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H.R. 307

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To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include the KIA, MIA, and POW acronyms on headstones and markers furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Committee
Latest Action · March 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
January 13, 2021
Cosponsors (0)
None
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This bill authorizes specified acronyms to be included on headstones or markers that are furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill authorizes the VA to include KIA (killed in action), MIA (missing in action), and POW (prisoner of war) on a headstone or marker. Such acronyms are prohibited from counting towards any character or line limit.

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