no next of kin or other person claiming the body of the deceased veteran, and "(B) that there are not available sufficient resources to cover burial and funeral expenses, the Administrator,". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to burial and funeral expenses incurred after September 30, 1982.

38 USC 902.

Effective date. 38 USC 902 note.

CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BURIAL BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN VETERANS WHO DIE IN CONTRACT NURSING HOME FACILITIES

SEC. 404. (a) Section 903(a) is amended— (1) by striking out "Where death occurs in a Veterans' Administration facility" and inserting in lieu thereof "When a veteran dies in a Veterans' Administration facility (as defined in section 601(4) of this title)"; and (2) by inserting "or in an institution at which the deceased veteran was receiving nursing home care under section 620 of this title at the expense of the United States at the time of death" after "of this title". (b) The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to deaths occurring after September 30, 1982.

38 USC 903.

Effective date. 38 USC 903 note.

SUPERINTENDENTS OF NATIONAL CEMETERIES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY

SEC. 405. Notwithstanding section 7(b)(2) of the National Cemeteries Act of 1973 (87 Stat. 88), the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for selection of superintendents of national cemeteries from meritorious and trustworthy members of the Armed Forces who have been disabled in the line of duty for active field service", approved March 24, 1948, as in effect on the day before the effective date of section 7 of the National Cemeteries Act of 1973, shall not apply with respect to the appointment of the superintendent of a national cemetery under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army.

24 USC 271-276 note.

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